Best time to visit Eysturoy

Month-by-month weather averages for Eysturoy.

Eysturoy, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands

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  • Made good or best by an event
Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January5.7 °C / 42 °F2.9 °C / 37 °F108 mm / 4.3 inneither best nor good
February5.7 °C / 42 °F2.9 °C / 37 °F94 mm / 3.7 inneither best nor good
March5.9 °C / 43 °F2.9 °C / 37 °F91 mm / 3.6 inneither best nor good
April7 °C / 45 °F3.9 °C / 39 °F70 mm / 2.7 inneither best nor good
May8.5 °C / 47 °F5.6 °C / 42 °F65 mm / 2.6 inneither best nor good
June10.5 °C / 51 °F7.8 °C / 46 °F54 mm / 2.1 inneither best nor good
July12 °C / 54 °F9.4 °C / 49 °F59 mm / 2.3 inneither best nor good
August12.2 °C / 54 °F9.6 °C / 49 °F67 mm / 2.6 inneither best nor good
September11.2 °C / 52 °F8.8 °C / 48 °F87 mm / 3.4 inneither best nor good
October9.2 °C / 49 °F6.7 °C / 44 °F113 mm / 4.5 inneither best nor good
November7.3 °C / 45 °F4.7 °C / 40 °F104 mm / 4.1 inneither best nor good
December6.1 °C / 43 °F3.3 °C / 38 °F125 mm / 4.9 inneither best nor good
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: neither
  2. FFebruary: neither
  3. MMarch: neither
  4. AApril: neither
  5. MMay: neither
  6. JJune: neither
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: neither
  10. OOctober: neither
  11. NNovember: neither
  12. DDecember: neither

No month is good for this in Eysturoy.

Hiking and trekking

Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.

  1. JJanuary: neither
  2. FFebruary: neither
  3. MMarch: neither
  4. AApril: neither
  5. MMay: good
  6. JJune: best
  7. JJuly: best
  8. AAugust: best
  9. SSeptember: good
  10. OOctober: neither
  11. NNovember: neither
  12. DDecember: neither
Best
June–August
Good
May, September
Why these months
  • May · good

    In its favour: precipitation 65 mm / 2.6 in, days with heavy rain 0.9 days, average daily high 8.5 °C / 47 °F, average daily low 5.6 °C / 42 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 64%, daylight per day 17.8 h, wind (daily max) 29 km/h / 18 mph.

    Against: wet days 15.3 days, feels like (high) 4.4 °C / 40 °F.

  • June · best

    In its favour: average daily high 10.5 °C / 51 °F, precipitation 54 mm / 2.1 in, days with heavy rain 1 days, average daily low 7.8 °C / 46 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 56%, daylight per day 19.6 h, feels like (high) 7.3 °C / 45 °F, wet days 12.4 days, wind (daily max) 26 km/h / 16 mph.

  • July · best

    In its favour: average daily high 12 °C / 54 °F, precipitation 59 mm / 2.3 in, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, average daily low 9.4 °C / 49 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 51%, daylight per day 18.7 h, feels like (high) 9.1 °C / 48 °F, wind (daily max) 26 km/h / 16 mph.

    Against: wet days 13.8 days.

  • August · best

    In its favour: average daily high 12.2 °C / 54 °F, precipitation 67 mm / 2.6 in, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, average daily low 9.6 °C / 49 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 57%, daylight per day 15.9 h, feels like (high) 9.2 °C / 49 °F, wind (daily max) 27 km/h / 16 mph.

    Against: wet days 13.4 days.

  • September · good

    In its favour: average daily high 11.2 °C / 52 °F, precipitation 87 mm / 3.4 in, days with heavy rain 1.7 days, average daily low 8.8 °C / 48 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 54%, daylight per day 12.9 h, feels like (high) 7.4 °C / 45 °F, wind (daily max) 33 km/h / 20 mph.

    Against: wet days 17.1 days.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Oddsskarð, 469 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) 0.1 °C0.2 °C0.5 °C2 °C4.4 °C7.3 °C9.1 °C9.2 °C7.4 °C4.7 °C2.3 °C0.6 °C
Days with heavy rain 2.8 days2.2 days1.8 days1.1 days0.9 days1 days1.1 days1.1 days1.7 days3 days2.5 days3.5 days
Time rain usually falls 12 pm7 am2 pm5 pm2 pm4 pm12 pm7 pm11 am8 pm5 pm1 pm
Sunshine per day 2.3 h4.6 h7 h9.4 h11.3 h11 h9.6 h9 h7 h4.8 h2.9 h1.5 h
Relative humidity 79%79%78%79%81%84%87%87%86%82%81%80%

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–20257.7 µg/m³8.4 µg/m³8.9 µg/m³8.8 µg/m³10.3 µg/m³8.8 µg/m³8.5 µg/m³8.5 µg/m³9 µg/m³8.6 µg/m³7.9 µg/m³7.1 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–202511 µg/m³11.7 µg/m³12.6 µg/m³12.4 µg/m³14.2 µg/m³12.3 µg/m³11.4 µg/m³11.6 µg/m³12.5 µg/m³11.7 µg/m³10.5 µg/m³9.8 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

Other places in Faroe Islands

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Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).