Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
94.5km²
Area
92km
Coastline
755m
Highest point
Lokki
5,534
People
10°C
Warmest sea
August
590km
To the mainland
When to go to Borðoy
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
Borðoy is an island in Faroe Islands. It covers 94.5 km², with 92 km of coastline. Its highest point, Lokki, rises to 755 m. About 5,534 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 590 km away.
Getting there
- Vágar Airport (FAE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 42 km in a straight lineCar hire at FAE airport (Vágar)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesHvannasund - Svínoy, Klaksvík - Kalsoy
- 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 Borðoy.
- 9beaches
- 2viewpoints
- 1ferry terminalsHvannasund
- 24named peaksNorðanfyri Lokkaskarð, Lokki, Omanfyri Klivsdal and 21 more
- 6waterfallsKráaráfossur, Svartifossur, Yvir á Fossi and 3 more
- 10ruins and archaeological sitesFossá, Skálatoftir, Húsið á Lírasjøti and 7 more
- 1dive centresVinnukavaraskúlin
- 1campsites
- 4hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 4restaurants, 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.
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 271 m above the sea. 39 % of it is below 200 m.
- 14 %0–50 m
- 25 %50–200 m
- 49 %200–500 m
- 12 %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.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Klaksvík5,013 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 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Night low (°C) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Sea (°C) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 114 | 90 | 89 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 78 | 91 | 102 | 108 | 110 | 120 |
| Wet days | 21 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| 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) | 37 | 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 | +0.1 | −0.2 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +0.6 |
| 2021 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.8 | +0.2 | −0.3 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 |
| 2022 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.6 |
| 2023 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.2 |
| 2024 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.8 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.4 |
| 2025 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +0.8 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
More islands nearby.
Eysturoy
Faroe Islands285 km²880 m17 km away
StreymoyFaroe Islands373 km²789 m27 km away
ViðoyFaroe Islands41 km²841 m11 km away
KunoyFaroe Islands35 km²830 m9 km away
KalsoyFaroe Islands30 km²788 m11 km away
SvínoyFaroe Islands27 km²586 m10 km away
FugloyFaroe Islands11 km²621 m17 km away
VágarFaroe Islands176 km²722 m41 km awayAbout these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q202170) · 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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