How warm does The Faroe Islands get?

Typical daytime highs in The Faroe Islands are Mar–May 6°C (44°F), Jun–Aug 12°C (53°F), Sep–Nov 8°C (47°F), Dec–Feb 4°C (40°F).

Is The Faroe Islands expensive?

On the ground, The Faroe Islands is high-end.

Europe / Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands

Q: What sort of trip is The Faroe Islands good for?

The Faroe Islands is good for moving about and doing things, landscape doing the heavy lifting, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing, eating extremely well.

The Faroe Islands · Faroe Islands · Vágar

Eighteen islands of sheer green rock in the North Atlantic, with more sheep than people and a waterfall that falls into the sea.

The best time to visit The Faroe Islands is Jun–Aug, when typical daytime highs reach about 12°C (53°F). Local time there is 06:01 (UTC+1).

Best time to go

Jun–Aug

Budget on the ground

$$$ · high-end

Nearest airport

FAE · Vágar

Good for

moving about and doing things landscape doing the heavy lifting the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing eating extremely well

In season

June July August

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High-4 to 20°C25 to 68°F Rain0 to 200mm0 to 7.9in

June · high 52°F · rain 4.0in · 19.7h of daylight · in the recommended window

the dashed line is freezing · shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Vágar, this page’s gateway

The Faroe Islands month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	5°C40°F	173mm6.8in	6.1h6.1h
February	5°C40°F	190mm7.5in	8.7h8.7h
March	5°C40°F	164mm6.5in	11.5h11.5h
April	7°C44°F	81mm3.2in	14.7h14.7h
May	8°C46°F	70mm2.8in	17.7h17.7h
June	11°C52°F	101mm4.0in	19.7h19.7h	in the recommended window
July	12°C54°F	116mm4.6in	18.8h18.8h	in the recommended window
August	12°C54°F	91mm3.6in	15.9h15.9h	in the recommended window
September	11°C51°F	185mm7.3in	12.8h12.8h
October	8°C47°F	191mm7.5in	9.8h9.8h
November	6°C43°F	167mm6.6in	6.9h6.9h
December	4°C40°F	191mm7.5in	5.2h5.2h

Good to know

Language: Faroese, Danish
Plug: C, E, F, K
Driving: on the right

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