Hafnarfjörður live webcam – Kotströnd, Road 1 (Hringvegur), road surface view

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Latest image: Kotströnd, Road 1 (Hringvegur), road surface view
Still image, not video: a new photo every 10 min. Source: Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (Vegagerðin), dataset "Vefmyndavélar", CC BY 4.0 · Watch at the source
Local time—Atlantic/Reykjavik
Day or night—Sunrise and sunset
StatusWorkingListed by Vegagerðin
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Hafnarfjörður live webcam: what you see

The Hafnarfjörður live webcam looks at road and weather conditions on Kotströnd, Road 1 (Hringvegur), road surface view in Hafnarfjörður. Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration) operates it, an official source. It is a still image, not video: a new photo arrives about every 10 minutes straight from Vegagerðin. Vegagerðin's own caption: "Kotströnd niður á veg." Drivers use it to see traffic, weather and the road surface before a trip.

Camera details

Camera ID
kotstrond_2
Operator
Vegagerðin
Station ID
7178
Station
Kotströnd
Road number
1
Road name
Hringvegur
Looking
Road surface
View (local description)
Kotströnd niður á veg
Image updates
Every 10 min
Video format
Still image (JPEG)
Position
Exact (from the provider)
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)
Data source
Vegagerðin road webcams (Iceland)
Working, last 7 days
Not enough checks yet

From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.

Live camera in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland

Weather now in Hafnarfjörður: 3 °C (37 °F), heavy rain, wind 26 km/h (16 mph) from the east. Forecast for 9 AM local time. Weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)

Hafnarfjörður is a town in Iceland with about 32,000 people. The camera is about 40 km from the center. Reykjavík, the nearest larger city, is 8.8 km away. Hafnarfjörður keeps Atlantic/Reykjavik time (UTC at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.

Hafnarfjörður, whose name means harbor fjord, is a town of about 31,500 people about ten kilometers south of central Reykjavík, the third most populous municipality in Iceland. Much of it is built on and around a lava field, and the black, moss-covered rock still shows in gardens, parks and between houses. The sheltered harbor made it an important trading place from the late Middle Ages; English and then German merchants…

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Live cameras near Hafnarfjörður

The nearest other cameras are Kotströnd, Road 1 (Hringvegur), view 1 (0.0 km), Kotströnd, Road 1 (Hringvegur), view 3 (0.0 km) and Kambar neðst, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking east (5.3 km).

Questions about Kotströnd, Road 1 (Hringvegur), road surface view

Can I watch Kotströnd, Road 1 (Hringvegur), road surface view live right now?

Yes, it is working: at our last automatic check it was sending new pictures. It is a still image, not video: a new photo arrives about every 10 minutes straight from Vegagerðin.

Who operates the Kotströnd, Road 1 (Hringvegur), road surface view camera?

Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration) runs this camera. It is an official source. Its images are shared under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). LiveLocation shows them straight from the source with credit. About Vegagerðin Watch at the source

Where is the Kotströnd, Road 1 (Hringvegur), road surface view camera?

It is about 40 km from the center of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. It watches Road 1. Coordinates: 63.973, -21.140. All cameras in Hafnarfjörður

Is it day or night there now?

Hafnarfjörður is in the Atlantic/Reykjavik time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 8 the sun rises at 7:54 AM and sets at 6:30 PM there.

Can I see other cameras nearby?

Yes: 39 other cameras are within 25 km of this one. The live camera radar shows them all on a map, nearest first. Open the radar here

Does this camera record speeding or issue tickets?

No. It is a traffic-monitoring camera that Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration) uses to watch traffic, weather and road conditions; LiveLocation does not show enforcement cameras. To report a problem on the road, contact Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration); if the camera itself is broken here, tell us. Road agency website Report this camera

What do the sensors at Kotströnd, Road 1 (Hringvegur), road surface view show?

The latest readings from the provider: Road surface: 0.4 °C / 32.8 °F; Air: 4.9 °C / 40.8 °F; Wind: 36 km/h / 22 mph from the ENE, gusts 51 km/h / 32 mph; Humidity: 91 %. They update with the provider's data, so they can be a few minutes old.