re: Traveling to Iceland in late Feb

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why do people go to Iceland in the winter?

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Probably to see the northern lights as much as anything. I'm only doing it because Icelandair lets you lay over for no extra cost and I have meetings in Germany next week. So I'm spending the weekend in Iceland on the way over. They usually don't get too much snow in the winter and the ocean keeps them from getting much below freezing. But the lack of light kinda sucks. You're right; I wouldn't go in January for a vacation. They say March might be the best month for northern lights if that's something you have to see. It's warmer then and there's a lot more daylight but still plenty of dark too.