When to go · Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands in January
Avoid month. Storms and 5–6 h of light; many flights and ferries disrupted.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Crowds
- Low
- Faroe Islands
- Prices
- Low
- Faroe Islands
Verdict
Storms and 5–6 h of light; many flights and ferries disrupted.
Weather in January
- All islands · Streymoy, Vágar, Eysturoy, Northern Isles, Suðuroystorm or typhoon risk
Oceanic and wind-driven: about 3–4 °C in winter, 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.
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.
Christmas and New Year big impact
24–26 Dec, 31 Dec – 1 Jan
Most things closed.
Storm season
Oct–Mar · Tórshavn
More cancellations of flights, ferries and boat tours.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Faroe Islands
- Low
- Prices · Faroe Islands
- Low
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries
Where to go in January
Better another month
All islands
Oceanic and wind-driven: about 3–4 °C in winter, 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.
Short days, storms; flights and ferries often cancelled.