Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
111km²
Area
82km
Coastline
479m
Highest point
Tindur
1,313
People
10°C
Warmest sea
August
606km
To the mainland
When to go to Sandoy
Good all year round.
The sea is warmest in August (10 °C) and coolest in February (7 °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.
Island in the Faroe Islands
Sandoy is an island in Faroe Islands. It covers 111 km², with 82 km of coastline. Its highest point, Tindur, rises to 479 m. About 1,313 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 606 km away.
Getting there
- Vágar Airport (FAE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 35 km in a straight lineCar hire at FAE airport (Vágar)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesSandur - Skúvoy
- 606 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Sandoy.
- 4beachesUrðin, Niðri á Sandi and 2 more
- 2viewpointsPoint of view with pedestral road
- 1ferry terminalsM/F Teistin
- 1marinas
- 19named peaksTindur, Skorarnar, Endin and 16 more
- 14waterfallsKrókafossar, Tvøráfossur, Traðafossur and 11 more
- 2campsitesDalur Campsite
- 4hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 3restaurants, 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
Sandoy in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Sandoy, each with its own numbers.
9mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
479m
Tindur
prominence 479 m · according to Peakyas
9 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Tindurprominence 479 m479m
- Knúkur369m
- Skúvoyarfjall354m
- Klubbin123m
- Pætursfjall
- Vørdan
- Eiriksfjall
- Dunjaheyggjur
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 180 m above the sea. 58 % of it is below 200 m.
- 13 %0–50 m
- 45 %50–200 m
- 42 %200–500 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).
Towns on the island
- Sandur608 people
- Skopun457 people
- Skálavík171 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Night low (°C) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Sea (°C) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 123 | 96 | 95 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 82 | 96 | 110 | 118 | 117 | 130 |
| Wet days | 22 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
| Sun h/day | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Wind (km/h) | 36 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 36 |
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 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.1 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 | −0.2 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.5 |
| 2021 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.6 | +0.3 | −0.3 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | −0.1 | −0.1 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.5 |
| 2023 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.3 | ±0.0 |
| 2024 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.7 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.2 |
| 2025 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +1.2 | +0.7 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
More islands nearby.
Skúvoy
Faroe Islands10 km²393 m9 km away
StreymoyFaroe Islands373 km²789 m34 km away
HesturFaroe Islands5.9 km²421 m13 km away
NólsoyFaroe Islands10 km²372 m16 km away
KolturFaroe Islands2.3 km²478 m18 km away
VágarFaroe Islands176 km²722 m36 km away
SuðuroyFaroe Islands164 km²610 m35 km away
EysturoyFaroe Islands285 km²880 m41 km awayAbout these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q208321) · 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 | Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · 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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