Tórshavn weather in September

In September, Tórshavn sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 94 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-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 10% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Tórshavn's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tórshavn's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 11°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 94 mm; 15 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 6:04 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover: 77%; 6th clearest
Wind: 27 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 2.13 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.1; 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.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical September day in Tórshavn reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 2°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, September runs on par with August and about 2°C warmer than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	10
2	11	10
3	11	10
4	11	10
5	11	10
6	11	9
7	11	9
8	11	9
9	11	9
10	11	9
11	11	9
12	11	9
13	11	9
14	11	9
15	11	9
16	11	9
17	10	9
18	10	9
19	10	9
20	10	9
21	10	9
22	10	9
23	10	9
24	10	9
25	10	9
26	10	8
27	10	8
28	10	8
29	10	8
30	10	8

How September really feels in Tórshavn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

September 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 September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	6° / 4°	122	19.6	2.9	5.8	0.3
Feb	6° / 3°	95	16.7	3.4	8.3	0.2
Mar	6° / 3°	93	17.9	2.8	11.3	0.2
Apr	6° / 4°	67	13.9	1.3	14.3	0.5
May	8° / 6°	54	11.8	0.2	17.2	1.1
Jun	9° / 8°	46	8.9	0	19.1	1.8
Jul	11° / 9°	53	11.4	0	18.3	2.3
Aug	11° / 10°	68	11.9	0	15.7	2.6
Sep	11° / 9°	94	15	0	12.6	2.1
Oct	9° / 7°	117	18.2	0.1	9.6	1.4
Nov	7° / 5°	119	19.2	1.2	6.7	0.8
Dec	6° / 4°	125	19.1	3	4.9	0.5

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	25	25	25	25	25	27	27	27	26	26	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	24	24	25	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25
Cloudier (%)	75	75	75	75	75	73	73	73	74	74	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	76	76	75	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	75

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Tórshavn gets around 94 mm of rain over 15 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 50% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	49	49	50	50	51	52	52	53	54	55	56	56	57	58	58	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	46
8	46
9	46
10	46
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	48
15	49
16	49
17	50
18	50
19	51
20	52
21	52
22	53
23	54
24	55
25	56
26	56
27	57
28	58
29	58
30	59

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in September

Winds average 27 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 29 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	24	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	29	29
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	24	breezy
2	25	breezy
3	25	breezy
4	25	breezy
5	25	breezy
6	26	breezy
7	26	breezy
8	26	breezy
9	26	breezy
10	26	breezy
11	26	breezy
12	26	breezy
13	26	breezy
14	27	breezy
15	27	breezy
16	27	breezy
17	27	breezy
18	27	breezy
19	27	breezy
20	27	breezy
21	27	breezy
22	27	breezy
23	27	breezy
24	28	breezy
25	28	breezy
26	28	breezy
27	28	breezy
28	28	breezy
29	29	breezy
30	29	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 174 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:24 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 5:51 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	14.1	14.0	13.9	13.8	13.7	13.6	13.5	13.4	13.3	13.2	13.1	13.0	12.9	12.8	12.7	12.6	12.5	12.4	12.3	12.2	12.1	12.0	11.9	11.8	11.7	11.6	11.5	11.4	11.3	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:24	5:27	5:29	5:32	5:35	5:37	5:40	5:43	5:45	5:48	5:51	5:53	5:56	5:59	6:01	6:04	6:07	6:09	6:12	6:15	6:17	6:20	6:23	6:25	6:28	6:31	6:33	6:36	6:39	6:41
Sunset (PM)	7:30	7:26	7:23	7:20	7:16	7:13	7:09	7:06	7:03	6:59	6:56	6:52	6:49	6:46	6:42	6:39	6:35	6:32	6:29	6:25	6:22	6:18	6:15	6:12	6:08	6:05	6:01	5:58	5:55	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.1	5:24	7:30
2	14.0	5:27	7:26
3	13.9	5:29	7:23
4	13.8	5:32	7:20
5	13.7	5:35	7:16
6	13.6	5:37	7:13
7	13.5	5:40	7:09
8	13.4	5:43	7:06
9	13.3	5:45	7:03
10	13.2	5:48	6:59
11	13.1	5:51	6:56
12	13.0	5:53	6:52
13	12.9	5:56	6:49
14	12.8	5:59	6:46
15	12.7	6:01	6:42
16	12.6	6:04	6:39
17	12.5	6:07	6:35
18	12.4	6:09	6:32
19	12.3	6:12	6:29
20	12.2	6:15	6:25
21	12.1	6:17	6:22
22	12.0	6:20	6:18
23	11.9	6:23	6:15
24	11.8	6:25	6:12
25	11.7	6:28	6:08
26	11.6	6:31	6:05
27	11.5	6:33	6:01
28	11.4	6:36	5:58
29	11.3	6:39	5:55
30	11.2	6:41	5:51

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.13 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 — September's 2.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.7	Moderate
3	2.7	Moderate
4	2.6	Moderate
5	2.6	Moderate
6	2.5	Moderate
7	2.5	Moderate
8	2.5	Moderate
9	2.4	Moderate
10	2.4	Moderate
11	2.3	Moderate
12	2.3	Moderate
13	2.2	Moderate
14	2.2	Moderate
15	2.2	Moderate
16	2.1	Moderate
17	2.1	Moderate
18	2.0	Moderate
19	2.0	Dim
20	1.9	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	1.8	Dim
24	1.8	Dim
25	1.7	Dim
26	1.7	Dim
27	1.7	Dim
28	1.6	Dim
29	1.6	Dim
30	1.6	Dim

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Tórshavn?

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

2.1

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tórshavn.

What to pack for Tórshavn in September

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

In September, Tórshavn sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 9°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Tórshavn in September

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in September — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	7	7	7	7	8	9	10	10	10	10	9	8
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	7	Bracing
Feb	7	Bracing
Mar	7	Bracing
Apr	7	Bracing
May	8	Bracing
Jun	9	Bracing
Jul	10	Bracing
Aug	10	Bracing
Sep	10	Bracing
Oct	10	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	8	Bracing

UV index in Tórshavn in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 2. 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	0	1	2	4	4	5	3	2	1	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	0	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	2	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	2	Low
Oct	1	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

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

grassland 42%

16 km

765 m

water 70%

80 km

887 m

water 87%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← August Tórshavn year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	10
2	11	10
3	11	10
4	11	10
5	11	10
6	11	9
7	11	9
8	11	9
9	11	9
10	11	9
11	11	9
12	11	9
13	11	9
14	11	9
15	11	9
16	11	9
17	10	9
18	10	9
19	10	9
20	10	9
21	10	9
22	10	9
23	10	9
24	10	9
25	10	9
26	10	8
27	10	8
28	10	8
29	10	8
30	10	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	46
8	46
9	46
10	46
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	48
15	49
16	49
17	50
18	50
19	51
20	52
21	52
22	53
23	54
24	55
25	56
26	56
27	57
28	58
29	58
30	59

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	10
2	11	10
3	11	10
4	11	10
5	11	10
6	11	9
7	11	9
8	11	9
9	11	9
10	11	9
11	11	9
12	11	9
13	11	9
14	11	9
15	11	9
16	11	9
17	10	9
18	10	9
19	10	9
20	10	9
21	10	9
22	10	9
23	10	9
24	10	9
25	10	9
26	10	8
27	10	8
28	10	8
29	10	8
30	10	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	46
8	46
9	46
10	46
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	48
15	49
16	49
17	50
18	50
19	51
20	52
21	52
22	53
23	54
24	55
25	56
26	56
27	57
28	58
29	58
30	59

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	10
2	11	10
3	11	10
4	11	10
5	11	10
6	11	9
7	11	9
8	11	9
9	11	9
10	11	9
11	11	9
12	11	9
13	11	9
14	11	9
15	11	9
16	11	9
17	10	9
18	10	9
19	10	9
20	10	9
21	10	9
22	10	9
23	10	9
24	10	9
25	10	9
26	10	8
27	10	8
28	10	8
29	10	8
30	10	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	46
8	46
9	46
10	46
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	48
15	49
16	49
17	50
18	50
19	51
20	52
21	52
22	53
23	54
24	55
25	56
26	56
27	57
28	58
29	58
30	59

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100