Campervan Rental Prices in Iceland in August

August is the tail end of Iceland's high season, and it may be the most flexible month to drive a camper. Temperatures sit around 8–13°C, the full Ring Road and every highland F-road are open, and campsites nationwide are running near capacity. The interior — Landmannalaugar, Sprengisandur, Askja — is still reachable right up until the remote routes begin closing in early September.

The big shift from July is the returning night. Daylight slides from about 17 hours early in the month toward 14 by its close, and in the final week the sky finally darkens enough for the year's first Northern Lights. It creates a rare overlap: hike a green highland trail under long summer light, then catch aurora before dawn. Nights turn noticeably cooler, so pack for single-digit lows even under summer skies.

On price, August stays close to the annual peak but tends to soften as the month runs down and the summer rush fades. Demand is still high, fleets book out well ahead, and the best-value campers are claimed first — reserving weeks in advance remains the single biggest lever on what you actually pay.