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Best time to visit Tórshavn

August is the best time to visit Tórshavn for general sightseeing, with average highs of 12 °C and about 15 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 50/100
A beach holiday June sea 8.7 °C
The least cloud November 77 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 59 mm
Warmth August 12 °C
Cooler weather February 5.5 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 50 12 °C 15 1
2 July 48 12 °C 15 0
3 June 45 11 °C 13 4
4 September 42 11 °C 15 0
5 May 33 8.6 °C 16 0
6 October 31 9.0 °C 16 0
7 November 25 7.2 °C 15 0
8 April 23 7.0 °C 16 0
9 February 20 5.5 °C 14 2
10 December 19 6.0 °C 15 0
11 March 18 5.8 °C 16 0
12 January 17 5.8 °C 16 0

For a beach holiday

June scores highest, with a sea temperature of 8.7 °C and air temperatures around 11 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 7.0 °C 5.8 °C 79 % 0
February 6.7 °C 5.5 °C 78 % 2
March 6.7 °C 5.8 °C 79 % 0
April 7.0 °C 7.0 °C 79 % 0
May 7.5 °C 8.6 °C 80 % 0
June 8.7 °C 11 °C 84 % 4
July 9.7 °C 12 °C 87 % 0
August 10 °C 12 °C 84 % 1
September 10 °C 11 °C 81 % 0
October 9.5 °C 9.0 °C 79 % 0
November 8.6 °C 7.2 °C 77 % 0
December 7.7 °C 6.0 °C 78 % 0

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 16 wet days and highs near 5.8 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

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 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.