Climate of Faroe Islands
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 6°C and 12°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 5°C and 11°C
- Rain: it rains 220 days and there is a total of approximately 602 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 17 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 1732 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 6°C and 12°C |
Warmest month: | 12°C in July |
Coldest month: | 6°C in February |
Night temperature: | between 5°C and 11°C |
Dry days: | 128 days |
Days with rain: | 220 days |
Days with snow: | 17 days |
Total rain sum: | 602 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 1732 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Faroe Islands.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Faroe Islands.
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Climate table of Faroe Islands
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Faroe Islands. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Faroe Islands might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Night temp. (°C) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 74 | 59 | 64 | 34 | 36 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 35 | 77 | 68 | 91 |
Days with rain | 24 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 24 |
Days with snow | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
Dry days | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind force (Bft) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
UV-index | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Best time to visit Faroe Islands
To go to Faroe Islands, the best time to visit is January through October and December. In this period you have a very cold temperature and little precipitation. In Faroe Islands, July is the warmest month with 12°C and the most cold month is 6°C in February.
Climate of Faroe Islands by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Faroe Islands? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.












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