Inverness vs Vágar: which is sunnier?
🇬🇧 United Kingdom vs 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands · 534 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Inverness is the sunnier overall: about 1,074 hours of sunshine a year to Vágar's 998. Inverness has the higher Sunshine Score in 7 of 12 months; the other 5 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Inverness | Vágar | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,074 | 998 |
| Sunniest month | July (56/100) | August (22/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 54/100 | 17/100 |
| Rain / year | 873 mm | 1,225 mm |
| Warmest sea | 16°C / 61°F | 11°C / 52°F |
| Peak midday UV | 4 (moderate) | 3 (moderate) |
Inverness vs Vágar month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | Sea °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness | Vágar | Inverness | Vágar | Inverness | Vágar | Inverness | Vágar | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 5° | 6° | 64 | 129 | 5° | 7° |
| February | 0 | 0 | 6° | 6° | 58 | 99 | 5° | 7° |
| March | 0 | 0 | 8° | 6° | 57 | 98 | 6° | 7° |
| April | 19 | 0 | 11° | 7° | 55 | 80 | 8° | 7° |
| May | 36 | 0 | 14° | 8° | 66 | 75 | 14° | 8° |
| June | 52 | 12 | 17° | 10° | 85 | 70 | 14° | 9° |
| July | 56 | 17 | 18° | 11° | 92 | 84 | 16° | 11° |
| August | 55 | 22 | 18° | 12° | 102 | 96 | 15° | 11° |
| September | 48 | 16 | 16° | 11° | 68 | 114 | 13° | 11° |
| October | 23 | 5 | 12° | 9° | 89 | 123 | 11° | 10° |
| November | 0 | 0 | 8° | 7° | 73 | 121 | 9° | 9° |
| December | 0 | 0 | 6° | 6° | 64 | 136 | 6° | 8° |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Inverness · May Inverness · Jun Inverness · Jul Inverness · Aug Inverness · Sep Inverness · Oct Inverness · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Inverness averages 0/100, Vágar 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (6°C vs 6°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Inverness (average score 18/100 vs 0). Inverness is the warmer, around 11°C daytime highs vs 7°C.
- June–August: Inverness (average score 54/100 vs 17). Inverness is the warmer, around 18°C daytime highs vs 11°C.
- September–October: Inverness (average score 36/100 vs 11). Inverness is the warmer, around 14°C daytime highs vs 10°C.
Sea temperature
Inverness's sea gets warmer: 16°C / 61°F at its peak vs 11°C. Swimmable water (21°C+): Inverness never, Vágar never. Month-by-month sea temperatures are in the table above.
Full month-by-month guides: Inverness weather by month · Vágar weather by month · Best time to visit United Kingdom.
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