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Prayer times in Keflavik
This page shows today’s salah times in Keflavik, Southern Peninsula, worked out for the city’s exact coordinates. You will find the time of Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha, a countdown to the next prayer, a monthly timetable you can print and the Qibla direction. The times use the Muslim World League method, which is commonly used in Iceland.
Salah times in Keflavik today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Keflavik prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Keflavik
It helps to know how prayer times in Keflavik move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 2:08 AM on 21 June and 7:56 AM on 21 December, a shift of 5 h 48 min, while Maghrib moves between 3:34 PM and 12:03 AM. Daylight reaches 21 h 02 min in the summer solstice and drops to 4 h 12 min in the winter solstice. Use these figures to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:41 AM | 7:32 AM | 1:38 PM | 4:36 PM | 7:45 PM | 10:25 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:08 AM | 3:01 AM | 1:32 PM | 6:25 PM | 12:03 AM | 12:53 AM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:24 AM | 7:15 AM | 1:23 PM | 4:21 PM | 7:28 PM | 10:08 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 7:56 AM | 11:22 AM | 1:28 PM | 1:51 PM | 3:34 PM | 6:51 PM |
Compared with Reykjavik, Dhuhr in Keflavik is called about 3 minutes later than in Reykjavik, and on the 21 June Maghrib is called 1 minute earlier than in the capital. Keflavik is 36 km away from the capital, towards the south-west. For this reason we calculate each place with its own coordinates rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Finding the Qibla from Keflavik
Qibla from Keflavik: 105.4° (east). This is the angle between true north and the line to the Kaaba, 6,543 km away. A well calibrated compass app is enough, and the mihrab of any mosque in Keflavik is the easiest reference.
Fasting hours in Keflavik during Ramadan
Ramadan in Keflavik: according to astronomical calculation, Ramadan 1448 AH should start on 8 February 2027. At the start, suhoor ends (imsak) at 6:53 AM and the fast is broken at Maghrib, 5:42 PM, roughly 10 h 38 min of fasting. On the last day the fast lasts 13 h 43 min, longer by 185 minutes. Imsak is shown ten minutes before Fajr as a precaution; the fast legally begins at true dawn (Fajr).
Keflavik on the map
The coordinates of Keflavik are 64.0049° N and 22.5624° W. The closest places on our site are Reykjanesbaer (less than 1 km), Hafnarfjordur (31 km), and Kopavogur (34 km). Open the prayer times of these places to compare them, which helps when you travel around Southern Peninsula.
- Name
- Keflavik
- Local name
- Keflavík
- Type
- Regional capital
- Part of
- Southern Peninsula, Iceland
- Population
- 15,930
- Coordinates
- 64.00492, -22.56242
- Time zone
- UTC
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 105.4° (east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 6,543 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Keflavik
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. With the Hanafi method, Asr in Keflavik comes about 83 minutes later around the summer solstice (7:47 PM instead of 6:25 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 1:38 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are travelling to Keflavik, check the times here before setting off and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times along your route.
Prayer times near Keflavik
- Reykjanesbaerless than 1 km · south
- Hafnarfjordur31 km · east
- Kopavogur34 km · east
- Reykjavik36 km · north-east
- Borgarnes67 km · north-east
- Selfoss77 km · east
- Isafjordur232 km · north
- Sauðarkrokur238 km · north-east
Prayer times in Keflavik: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Keflavik differ from Reykjavik?
Yes. Keflavik is 36 km from Reykjavik, towards the south-west, and Dhuhr in Keflavik comes roughly 3 minutes later than in Reykjavik.
When is Maghrib in Keflavik?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 3:34 PM on 21 December and 12:03 AM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
When is Fajr in Keflavik?
Fajr in Keflavik depends on the season: about 2:08 AM on 21 June and about 7:56 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Which calculation method is used for Keflavik?
We use the Muslim World League method: Fajr at 18° and Isha when the sun is 17° below the horizon. You can change it in the settings of the prayer card.
What is the Qibla direction in Keflavik?
The Qibla in Keflavik is 105.4° from true north, towards the east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 6,543 km away.