When to go · Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands in May
Good month. Puffins arrive, long evenings, fewer visitors.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Crowds
- Medium
- Faroe Islands
- Prices
- Medium
- Faroe Islands
Verdict
Puffins arrive, long evenings, fewer visitors.
Weather in May
- All islands · Streymoy, Vágar, Eysturoy, Northern Isles, Suðuroyfine
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.
Dýri biðidagur
Great Prayer Day (4th Friday after Easter)
Still a public holiday in the Faroes (abolished in Denmark).
Spring holidays
Ascension and Whit Monday (6 and 17 May 2027)
Public holidays.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Faroe Islands
- Medium
- Prices · Faroe Islands
- Medium
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in May
Rated best or good this month
Bright, cool; puffins arrive on the cliffs.