Hellissandur
Landsbyggð · Iceland
One of Iceland's oldest fishing villages, Hellissandur sits at the northwestern tip of the Snæfellsnes peninsula beside the water, with the Snæfellsjökull glacier — made famous by Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth — rising nearby. The village dates to the 16th century and retains a maritime museum with turf-roof houses, marine engines, and Iceland's oldest known rowing boat, dating to 1826. The northern entrance to Snæfellsjökull National Park lies just outside the village.
- Population544
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 4.2 km2.6 mi
Climate · monthly averages
J
1°33°
120mm4.7in
F
0°32°
115mm4.5in
M
0°32°
105mm4.1in
A
2°36°
80mm3.2in
M
5°41°
75mm2.9in
J
8°47°
55mm2.1in
J
10°51°
65mm2.5in
A
10°50°
85mm3.3in
S
8°46°
120mm4.7in
O
4°40°
110mm4.3in
N
2°36°
110mm4.4in
D
1°33°
120mm4.8in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗