--- title: "Total eclipse of the Internet: Traffic impacts in Iceland, Spain, and Portugal" url: https://daily.dev/posts/total-eclipse-of-the-internet-traffic-impacts-in-iceland-spain-and-portugal-wtsjnb7iv source_url: https://blog.cloudflare.com/total-eclipse-internet-traffic-iceland-spain-portugal%20 type: article source: "Cloudflare" published: 2026-08-13T19:58:06.547Z updated: 2026-08-13T20:16:23.967Z tags: ["data-analysis"] reading_time: 5 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Total eclipse of the Internet: Traffic impacts in Iceland, Spain, and Portugal **[Cloudflare](https://daily.dev/sources/cloudflare)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Cloudflare Radar data shows a clear, measurable dip in HTTP traffic across Europe during the total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026, which crossed Iceland, Spain, and Portugal along its path of totality. Traffic drops aligned precisely with each region's moment of maximum obscuration, with countries in the path of totality seeing declines of roughly 15% to 30%, while regions with only a shallow partial eclipse saw little to no change. Iceland, Spain, and Portugal recorded the steepest drops (up to 46.7% below baseline), while Norway and Sweden saw slight traffic increases and Denmark showed the least change. Traffic rebounded within minutes as the eclipse passed, illustrating how a shared physical event can temporarily reshape digital activity across a continent. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much did internet traffic drop during the 2026 European solar eclipse in countries along the path of totality? Traffic fell by roughly 15% to 30% versus baseline in regions along the path of totality, with Iceland, Spain, and Portugal seeing the steepest declines, ranging as low as 46.7% below normal levels. The drops aligned precisely with each region's moment of maximum obscuration and traffic rebounded within minutes as the eclipse passed, based on Cloudflare Radar HTTP request data. _Anyone tracking how real-world events ripple through network traffic can explore live data trends on daily.dev._ ### Did every country see a drop in internet traffic during the August 2026 solar eclipse? No, the impact varied by depth of eclipse coverage. Countries with deep partial or total eclipse coverage like Iceland, Ireland, the UK, France, Spain, and Portugal saw significant traffic drops, while Sweden, Denmark, Poland, and Switzerland where the sun was barely obscured saw little to no change; Norway and Sweden actually recorded slight traffic increases above baseline. _Engineers curious how regional events shape traffic patterns can follow such analyses on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Natural disasters and government interference: examining Q2 2026’s major Internet disruption event](https://daily.dev/posts/natural-disasters-and-government-interference-examining-q2-2026-s-major-internet-disruption-event-ty7vyfkbu) · Cloudflare · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [How the 2026 World Cup affected Internet traffic](https://daily.dev/posts/how-the-2026-world-cup-affected-internet-traffic-ti3jxrsaa) · Cloudflare · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Online outages: Q3 2025 Internet disruption summary](https://daily.dev/posts/online-outages-q3-2025-internet-disruption-summary-vlkxnmxaw) · Cloudflare · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Iran's Internet is partially restored, Cloudflare Radar data shows](https://daily.dev/posts/iran-s-internet-is-partially-restored-cloudflare-radar-data-shows-eogkd7ldf) · Cloudflare · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#data-analysis](https://daily.dev/tags/data-analysis) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/total-eclipse-of-the-internet-traffic-impacts-in-iceland-spain-and-portugal-wtsjnb7iv)