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Weather in May in Faroe Islands

Thinking about venturing to Faroe Islands this May and curious about the weather conditions to expect? This page holds all the key information you seek, responding to your question:

What is the weather like in Faroe Islands in May?

Faroe Islands is a region in Denmark. May in Faroe Islands generally has cold temperatures, with moderate precipitation.

Temperatures

You can expect cold maximum daytime temperatures of around 9°C and nighttime temperatures around 6°C in Tórshavn.

Precipitation

May is a moderate rainy month with an average rainfall of around 64 mm in Tórshavn.

Average sunshine

Most areas experience a moderate amount of sunshine, with approximately 139 hours of sunlight expected in Tórshavn. This makes it neither too gloomy nor overly bright.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Faroe Islands in May, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our Faroe Islands climate page.

Where to go in Faroe Islands in May

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Faroe Islands on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

Weather conditions Weather
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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in May for the most popular destinonation in Faroe Islands?

Tórshavn

In May Tórshavn generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 9°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 6°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Tórshavn
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   April April
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8°C 
4°C 
110 hours 
80 mm 
19 days 
poor 
May May
9°C 
6°C 
139 hours 
64 mm 
17 days 
poor 
June   >> June
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11°C 
8°C 
130 hours 
57 mm 
17 days 
unpleasant 
Climate in Tórshavn

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Faroe Islands, in Denmark.

Is May the best time to visit Faroe Islands?

In our opinion, May may not be the ideal time to visit Faroe Islands due to the typically poor weather in Tórshavn.

On average, the best time to visit Faroe Islands is in June, July and August with generally unpleasant weather in Tórshavn.

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