
Sunrise and sunset on the Faroe Islands
Sunrise today: 3:37 h
Sunset today: 23:15 h
(Times for Tórshavn)Sunset today: 23:15 h
The times for sunrise and sunset on the Faroe Islands are significantly influenced by the high location in the northern hemisphere. Relatively high in the north, the days are long in summer (June to September) and short in winter (December to March). With up to about 19:50 hours, there are the longest days in June. The longest dark nights, on the other hand, are in winter. A December night in Tórshavn lasts almost 19 hours and the days start about 6 hours later.
Who wants to look at the sunrise during these days, has to wake up early. Sunrise in Tórshavn starts already at 3:37 in the morning. The sunset on the other hand is currently late at 23:15 in the evening.
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Average length of day in Tórshavn
The following graph shows the times of sunrise and sunset over the course of the year. The duration of twilight can be seen at the top and bottom edges. The vertical offset between March and October shows the effect of daylight saving time, when the time is set one hour ahead.
Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of the Faroe Islands

City | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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Klaksvík | 03:33 am | 11:17 pm | 19:44 h |
Argir | 03:37 am | 11:14 pm | 19:37 h |
Tórshavn | 03:37 am | 11:15 pm | 19:37 h |
Hoyvík | 03:37 am | 11:15 pm | 19:38 h |
Sandur | 03:40 am | 11:12 pm | 19:33 h |
Tvøroyri | 03:44 am | 11:08 pm | 19:24 h |
Vágur | 03:45 am | 11:07 pm | 19:22 h |
Fuglafjørður | 03:34 am | 11:18 pm | 19:44 h |
Kollafjørður | 03:36 am | 11:17 pm | 19:40 h |
Eiði | 03:34 am | 11:20 pm | 19:46 h |
Vestmanna | 03:37 am | 11:18 pm | 19:42 h |
Miðvágur | 03:38 am | 11:17 pm | 19:39 h |
Sørvágur | 03:38 am | 11:18 pm | 19:40 h |
Sunrise and sunset by month (Tórshavn)
Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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January | 09:28 am | 03:44 pm | 6:16 h |
February | 08:10 am | 05:11 pm | 9:01 h |
March | 06:42 am | 06:29 pm | 11:47 h |
April | 06:01 am | 08:53 pm | 14:52 h |
May | 04:30 am | 10:16 pm | 17:47 h |
June | 03:32 am | 11:22 pm | 19:50 h |
July | 04:06 am | 11:00 pm | 18:54 h |
August | 05:28 am | 09:34 pm | 16:06 h |
September | 06:50 am | 07:54 pm | 13:04 h |
October | 08:08 am | 06:17 pm | 10:09 h |
November | 08:35 am | 03:48 pm | 7:13 h |
December | 09:41 am | 03:02 pm | 5:21 h |
Duration of the sunset
The distance from the equator and the path of the sun determines not only the time of sunrise and sunset. The farther a country is from the equator, the more oblique the sun's path is to the horizon, causing sunset to last for a different duration. Tórshavn lies on the 62nd degree of northern latitude and is therefore very far away from the equator. While a sunset near the equator lasts only about 20 minutes, on the Faroe Islands, this period averages 49 minutes. In June, it's about 37 minutes in Tórshavn, while in December it's 62 minutes.International cities for comparison
City | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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Berlin (Germany) | 04:41 am | 09:29 pm | 16:48 h |
New York (USA) | 05:23 am | 08:27 pm | 15:05 h |
Sydney (Australia) | 06:54 am | 04:54 pm | 9:60 h |
Manila (Philippines) | 05:25 am | 06:25 pm | 13:01 h |
Moscow (Russia) | 03:43 am | 09:14 pm | 17:31 h |
Shanghai (China) | 04:48 am | 06:58 pm | 14:11 h |
Helsinki (Finland) | 03:53 am | 10:45 pm | 18:52 h |