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Tórshavn · November 2026

Northern lights in Tórshavn in November 2026

Answer

November gives Tórshavn 15.0 hours of civil night on the 15th, the 3rd darkest of its 12 months, under 86% mean cloud. 10% of November days since 1996 reached storm level, Kp 5.
15.0 h
civil night, average night
SunCalc for 62.01, -6.77; NASA POWER; GFZ Kp

November against the rest of the year

November cloud at Tórshavn averages 86% in NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 record, close to its yearly mean of 86%. April is Tórshavn's clearest month at 84%. By civil night times clear sky, November scores 2.1 hours at Tórshavn, 2nd of 12. Isle of Lewis, 422 km away, averages 88%, cloudier by 2 points.

Civil night at Tórshavn starts November at 13 h 53 min and reaches 15 h 56 min by November 30 as the nights lengthen by 2.0 hours. SWPC's 10 PM to 2 AM window is fully dark on every night. True astronomical darkness, the sun 18 degrees down, lasts 11.4 hours on the 15th.

November night by night

November opens toward a new moon on Nov 9, with full moon on Nov 24, in Atlantic/Faroe dates. Tórshavn gets 234 hours of civil night with the moon below the horizon across the month. The best of them for moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM: Nov 4 (4 h), Nov 5 (4 h), Nov 6 (4 h).

  1. 1

    48% lit

    4.7 h

  2. 2

    37% lit

    6.6 h

  3. 3

    27% lit

    8.3 h

  4. 4

    18% lit

    9.9 h

  5. 5

    11% lit

    11.6 h

  6. 6

    5% lit

    13.2 h

  7. 7

    2% lit

    14.4 h

  8. 8

    0% lit

    14.5 h

  9. 9

    1% lit

    14.6 h

  10. 10

    3% lit

    14.6 h

  11. 11

    7% lit

    14.7 h

  12. 12

    12% lit

    14.8 h

  13. 13

    19% lit

    14.8 h

  14. 14

    27% lit

    13.1 h

  15. 15

    36% lit

    11.5 h

  16. 16

    45% lit

    9.9 h

  17. 17

    55% lit

    8.4 h

  18. 18

    65% lit

    6.9 h

  19. 19

    74% lit

    5.4 h

  20. 20

    83% lit

    3.8 h

  21. 21

    91% lit

    2.1 h

  22. 22

    96% lit

    0.2 h

  23. 23

    99% lit

    0.0 h

  24. 24

    100% lit

    0.0 h

  25. 25

    97% lit

    0.0 h

  26. 26

    92% lit

    0.0 h

  27. 27

    84% lit

    1.1 h

  28. 28

    74% lit

    3.2 h

  29. 29

    64% lit

    5.1 h

  30. 30

    53% lit

    6.9 h

Each cell is the night that starts on that date. Hours are civil-dark time with the moon below the horizon; the green rule scales with them. Green outline: new moon. Bone outline: full moon.

Activity in past Novembers

Quiet activity already puts the oval edge over Tórshavn, so storm days matter more: 93 of the 900 November days from 1996 to 2025 (10%) reached Kp 5, 7th of 12 months. Tórshavn sits at 64.4 degrees geomagnetic, inside SWPC's 60 to 75 degree band, where aurora can be seen on more than half of all nights. No storm is needed: by SWPC's rule the average oval edge is overhead at Kp 1.

November across Faroe Islands

Coming from October (12.4 hours at Tórshavn), November adds darkness, and the nights keep growing into December (16.4 hours on the 15th).

Darkness and moon, every night

Tórshavn, November 2026: each night from local noon to the next noon
NightCivilAstronomicalMoon-free darkMoon-free, 10 PM to 2 AMMoon lit
Sun Nov 113 h 53 min10 h 25 min4 h 44 min0 min48%
Mon Nov 213 h 58 min10 h 30 min6 h 34 min1 h 47 min37%
Tue Nov 314 h 3 min10 h 35 min8 h 18 min3 h 28 min27%
Wed Nov 414 h 8 min10 h 39 min9 h 56 min4 h18%
Thu Nov 514 h 13 min10 h 44 min11 h 33 min4 h11%
Fri Nov 614 h 18 min10 h 48 min13 h 11 min4 h5%
Sat Nov 714 h 23 min10 h 52 min14 h 23 min4 h2%
Sun Nov 814 h 28 min10 h 57 min14 h 28 min4 h0%
Mon Nov 914 h 33 min11 h 1 min14 h 33 min4 h1%
Tue Nov 1014 h 37 min11 h 5 min14 h 37 min4 h3%
Wed Nov 1114 h 42 min11 h 9 min14 h 42 min4 h7%
Thu Nov 1214 h 46 min11 h 13 min14 h 46 min4 h12%
Fri Nov 1314 h 51 min11 h 17 min14 h 51 min4 h19%
Sat Nov 1414 h 55 min11 h 21 min13 h 7 min4 h27%
Sun Nov 1515 h11 h 25 min11 h 28 min4 h36%
Mon Nov 1615 h 4 min11 h 29 min9 h 54 min4 h45%
Tue Nov 1715 h 9 min11 h 32 min8 h 23 min2 h 36 min55%
Wed Nov 1815 h 13 min11 h 36 min6 h 54 min1 h 4 min65%
Thu Nov 1915 h 17 min11 h 39 min5 h 23 min0 min74%
Fri Nov 2015 h 21 min11 h 42 min3 h 48 min0 min83%
Sat Nov 2115 h 25 min11 h 46 min2 h 5 min0 min91%
Sun Nov 2215 h 29 min11 h 49 min13 min0 min96%
Mon Nov 2315 h 32 min11 h 52 min0 min0 min99%
Tue Nov 2415 h 36 min11 h 55 min0 min0 min100%
Wed Nov 2515 h 40 min11 h 58 min0 min0 min97%
Thu Nov 2615 h 43 min12 h 1 min0 min0 min92%
Fri Nov 2715 h 47 min12 h 4 min1 h 9 min0 min84%
Sat Nov 2815 h 50 min12 h 6 min3 h 13 min0 min74%
Sun Nov 2915 h 53 min12 h 9 min5 h 8 min0 min64%
Mon Nov 3015 h 56 min12 h 11 min6 h 53 min1 h 11 min53%
Moon lit: SunCalc illuminated fraction at the middle of the 10 PM to 2 AM window.

Questions

Can you see the northern lights in Tórshavn in November?
On dark, clear nights with enough activity. 30 of 30 nights at Tórshavn have civil darkness, and 10% of past November days reached Kp 5.
How dark is Tórshavn in November?
Tórshavn averages 15.0 hours of civil night a night in November 2026, from 13 h 53 min on the 1st to 15 h 56 min on the last night.
How cloudy is Tórshavn in November?
NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Tórshavn's 1 degree cell 86% mean cloud in November, against 86% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.
What is the best night in November 2026 for aurora in Tórshavn?
By darkness and moon alone, Nov 4, with 4 h of moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM at Tórshavn. Activity on that date will only be known hours ahead.
Is November or December better in Tórshavn?
By civil night times the clear share, November scores 2.1 hours at Tórshavn and December 2.1. December comes out ahead.

Sources and verification

Quoted figures last checked against their sources on 2026-09-30; next review 2026-12-31. Computed figures come from SunCalc and the IGRF-14 dipole as described in the methodology. Every quote is listed in the sources ledger.