Atlantic/Faroe time zone

Atlantic/Faroe is an IANA time zone used in Faroe Islands. It is on standard time now, UTC+0 (WET), until Sunday, March 28, 2027.

Atlantic/Faroe at a glance

How Atlantic/Faroe keeps time

Standard time in Atlantic/Faroe is UTC+0 (WET). During daylight saving time the zone moves 1 hour to UTC+1 (WEST). The table lists the recent and upcoming changes as recorded in tz database version 2026e.

Recent and upcoming changes in Atlantic/Faroe

Countries and cities on Atlantic/Faroe

Atlantic/Faroe is used in Faroe Islands. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.

• Tórshavn

Atlantic/Faroe compared with other time zones

Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.

Other zones on UTC+0 right now

These IANA zones show the same time as Atlantic/Faroe today. Their clock-change rules may differ.

• Africa/Abidjan
• Africa/Accra
• Africa/Bamako
• Africa/Banjul
• Africa/Bissau
• Africa/Casablanca
• Africa/Conakry
• Africa/Dakar
• Africa/El_Aaiun
• Africa/Freetown
• Africa/Lome
• Africa/Monrovia

Using Atlantic/Faroe in software

Store and send the zone as its IANA name, Atlantic/Faroe, not as a fixed offset. A fixed offset such as UTC+0 gives the wrong result after the next clock change.

Show the current time in Atlantic/Faroe:

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Atlantic/Faroe', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Atlantic/Faroe'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Atlantic/Faroe')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Atlantic/Faroe date

Tools for time in Atlantic/Faroe

• Convert a time to or from Atlantic/Faroe: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
• Add Tórshavn to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
• Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Atlantic/Faroe and the other cities you work with.
• Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.

Frequently asked questions

Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.