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Sandur, Faroe Islands climate
Cfc Subpolar oceanic
Sandur has a mildly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Subpolar oceanic, Köppen Cfc). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 13°C, while the coldest is February averaging around 2°C at night. Around 1398 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in December (166 mm) and easing off in June (62 mm). At latitude 62°N, day length swings from 4.7 hours in midwinter to 19.2 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Sandur climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 161 | 146 | 133 | 90 | 76 | 62 | 68 | 99 | 117 | 141 | 138 | 166 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 161 | 146 | 133 | 90 | 76 | 62 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Avg low (°C) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 99 | 117 | 141 | 138 | 166 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 0.9 | 4 | 8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 10 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.9 | 4 | 8 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 85 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 82 | 85 | 87 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 84 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 82 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 83 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 85 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 82 | 85 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 82 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 87 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 87 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 84 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 90 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 83 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Torshavn, a weather station, about 20 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.