Time Zone History

Faroe Islands time zone history

Standard time has stayed at UTC+0 since 1908, the longest run of the 5 zones on UTC+0 standard time with no change of standard time since 1970. On standard time, clocks in the Faroe Islands run 27 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.

UTC+0

Standard time is UTC+0 (WEST/WET); clocks go forward to UTC+1 on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October.

tz database name Atlantic/Faroe

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Summer time in 46 of 57 years since 1970

UTC−0:27:04: 27 minutes behind today’s standard timeUTC+0: today’s standard timeUTC+1: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC−0:27:04: 27 minutes behindtoday’s standard timeUTC+0: today’s standard timeUTC+1: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard time

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Before 1970

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
January 11, 1908Local mean time (UTC−0:27:04) replacedUTC+0WET

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
1981–1995last Sunday in March, 01:00last Sunday in September, 02:001 hour, WET to WEST
1996–2037last Sunday in March, 01:00last Sunday in October, 02:001 hour, WET to WEST

Clock changes in 2026, 2027 and 2028

The clocks go forward 1 hour (WET to WEST) on March 29, 2026, March 28, 2027 and March 26, 2028 at 01:00 and back 1 hour (WEST to WET) on October 25, 2026, October 31, 2027 and October 29, 2028 at 02:00, local time.

Also on UTC+0

United Kingdom, Danmarkshavn (Greenland), Lisbon (Portugal), Morocco, Madeira (Portugal), Canary Islands (Spain), Western Sahara, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire (nearest first; 2 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Ireland (966 km): same time except 3,097 days in 1970–1995; 1 hour ahead today.
  • Ittoqqortoormiit (Greenland) (1,155 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 4,936 days in 1970–1981 and 2024–2026; 2 hours behind today.
  • United Kingdom (1,235 km): same time except 3,097 days in 1970–1995.
  • Belgium (1,414 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 714 days in 1977–1980.
  • France (1,567 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 896 days in 1976–1980.

How it compares

The Faroe Islands kept local mean time (UTC−0:27:04) until 1908, the third-latest switch of the 8 zones on Atlantic islands.