Tórshavn weather in July

In July, Tórshavn sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 53 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 18.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 19 h 12 min at the start of July to 17 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Tórshavn's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tórshavn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
18 h 24 min
3:21 AM – 9:45 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Tórshavn is capital of the Faroe Islands.

Density
113/km²
people per km²
Founded
~901 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month.

A typical July day in Tórshavn reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Tórshavn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tórshavn weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 12219.62.95.80.3
Feb / 9516.73.48.30.2
Mar / 9317.92.811.30.2
Apr / 6713.91.314.30.5
May / 5411.80.217.21.1
Jun / 468.9019.11.8
Jul11° / 5311.4018.32.3
Aug11° / 10°6811.9015.72.6
Sep11° / 9415012.62.1
Oct / 11718.20.19.61.4
Nov / 11919.21.26.70.8
Dec / 12519.134.90.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Tórshavn gets around 53 mm of rain over 11.4 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in July

Winds average 21 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 19 h 12 min at the start of July to 17 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 2:56 AM to 3:57 AM, and sunset from 10:05 PM to 9:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
119.22:5610:05
219.12:5710:05
319.12:5810:04
419.12:5910:03
519.03:0110:02
619.03:0210:01
718.93:049:59
818.93:059:58
918.83:079:57
1018.83:099:55
1118.73:119:54
1218.73:139:52
1318.63:159:50
1418.53:179:48
1518.53:199:47
1618.43:219:45
1718.33:239:43
1818.33:259:41
1918.23:279:38
2018.13:309:36
2118.03:329:34
2218.03:359:32
2317.93:379:29
2417.83:399:27
2517.73:429:25
2617.63:449:22
2717.53:479:20
2817.53:509:17
2917.43:529:14
3017.33:559:12
3117.23:579:09

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.11 kWh/m² to a high of 4.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Tórshavn?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tórshavn.

What to pack for Tórshavn in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Tórshavn sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 9°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Tórshavn in July

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 10°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Tórshavn in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tórshavn peaks around July 14 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 14UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tórshavn?

Tórshavn sits at 62.0°N, 6.8°W, 1 m above sea level, in Faroe Islands. The nearest listed city is Isle of Lewis, 422 km away.

Topography around Tórshavn

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tórshavn.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tórshavn has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 765 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m.

The land around Tórshavn is covered by grassland (42%) and water (39%) within 3 km, water (70%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and water (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
345 m
16 km
765 m
80 km
887 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Isle of Lewis 422 km · Elgin 522 km · Inverness 524 km · Peterhead 573 km · Fort William 585 km · Aberdeen 601 km · Nigg 604 km · Vik 642 km

Faroe Islands travel facts

Power plugs
Type C / E / F / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 94% of US
price level, 2024
GDP per capita
$74,175
2024
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 87%none 4%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tórshavn (62.0097°, -6.7716°, elevation 1 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).