Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
40.6km²
Area
49km
Coastline
841m
Highest point
Villingadalsfjall
597
People
10°C
Warmest sea
August
590km
To the mainland
When to go to Viðoy
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 of the Faroe Islands
Viðoy is an island in Faroe Islands. It covers 40.6 km², with 49 km of coastline. Its highest point, Villingadalsfjall, rises to 841 m. About 597 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 590 km away.
Getting there
- Vágar Airport (FAE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 50 km in a straight lineCar hire at FAE airport (Vágar)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesHvannasund - Svínoy
- 590 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 Viðoy.
- 9beaches
- 2viewpoints
- 1ferry terminalsHvannasund
- 11named peaksVillingadalsfjall, Nakkurin (norðari), Malinsfjall and 8 more
- 2hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 1restaurants, 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
Viðoy in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Viðoy, each with its own numbers.
2beaches and covesCoastya
1mountainPeakyas
Highest point
841m
Villingadalsfjall
prominence 841 m · according to Peakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
10.3°C
Høvdagjógv
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 246 m above the sea. 45 % of it is below 200 m.
- 14 %0–50 m
- 31 %50–200 m
- 46 %200–500 m
- 9 %500–1,000 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.
5 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Viðareiðino census figure
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 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Night low (°C) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Sea (°C) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 110 | 86 | 87 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 74 | 82 | 102 | 104 | 109 | 118 |
| Wet days | 21 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Sun h/day | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Wind (km/h) | 38 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 37 |
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 | +0.2 | −0.1 | −0.1 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | −0.1 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +0.6 |
| 2021 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.7 | +0.2 | −0.4 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 |
| 2022 | +0.1 | −0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.6 |
| 2023 | +0.1 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.2 |
| 2024 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.5 |
| 2025 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +0.7 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +1.3 | +0.8 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
More islands nearby.
Borðoy
Faroe Islands95 km²755 m11 km away
EysturoyFaroe Islands285 km²880 m23 km away
KunoyFaroe Islands35 km²830 m8 km away
KalsoyFaroe Islands30 km²788 m13 km away
StreymoyFaroe Islands373 km²789 m34 km away
FugloyFaroe Islands11 km²621 m11 km away
SvínoyFaroe Islands27 km²586 m11 km away
VágarFaroe Islands176 km²722 m48 km awayAbout these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q211982) · 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, Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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