Sweden
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
114km²
Area
95km
Coastline
31m
Highest point
498
People
18°C
Warmest sea
August
118km
To the mainland
When to go to Fårö
Best to visit from July to August.
The sea is warmest in August (18 °C) and coolest in March (3 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Swedish Baltic Sea island
Fårö is an island in Sweden. It covers 114 km², with 95 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 31 m. About 498 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 118 km away.
Getting there
- Visby Airport (VBY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 56 km in a straight lineCar hire at VBY airport (Visby)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesFårösundsleden
- 118 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From July to Augustbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Fårö.
- 6beachesNordersand, Raudstajnsstrand, Sudersand and 3 more
- 2viewpoints
- 1lighthousesFårö fyr
- 2ferry terminalsFårösundsleden
- 1marinasLauterhorn
- 2named peaksGasmorhammaren, Kalbjärghobben
- 45ruins and archaeological sitesGamle Hamn, Sankt Olofs kyrka, Kalkugn and 42 more
- 1waymarked walking routesDämbaskogen natur- och kulturstig
- 7campsitesStrandskogens Camping Sudersand Fårö, Ekevikens, Solhaga and 4 more
- 3hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 15restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Fårö in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Fårö, each with its own numbers.
2beaches and covesCoastya
6lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
1.1km²
Norrsund
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
22.7°C
Dämbaträsk
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
17.9°C
Sudersand strand
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
6 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Norrsund1.1km²
- Stajnträsk0.60km²
- Dämbaträsk0.35km²
- Langhammarsviken0.19km²
- Alnäsaträsk0.19km²
- Mölnorträsk0.14km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 10 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 100 %0–50 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Night low (°C) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Sea (°C) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Rain (mm) | 51 | 40 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 46 | 56 | 61 | 49 | 59 | 64 | 57 |
| Wet days | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
| Sun h/day | 0.2 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Wind (km/h) | 29 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1.1 | +1.8 | +2.7 | +2.3 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +1.9 | +2.0 | +2.2 |
| 2021 | +2.0 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +3.8 | +4.1 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +0.6 |
| 2022 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +1.6 | +1.6 | +1.7 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +1.7 | +1.0 |
| 2023 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +2.2 | +0.3 | −0.9 | +1.7 | +0.8 | +0.8 | −0.2 |
| 2024 | −0.6 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +2.2 | +1.6 | +0.9 | +0.5 |
| 2025 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.3 | −0.1 | −0.9 | +0.5 | −0.8 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +2.6 | +1.8 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1004693) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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