Best Time To Travel To: Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are located in the North Atlantic between Scotland and Iceland. You are in a rather stormy region of the North Atlantic. However, this region is also under the influence of the warm Gulf Stream. Therefore, the climate on the Faroe Islands is comparatively mild, considering its location.

The Faroe Islands are in principle autonomous, but belong to Denmark as a so-called nation with equal rights. Compared to Denmark, for example, the winters in the Faroe Islands are relatively mild. But the Faroe Islands are also in a climate zone that is cloudy, rainy and windy all year round. Therefore the summers are never very warm. In summer, the Faroe Islands don't have more than four hours of sunshine a day on average. The peak temperatures rarely reach more than 22 ° C, on average they are clearly below. In winter, however, the average temperature is around 6 ° C, but it can always go well below freezing point.

Theoretically, you can visit the Faroe Islands all year round, but the best travel time for the Faroe Islands is most likely between May and September.

Climatetable Hoyvik, Faroe Islands

(* days >0.25mm precipitation)