Current time in Faroe Islands
Local time in Faroe Islands
The time in Faroe Islands is 1 hour ahead of UTC and 5 hours ahead of Ashburn. There is daylightsaving in effect at the moment.
Details for the time in Faroe Islands
| Current time |
1:02 p.m.
|
| Daylight saving time | 1 hour |
| Timezone | Western European Summer Time (WEST) |
| Olson timezone name | Atlantic/Faroe |
| Time difference | 5 hours ahead of Ashburn |
| 1 hour ahead of UTC |
Faroe Islands Daylight Saving time (DST)
Faroe Islands uses Daylight Savings time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Faroe Islands.
| DST Started 2021 | March 28, 2021 Forward 1 hour |
| DST Ends 2021 | Oct. 31, 2021 Backward 1 hour |
| Next DST Start 2022 | March 27, 2022 Forward 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.