Lightning strikes in Faroe Islands
The detection network has located 12 lightning strikes in Faroe Islands since the archive began, including 12 in the last 7 days. That is 0.00% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Faroe Islands #121 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Faroe Islands is counted under Europe in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 1 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | 12 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Faroe Islands's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unassigned | 8 | 8 | 66.7% |
| 2 | Eysturoy | 4 | 4 | 33.3% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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