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Wind conditions in the Faroe Islands

The wind is the Faroes' first sentence.

Wind speeds above 15 m/s ground most drones and make cliff-edge photography genuinely dangerous. Above 20 m/s, ferries to the smaller islands stop running.

The good news: wind drops fast in lee valleys. A 25 m/s ridgeline can be 5 m/s in the village below.

Curated picks
Saksun — Tidal village
Streymoy
Saksun

Sheltered valley — works in most winds.

Gásadalur — Cliffside village & waterfall
Vágar
Gásadalur

The cliff face accelerates westerlies — caution near the edge.

Gjógv — Sea-gorge village
Eysturoy
Gjógv

The gorge shields the village from the prevailing west.

Tjørnuvík — Black-sand bay village
Streymoy
Tjørnuvík

The amphitheatre shelters from everything but the north.

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