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Best Time for Tórshavn, Vágar & the Northern Isles
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Preferred months for this journey: May, June, July, August, September. Check the seasonal notes before choosing your dates.
💡 Good to know
- Longer daylight makes the exposed village roads and Funningur–Gjógv walk easier to sequence, but every day still requires a current wind, rain, visibility and road check.
- The loop remains conditional in the shoulder season. Confirm the Funningur–Gjógv path, daylight, parking and every road; use the named village fallback rather than forcing the hike in poor weather.
- This five-day baseline is withheld during the darkest and most storm-exposed period because it depends on an outdoor inter-village hike and several narrow scenic-road days. Choose April–October or build a separate winter city-and-village plan around live conditions.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.3°C | 6.3°C | 122 mm | 5.7 h | 💨 |
| February | 4.1°C | 6.0°C | 94 mm | 8.4 h | 💨 |
| March | 4.2°C | 6.1°C | 94 mm | 11.3 h | 💨 |
| April | 5.1°C | 7.1°C | 76 mm | 14.4 h | 💨 |
| May | 6.3°C | 8.1°C | 73 mm | 17.3 h | 💨 |
| June | 8.5°C | 10.1°C | 67 mm | 19.3 h | |
| July | 10.1°C | 11.5°C | 80 mm | 18.4 h | |
| August | 10.4°C | 11.9°C | 92 mm | 15.7 h | |
| September | 9.5°C | 11.1°C | 109 mm | 12.6 h | 💨 |
| October | 7.6°C | 9.4°C | 116 mm | 9.5 h | 💨 |
| November | 5.7°C | 7.7°C | 116 mm | 6.5 h | 💨 |
| December | 4.7°C | 6.7°C | 129 mm | 4.7 h | 💨 |