Iceland Roads

Mývatnsöræfi road status

Mountain pass on Route 1 · live from Vegagerðin · feed checked

Open

Conditions on the pass now

Mývatnsöræfi is open with no hazards reported on the pass right now.

  • Hringvegur: MývatnsöræfiReported
    Clear conditions

    Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 08:00-19:30 weekdays, 09:30-19:00 weekends (winter schedule)

    Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works

Source: Vegagerðin road condition feed. Conditions on a mountain pass can change within the hour; check again right before you drive.

Wind and temperature at the pass

Vegagerðin's road-side stations nearest the pass. Gusts are what push a car sideways: above 15 m/s is hard going for campervans and high vehicles, above 20-25 m/s for everyone.

Mývatnsöræfi 5 km away
Wind
10.1 m/s
Gusts
13.8 m/s
Air
5.8°C
Road surface
5.9°C
Observed

Readings older than 60 minutes are left out. Source: umferdin.is (Vegagerðin).

Live road cameras nearby

Live images from the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (Vegagerðin). Click to enlarge.

Drives that cross Mývatnsöræfi

Popular routes whose usual path goes over this pass, with live conditions for the whole drive.

Planning a winter crossing

Vegagerðin clears each road on its own schedule, and many roads only within set hours, so an early or late crossing may meet an uncleared pass. The snow clearing line under each section above shows its schedule; see how snow clearing works for the full picture, and the winter driving guide for when to wait a storm out.

Driving in winter, month by month: November · December · January · February · March

Other passes on Route 1: Hellisheiði, Holtavörðuheiði, Öxnadalsheiði

About this data

Road conditions from Vegagerðin (the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration), wind from its road weather stations via umferdin.is, cameras from Vegagerðin. Always confirm on umferdin.is or by phone on 1777 before crossing a mountain pass in winter. All mountain passes → Road closures and alerts today →