Faroe Islands in January

Storms and 5–6 h of light; many flights and ferries disrupted.

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• JuneGreatNear-constant light, Mykines boat running, best hiking.
• JulyGreatPeak season and Ólavsøka at month's end; book everything.
• AugustGreatStill summer; puffins leave by mid-month.
• MayGoodPuffins arrive, long evenings, fewer visitors.

• All islands · Streymoy, Vágar, Eysturoy, Northern Isles, Suðuroystorm or typhoon risk

  Oceanic and wind-driven: about 3–4 °C (37–39 °F) in winter, 10–13 °C (50–55 °F) in summer; rain on most days of the year and fog in summer. Around 19–20 h of daylight in June, 5–6 h in December.Oceanic and wind-driven: about 37–39 °F (3–4 °C) in winter, 50–55 °F (10–13 °C) in summer; rain on most days of the year and fog in summer. Around 19–20 h of daylight in June, 5–6 h in December.

• Tórshavn6 °C (43 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 22 rain days43 °F (6 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 22 rain days
• Hvalvík5 °C (41 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 20 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 20 rain days
• Kirkjubøur5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 15 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 15 rain days
• Klaksvík5 °C (41 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 22 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 22 rain days
• Kollafjørður5 °C (41 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 12 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 12 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Christmas and New Year big impact

  24–26 Dec, 31 Dec – 1 Jan

  Most things closed.

• New Year’s Day check

  1 January (holiday) · Tórshavn

  Shops closed; buses on a holiday timetable.

• Storm season

  Oct–Mar · Tórshavn

  More cancellations of flights, ferries and boat tours.

Crowds · Faroe Islands

Low

Prices · Faroe Islands

Low

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Faroe Islands, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
• A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries

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Better another month

• All islands

  Oceanic and wind-driven: about 3–4 °C (37–39 °F) in winter, 10–13 °C (50–55 °F) in summer; rain on most days of the year and fog in summer. Around 19–20 h of daylight in June, 5–6 h in December.Oceanic and wind-driven: about 37–39 °F (3–4 °C) in winter, 50–55 °F (10–13 °C) in summer; rain on most days of the year and fog in summer. Around 19–20 h of daylight in June, 5–6 h in December.

• Tórshavn

  Short days, storms; flights and ferries often cancelled.