Torshavn, Faroe Islands
Current time in Faroe Islands
Time zone: WEST (UTC/GMT +01:00) — Atlantic/Faroe
| Local Clock Offset: Yesterday, 1 H |
| Time zone: (UTC/GMT +01:00) Atlantic/Faroe |
Torshavn time zone and UTC offset
Local time here is WEST, which sits 1 hour ahead of UTC, written UTC+01:00. The canonical zone name is Atlantic/Faroe, and that is what to pick from a time zone dropdown.
This zone does shift. On Sunday, 25 October 2026 the clocks go back 1 hour and Torshavn moves to WET, so anything booked across that date needs checking.
Torshavn compared with major world cities
How Torshavn lines up against other major centres at this moment — the numbers move when either side changes its clocks.
| New York | UTC-04:00 | Torshavn is 5 hours ahead |
| Los Angeles | UTC-07:00 | Torshavn is 8 hours ahead |
| London | UTC+01:00 | same time as Torshavn |
| Paris | UTC+02:00 | Torshavn is 1 hour behind |
| Dubai | UTC+04:00 | Torshavn is 3 hours behind |
| Mumbai | UTC+05:30 | Torshavn is 4 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai | UTC+08:00 | Torshavn is 7 hours behind |
| Tokyo | UTC+09:00 | Torshavn is 8 hours behind |
| Sydney | UTC+10:00 | Torshavn is 9 hours behind |
| Sao Paulo | UTC-03:00 | Torshavn is 4 hours ahead |
When Torshavn and other cities overlap
Overlap of a normal working day, shown in Torshavn time — outside these windows one side is off the clock.
| London | 09:00–17:00 in Torshavn | 8 hours overlap |
| Paris | 09:00–16:00 in Torshavn | 7 hours overlap |
| Dubai | 09:00–14:00 in Torshavn | 5 hours overlap |
| Sao Paulo | 13:00–17:00 in Torshavn | 4 hours overlap |
No shared working window exists with Los Angeles, Tokyo or Sydney, so those calls have to sit outside somebody's normal hours.
Popular cities
| New York, United States |
| London, United Kingdom |
| Paris, France |
| Tokyo, Japan |
| Beijing, China |
| Sydney, Australia |
| Berlin, Germany |
| Moscow, Russia |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Singapore, Singapore |
| Los Angeles, United States |
| Chicago, United States |
| Toronto, Canada |
| Mexico City, Mexico |
| São Paulo, Brazil |
| Mumbai, India |
| Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Seoul, South Korea |
| Istanbul, Turkey |
| Cairo, Egypt |
| Lagos, Nigeria |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Madrid, Spain |
| Rome, Italy |