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Northern Lights in Faroe Islands: Where and When to See Them

Parts of Faroe Islands lie right under the auroral oval: near Tórshavn the aurora can appear on almost any clear, dark night. Near Tórshavn, September has historically been the best month (15% of nights).

Featured destinations

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Tórshavn

Streymoy

Where the aurora is easiest to see

Place	Region	Kp needed	Magnetic latitude
Tórshavn	Streymoy	1	60.3°
Hoyvík	Streymoy	1	60.3°
Argir	Streymoy	1	60.2°
Vestmanna	Streymoy	1	60.4°
Við Sjógv	Eysturoy	1	60.4°
Sørvágur	Vágar	1	60.4°
Saltangará	Eysturoy	1	60.4°
Leirvík	Eysturoy	1	60.5°

Live sightings

Where visitors are reporting the aurora right now. A place climbs with every report and drops again as the reports age.

Regions of Faroe Islands

StreymoyKp 1+ · 4
NorðoyarKp 1.7+ · 1
EysturoyKp 1+ · 4
VágarKp 1+ · 2

Practical information for Faroe Islands

Emergency number: 112
Access to land: There is no general right to roam: under Faroese law, walking on infields and outfields needs the landowner's permission. Many landowners now charge fees or allow only guided hikes. Stay on marked paths and close outfield gates, and keep motor vehicles out of the outfield.
Winter driving: The road authority Landsverk publishes real-time road conditions (in Faroese). Some scenic mountain roads get no winter maintenance, and some are closed in winter. Studded tyres are allowed from 16 October to 15 May (as reported by KvF in 2022). Road conditions
Drones: Drone rules are set by a Faroese order administered by Denmark's Trafikstyrelsen: stay below 120 m, keep line of sight, never fly over crowds and keep 5 km from Vágar Airport. EU drone licences are not valid. Authority info: https://www.en.droneregler.dk/drone-flying-abroad/drone-flying-on-the-faroe-islands
Weather service: DMI (Danish Meteorological Institute)

Compiled from official government, road-authority and weather-service sources. Rules change; check them before you travel.