Annual precipitation in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Annual precipitation was 1,056 millimeters in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual precipitation in Faroe Islands, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millimeters.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 1,056 millimeters for annual precipitation in 2025.
That represents a change of down 16.0% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual precipitation in Faroe Islands peaked at 1,343 millimeters in 2015 and was at its lowest, 815.08 millimeters, in 1941.
Faroe Islands ranks 82nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 86 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,030 millimeters | 815.08 millimeters | 1,211 millimeters | 10 |
| 1950s | 1,036 millimeters | 839.3 millimeters | 1,124 millimeters | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,017 millimeters | 906.22 millimeters | 1,212 millimeters | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,051 millimeters | 897.03 millimeters | 1,162 millimeters | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,065 millimeters | 919.8 millimeters | 1,200 millimeters | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,085 millimeters | 997.77 millimeters | 1,169 millimeters | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,072 millimeters | 903.51 millimeters | 1,174 millimeters | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,062 millimeters | 857.1 millimeters | 1,343 millimeters | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,099 millimeters | 945.39 millimeters | 1,269 millimeters | 6 |
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More reference data data for Faroe Islands
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.13 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.25 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3816 °C (2026)
- Precipitation anomalies -14.26 millimeters (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.45 °C (2025)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 88.4% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 109,512 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 93.2% (2024)
- Milk production 7,243 tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual precipitation in Faroe Islands?
- Annual precipitation in Faroe Islands was 1,056 millimeters in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual precipitation recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,343 millimeters in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual precipitation recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 815.08 millimeters in 1941.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for annual precipitation?
- Faroe Islands ranks 82nd out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual precipitation rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual precipitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual precipitation—rain and snow—calculated as the sum of daily averages, reported as the depth of water falling to Earth's surface, excluding fog and dew.