Current time in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Western European Time
UTC+01:00- Time zone
- Western European Time · Atlantic/Faroe
- UTC offset now
- UTC+01:00 WEST
- Abbreviation
- WET / WEST
- Daylight saving
- Forward the last Sunday in March at 01:00, back the last Sunday in October at 02:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00 (WEST → WET).
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Streymoy, Faroe Islands (capital) · 62.01° N, 6.77° W
- Population
- 13,200
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Tórshavn at about 12:27 standard time: the clock runs about 27 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:11 and 13:34 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:28 | 18:42 | 12h 14m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 03:36 | 23:21 | 19h 45m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 07:13 | 19:24 | 12h 11m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 09:50 | 14:59 | 5h 09m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 07:28–19:04 (11 h 36 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.
Nearby cities
Nearest cities abroad on the same clock all year
- Douglas, Isle of Man · 880 km
- Dublin, Ireland · 970 km
- Birmingham, United Kingdom · 1,100 km
- London, United Kingdom · 1,230 km
- Saint Peter Port, Guernsey · 1,420 km
- Saint Helier, Jersey · 1,450 km