Tórshavn climate — normals and trends
Tórshavn (Faroe Islands) has a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 1,072 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (10.3 °C on average) and the coldest is February (4.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Tórshavn averages 16 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 194 rainy days per year.
Tórshavn has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 23 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 15.2 °C (on 10 August 2004) and the coldest -8.0 °C (on 6 February 1969).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
TórshavnStreymoy
- coords
- 62.01°, -6.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.8°C
Average daily high
7.8°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,072mm
Sunshine / day
6.6h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
37.1km/h
Seasonal range
6.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
16 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
194 d/yr
Annual snowfall
42.6 cm
Average feels-like high
3.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.1 °C
Average peak gust
53.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.11 · p = 0.002
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
15.2 °C
10 August 2004
Coldest day
-8.0 °C
6 February 1969
Wettest day
41 mm
2 September 1953
Windiest day
106.2 km/h
22 December 1988
Strongest gust
170.3 km/h
22 December 1988
Hottest feels-like
13.6 °C
16 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-18.2 °C
6 February 1969
Snowiest day
18.2 cm
7 December 1949
Sunniest day
19.0 h
12 June 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 104 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 7.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 109 mm | +14 mm |
| Mar | 7.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 131 mm | +37 mm |
| Apr | 7.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 36 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 9.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 101 mm | +47 mm |
| Jun | 10.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 97 mm | +45 mm |
| Jul | 12.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 46 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 12.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 59 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 11.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 84 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 10.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 141 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 7.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 99 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 8.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 120 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tórshavn?
Tórshavn has a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 1,072 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tórshavn?
The hottest day measured in Tórshavn between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2004, reaching 15.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tórshavn?
The coldest day measured in Tórshavn between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, at -8.0 °C.
Does it snow in Tórshavn?
Yes. Tórshavn gets on average 42.6 cm of snow per year and has around 16 frost days.
Has the climate of Tórshavn warmed?
Yes: Tórshavn warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tórshavn?
The wettest day measured in Tórshavn between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 1953, with 41 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tórshavn?
The windiest day measured in Tórshavn between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1988, with winds reaching 106.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tórshavn?
The warmest month in Tórshavn is August (10.3 °C on average); the coldest is February (4.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Tórshavn?
Tórshavn receives on average 1,072 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 194 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tórshavn?
Tórshavn gets on average 6.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,409 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tórshavn?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tórshavn between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 1949, with 18.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tórshavn?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Tórshavn.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tórshavn?
In Tórshavn, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 13.6 °C on 16 July 2025, and the lowest was -18.2 °C on 6 February 1969.
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