Tórshavn weather in November

In November, Tórshavn sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 119 mm of precipitation across 19.2 wet days and about 6.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 hours at the start of November to 5 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Tórshavn's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tórshavn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
119 mm
19.2 wet days
Daylight
6 h 36 min
8:55 AM – 3:30 PM
Cloud cover
76%
3rd clearest
Wind
32 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
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 November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month.

A typical November day in Tórshavn reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°C cooler than October and about 1°C warmer than December.

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How November really feels in Tórshavn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 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
14
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tórshavn weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-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 November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32773
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Tórshavn gets around 119 mm of rain and snow over 19.2 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 64% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1602
2602
3612
4612
5622
6622
7622
8623
9633
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Dry (%)
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Wind in November

Winds average 32 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 31 km/h on the calmest days to 33 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
131windy
231windy
331windy
431windy
531windy
632windy
732windy
832windy
932windy
1032windy
1132windy
1232windy
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours at the start of November to 5 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 8:11 AM to 9:31 AM, and sunset from 4:10 PM to 3:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.08:114:10
27.98:144:07
37.88:174:04
47.78:204:01
57.68:233:58
67.58:263:56
77.48:293:53
87.38:323:50
97.28:353:48
107.18:383:45
117.08:413:42
126.98:433:40
136.98:463:37
146.88:493:35
156.78:523:32
166.68:553:30
176.58:583:28
186.49:003:25
196.39:033:23
206.29:063:21
216.29:093:19
226.19:113:16
236.09:143:14
245.99:173:12
255.99:193:10
265.89:223:08
275.79:243:07
285.69:273:05
295.69:293:03
305.59:313:02

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.33 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 — November's 0.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Tórshavn?

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

0.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tórshavn.

What to pack for Tórshavn in November

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

In November, Tórshavn sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreakera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Tórshavn in November

The nearest coast averages about 9°C in November — 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.

6°8°10°12°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Tórshavn in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 0. 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
November 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).