Current time in Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

8:21 a.m.
March 19, 2024

Local time in Faroe Islands

The time in Faroe Islands is the same as in UTC and 4 hours ahead of Ashburn. The current timezone in Faroe Islands is Western European Time (WET). Faroe Islands is currently observing Standard Time (DST) also known as winter time. Daylight Saving Time in Faroe Islands starts at March 30, 2024.

Details for the time in Faroe Islands

Current time
8:21 a.m.
Time zone Western European Time (WET)
DST: Western European Summer Time (WEST)
IANA time zone Atlantic/Faroe
Your time difference 4 hours ahead of Ashburn
UTC time difference UTC+0
same time as UTC

Faroe Islands Daylight Saving Time (DST)

Faroe Islands uses Daylight Saving Time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Faroe Islands.

Last DST ended at Oct. 28, 2023
Sets the clock back 1 hour
Next DST starts at March 30, 2024
Sets the clock forward 1 hour
DST is ending at Oct. 26, 2024
Sets the clock back 1 hour

Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands use Western European Time WET and Western European Summer Time WEST. WET is UTC +0000 and WEST is UTC +0100. The Faroe Island’s latitude and longitude is 62° 00' N and 06° 47' E. It’s an archipelago between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. Being located this far north the length of the days on the Faroe Islands is heavily affected by the seasons. The use of daylight savings time of the Faroe Islands is therefore no surprise.

Important cities in Faroe Islands

The current time in some important cities in Faroe Islands is shown below.

Time in Faroe Islands