Tórshavn climate

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Tórshavn is warmest in August, with average highs of 12 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 2.6 °C. October is the wettest month (98 mm) and June the driest (59 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Tórshavn averages 960 mm of rain and 25 days below freezing.

Faroe Islands · population 13,200 · 1991–2020 normals

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

Warmest month August 12 °C
Coldest month February 2.6 °C
Driest month June 59 mm
Wettest month October 98 mm
Least cloud November 77 % cloud
Hottest on record July 21 °C
Coldest on record January -8.6 °C
Warmest sea August 10 °C

What to expectTórshavn through the year

Tórshavn has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 5.5 °C in February to 12 °C in August, a swing of 7.1 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 25 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 21 °C, in July.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 59 mm in June to 98 mm in October. There is no dry season to aim for.

The sea off Tórshavn is warmest in August at 10 °C and coldest in February at 6.7 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	5.8 °C	96 mm	79 %
February	5.5 °C	79 mm	78 %
March	5.8 °C	83 mm	79 %
April	7.0 °C	71 mm	79 %
May	8.6 °C	67 mm	80 %
June	10.6 °C	59 mm	84 %
July	12.2 °C	63 mm	87 %
August	12.4 °C	70 mm	84 %
September	11.2 °C	88 mm	81 %
October	9.0 °C	98 mm	79 %
November	7.2 °C	90 mm	77 %
December	6.0 °C	96 mm	78 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days below 0 °C
January	5.8 °C	2.9 °C	4.5 °C	10.3 °C	-8.6 °C	5
February	5.5 °C	2.6 °C	4.1 °C	10.9 °C	-7.5 °C	6
March	5.8 °C	2.9 °C	4.4 °C	10.4 °C	-7.6 °C	5
April	7.0 °C	3.9 °C	5.6 °C	13.0 °C	-6.7 °C	2
May	8.6 °C	5.6 °C	7.2 °C	15.4 °C	-2.2 °C	0
June	10.6 °C	7.7 °C	9.3 °C	16.3 °C	1.8 °C	0
July	12.2 °C	9.5 °C	10.9 °C	21.2 °C	4.3 °C	0
August	12.4 °C	9.8 °C	11.2 °C	18.1 °C	4.3 °C	0
September	11.2 °C	8.8 °C	10.1 °C	15.5 °C	1.7 °C	0
October	9.0 °C	6.6 °C	7.9 °C	15.4 °C	-1.1 °C	0
November	7.2 °C	4.6 °C	5.9 °C	12.7 °C	-3.5 °C	2
December	6.0 °C	3.2 °C	4.6 °C	11.4 °C	-6.8 °C	5

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind	Sea temp
January	96 mm	16	6.2 h/day	79 %	79 %	35 km/h	7.0 °C
February	79 mm	14	8.9 h/day	78 %	77 %	35 km/h	6.7 °C
March	83 mm	16	12 h/day	79 %	77 %	33 km/h	6.7 °C
April	71 mm	16	15 h/day	79 %	79 %	30 km/h	7.0 °C
May	67 mm	16	18 h/day	80 %	80 %	26 km/h	7.5 °C
June	59 mm	13	20 h/day	84 %	84 %	24 km/h	8.7 °C
July	63 mm	15	19 h/day	87 %	88 %	24 km/h	9.7 °C
August	70 mm	15	16 h/day	84 %	88 %	24 km/h	10.2 °C
September	88 mm	15	13 h/day	81 %	86 %	29 km/h	10.1 °C
October	98 mm	16	10 h/day	79 %	82 %	31 km/h	9.5 °C
November	90 mm	15	7.1 h/day	77 %	79 %	33 km/h	8.6 °C
December	96 mm	15	5.2 h/day	78 %	79 %	34 km/h	7.7 °C

Where Tórshavn ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
The coolest places in Europe in August	2nd of 50	12 °C
The coolest places in Europe in July	2nd of 50	12 °C
The coolest places in Europe in June	2nd of 50	11 °C
The coolest places in Europe in May	4th of 50	8.6 °C
The coolest places in Europe in September	7th of 50	11 °C
The coolest places in the world in June	8th of 50	11 °C

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Tórshavn.

QuestionsCommon questions about Tórshavn’s climate

When is the best time to visit Tórshavn?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. July, August, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and June the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Tórshavn get?

In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 12 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 21 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 2.6 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 25 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Tórshavn?

October, averaging 98 mm over 16 days with rain. The driest month is June with 59 mm. The year as a whole averages 960 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Tórshavn rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0

Normal period: 1991–2020
Data point: 62.010°, -6.772° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.