When to go · Tórshavn
Tórshavn in April
Mixed month. Cool; some tours and cafés reopen for the season.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C) / 3°C (37°F)37°F (3°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 19
- Crowds
- Low
- Faroe Islands overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Faroe Islands overall
Verdict
Cool; some tours and cafés reopen for the season.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than April?
April is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in April
- TórshavnHighs around 8 °C (46 °F), lows around 3 °C (37 °F), rain on about 19 daysHighs around 46 °F (8 °C), lows around 37 °F (3 °C), rain on about 19 days
Spring season
Longer days and puffins returning in May.
Watch: Cold and windy; some tours not yet running.
Festivals and holidays
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.
Flag Day (Flaggdagur) check
25 April (check) · Town centre
A national day with flags and events.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Faroe Islands overall
- Low
- Prices · Faroe Islands overall
- Medium
Faroe Islands overall: Spring; some trails closed for lambing; Flag Day on the 25th.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Tórshavn, side by side.
Verdict
Apr: Mixed
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Apr: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
May: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Night low
Apr: 3 °C (37 °F)37 °F (3 °C)
May: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Rain days
Apr: 19
May: 18 (better)
Crowds
Apr: Low
May: Medium
Prices
Apr: Medium
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Apr: 1
May: 1
April: Cool; some tours and cafés reopen for the season.
May: Bright, cool; puffins arrive on the cliffs.
Tórshavn: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast