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A sunny year for the capital
The sun shone on Tórshavn for a total of 1,092 hours in 2020. This is an increase of 52 hours on the 2019 figure.
According to figures from Statistics Faroe Islands, only 2009 had more sunshine hours in Tórshavn this century, with 1,139.
A rainy 2011
Last year’s total rainfall depth in the capital was 1,288 millimetres, which is slightly less than the 1,314 mm from the previous year.
2011 was by far the rainiest year this century, with 2,259 mm of rain falling in the capital.
Temperatures
Last year saw 33 days of frost, compared to 39 in 2019. The frostiest year this century was 2010 when Tórshavn had 67 days of frost.
The average Tórshavn temperature last year was 7.2 degrees Celsius, with a high of 16.4 degrees and a low of -3.6 degrees.
The highest temperature measured in Tórshavn this century was 20 degrees, recorded in 2004, and the coldest was -8.8 degrees, in 2001.
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Translated by prosa.fo
