Tórshavn weather in October

In October, Tórshavn sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 117 mm of precipitation across 18.2 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of October to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tórshavn's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tórshavn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
117 mm
18.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:26 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover
77%
7th clearest
Wind
30 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical October day in Tórshavn reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1108
2108
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898
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1198
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2986
3086
3186

How October really feels in Tórshavn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

October 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 October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32476
42575
52575
62674
72674
82575
92674
102674
112674
122674
132674
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202575
212575
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292674
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Tórshavn gets around 117 mm of rain and snow over 18.2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 58% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1590
2590
3590
4590
5590
6590
7590
8580
9580
10570
11570
12570
13560
14560
15560
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17560
18560
19570
20571
21571
22581
23581
24591
25591
26591
27601
28601
29601
30601
31602

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October 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 (%)
1100
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Wind in October

Winds average 30 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 29 km/h on the calmest days to 31 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
129windy
229windy
329windy
430windy
530windy
630windy
730windy
830windy
930windy
1030windy
1130windy
1230windy
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3131windy

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of October to 8 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 180 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 8:09 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 4:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:445:48
211.06:475:45
310.96:505:41
410.86:525:38
510.76:555:35
610.66:585:31
710.57:015:28
810.47:035:25
910.37:065:21
1010.27:095:18
1110.17:125:15
1210.07:145:12
139.97:175:08
149.87:205:05
159.77:235:02
169.67:264:59
179.57:284:55
189.47:314:52
199.37:344:49
209.27:374:46
219.17:404:43
229.07:434:40
238.97:454:37
248.87:484:34
258.77:514:31
268.67:544:28
278.57:574:25
288.48:004:22
298.38:034:19
308.28:064:16
318.18:094:13

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1 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 — October's 1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
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210.8Dim
220.8Dim
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240.8Dim
250.7Dim
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310.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Tórshavn?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tórshavn.

What to pack for Tórshavn in October

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

In October, Tórshavn sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Tórshavn in October

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in October — 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 October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 1. 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
October 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).