Annual mean 7°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
12.7 °C
Coldest
4.2 °C
Wettest
99%
Windiest
5.9 m/s
Prevailing
SW
4.9 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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never good
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The average temperature in Tórshavn over the whole year is 7°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 12°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C. Tórshavn has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 82% in July, the driest month, to 91% in December, the wettest. Winds in Tórshavn are highest in February, averaging 5.6 m/s (20 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.6 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Tórshavn come in January, when the sky is typically 73% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 81%.
Month by month Tórshavn climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
4°C
4°C
-1°C
83%
73%
5.2 m/s
0
0
4
February
5°C
4°C
-0°C
84%
73%
5.6 m/s
0
0
5
March
5°C
4°C
0°C
91%
73%
4.9 m/s
0
0
6
April
7°C
5°C
2°C
85%
73%
4.5 m/s
0
0
14
May
8°C
7°C
4°C
86%
73%
4.1 m/s
0
0
29
June
10°C
9°C
7°C
87%
77%
4.0 m/s
1
0
51
July
12°C
11°C
9°C
82%
81%
3.6 m/s
4
0
68
August
12°C
11°C
9°C
88%
80%
3.9 m/s
2
0
69
September
11°C
9°C
7°C
83%
75%
4.5 m/s
0
0
50
October
9°C
8°C
4°C
83%
77%
5.0 m/s
0
0
27
November
7°C
6°C
2°C
91%
75%
5.4 m/s
0
0
15
December
5°C
5°C
-0°C
91%
78%
4.8 m/s
0
0
7
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Tórshavn weather by season
Year round, Tórshavn has days of about 4°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 12°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 4°C to 11°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 7°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Tórshavn weather in winterDecember to February
High 5°CLow 4°CRain 86%
Winter in Tórshavn has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 86% chance of rain on a given day.
Tórshavn weather in springMarch to May
High 7°CLow 5°CRain 88%
Spring in Tórshavn has typical daily highs of about 7°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 88% chance of rain on a given day.
Tórshavn weather in summerJune to August
High 12°CLow 10°CRain 85%
Summer in Tórshavn has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 85% chance of rain on a given day.
Tórshavn weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 9°CLow 8°CRain 86%
Autumn in Tórshavn has typical daily highs of about 9°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 86% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Tórshavn?
Tórshavn has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 82% in July, the driest month, to 91% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Tórshavn windiest?
Winds in Tórshavn are highest in February, averaging 5.6 m/s (20 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.6 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Tórshavn year round?
The average temperature in Tórshavn over the whole year is 7°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 12°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C.