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Destination

Faroe Islands

Europe · Torshavn

When to go

Seasonal calendar — from climate data and curated definitions.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Warm / beach
Dry season
Air⌀ 7 °C
3
4
4
5
7
10
11
11
10
7
6
3
Sea⌀ 9 °C
7
7
7
7
8
9
11
11
11
10
9
8
Rainfall⌀ 135 mm
151
181
147
80
66
97
109
90
183
166
167
184
Wind⌀ 8 м/с
9
10
9
7
7
6
6
6
8
8
9
8
Daylight⌀ 12 h
6
9
12
15
18
20
19
16
13
10
7
5
Darker cells mark peak months.· Wind: avg. daily max — handy for kite & wind sports

Public holidays

National holidays — closures and days off.

  • Christmas Eve

    Jólaaftanskvøld

    December 24, 2026

    Thu · in 71d

  • Christmas Day

    Jóladagur

    December 25, 2026

    Fri · in 72d

  • St. Stephen's Day

    2. Jóladagur

    December 26, 2026

    Sat · in 73d

  • New Year's Eve

    Nýggjársaftan

    December 31, 2026

    Thu · in 78d

  • New Year's Day

    Nýggjársdagur

    January 1, 2027

    Fri · in 79d

  • Maundy Thursday

    Skírhósdagur

    March 25, 2027

    Thu · in 162d

  • Good Friday

    Langifríggjadagur

    March 26, 2027

    Fri · in 163d

  • Easter Sunday

    Páskadagur

    March 28, 2027

    Sun · in 165d

Car rental & driving

Whether your licence is recognized, and which side traffic drives on — per the UN road-traffic conventions.

Set your passport to see whether your licence is accepted.

Trafficright-hand

Health

Yellow fevervaccination not neededno certificate needed
Malariano risk
Vaccines (CDC)
Hepatitis AHepatitis B

Country page on CDC

Internet

Connectivity on the road: coverage, data price, access.

Onlinewidely online98%
Mobile datamoderate$2.2/GB
eSIM: Supported

Prices

Fuel
Gasolinekr 15.6/L
Dieselkr 16.3/L

About the country

Capital
Torshavn
Continent
Europe
Population
48,497
Area
1,399 km²
Currency
Krone · DKK
Time zone
10:12UTC+1
Sockets
CEFK

230 V · 50 Hz

Emergency
112universal
Calling code
+298
Languages
Faroese, Danish