Daylight hours in Tórshavn
Tórshavn gets 19h 41m of daylight on its longest day in June, and 5h 13m on its shortest in December — a difference of 14h 28m across the year.
How fast the days change
Around 7 March, Tórshavn gains or loses about 6.0 minutes of daylight every day.
That is quick enough to notice week to week, which is why spring seems to arrive all at once this far from the equator.
Sunrise and sunset by month
On the 15th of each month, in Atlantic/Faroe local time, daylight saving included.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 09:31 | 15:41 | 6h 10m | 12:36 |
| February | 08:12 | 17:09 | 8h 57m | 12:41 |
| March | 06:44 | 18:27 | 11h 44m | 12:35 |
| April | 06:03 | 20:51 | 14h 48m | 13:27 |
| May | 04:32 | 22:14 | 17h 41m | 13:23 |
| June | 03:37 | 23:18 | 19h 41m | 13:27 |
| July | 04:10 | 22:55 | 18h 45m | 13:33 |
| August | 05:31 | 21:31 | 16h 00m | 13:31 |
| September | 06:53 | 19:51 | 12h 58m | 13:22 |
| October | 08:11 | 18:14 | 10h 03m | 13:12 |
| November | 08:38 | 15:44 | 7h 06m | 12:11 |
| December | 09:45 | 14:58 | 5h 13m | 12:22 |
Solstices and equinoxes
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 20 Mar | 06:27 | 18:41 | 12h 14m |
| June solstice | 21 Jun | 03:36 | 23:21 | 19h 45m |
| September equinox | 22 Sep | 07:11 | 19:28 | 12h 17m |
| December solstice | 21 Dec | 09:50 | 14:59 | 5h 09m |
The equinoxes give almost exactly twelve hours of daylight everywhere on earth — "almost" because sunrise is defined by the sun's upper edge rather than its centre, and the atmosphere bends its light over the horizon before it has really arrived. Both lengthen the day by a few minutes.
Assumptions
- Sea-level horizon. Hills, mountains and buildings all delay sunrise and bring sunset forward, sometimes by a lot in a valley.
- Standard refraction. Sunrise is taken at −0.833°, allowing for the sun's disc and average atmospheric bending. Unusual air conditions shift it by a minute or two.
- Local clock time, with daylight saving applied from the IANA timezone database.