IANA tz database · zone identifier

Atlantic/Faroe

The IANA tz database identifier for Western European Standard Time in Faroe Islands. Store this string — not the abbreviation, not the offset — and your timestamps stay correct forever.

UTC+01:00Abbreviation WESTObserves daylight saving
Time in Atlantic/Faroe☾ Night
23:58:41
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Offset
UTC+01:00
Abbreviation
WEST
DST
Active

Current offset

UTC+01:00

standard UTC+00:00 · daylight UTC+01:00

Abbreviation

WEST

the daylight-saving form

DST behaviour

Observes

changes clocks twice a year

Country

🇫🇴 Faroe Islands

ISO 3166: FO · view country page →

Using this identifier

The string to put in your code.

Atlantic/Faroe is the identifier to use in code and config for this region. Every modern language, database, and OS resolves it through the same tz database, so the examples here behave identically everywhere.

Avoid storing WEST or +01:00 — abbreviations are ambiguous and fixed offsets can't follow rule changes.

// format a date in this zone
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
timeZone: 'Atlantic/Faroe',
dateStyle: 'full', timeStyle: 'long'
}).format(new Date());

Offset & DST behaviour

Two offsets,
every year.

Atlantic/Faroe alternates between WET (UTC+00:00) and WEST (UTC+01:00). Right now it is on WEST; clocks fall back on 25 October 2026.

The year at a glance

WET · UTC+00:00WEST · UTC+01:00WET · UTC+00:0029 Mar · +1h25 Oct · −1h Jan 2026 Dec

Technical record

The database entry, in full.

source: IANA tz database

IdentifierAtlantic/Faroe
ISO country codeFO🇫🇴 Faroe Islands
Reference coordinates62.02°N, 6.77°Wtz database reference point
Standard offsetUTC+00:00abbreviation WET
Daylight offsetUTC+01:00abbreviation WEST

Where it applies

All of Faroe Islands, one clock.

Looking for travel-friendly info? See Tórshavn or Western European Standard Time.

🇫🇴
Faroe Islands

54K people, one time zone. The whole country resolves to Atlantic/Faroe.

Country page →
🇫🇴 Tórshavn
23:58
23:58:41 · WEST
pop. 14KWET

Related identifiers

Nearby in the database.

Same zone group · Western European Standard Time

other identifiers keeping WET

Same offset · UTC+01:00

other zones keeping this offset right now

Frequently asked questions

Answers specific to this identifier — generated from the database record. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].

What UTC offset is Atlantic/Faroe?
Atlantic/Faroe is currently UTC+01:00 (WEST). It alternates between UTC+00:00 in winter and UTC+01:00 in summer.
Does Atlantic/Faroe observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks fall back at the next transition on 25 October 2026, as they do twice every year.
Which country uses Atlantic/Faroe?
Faroe Islands. The identifier covers the whole country.
Is Atlantic/Faroe the same as WET?
Atlantic/Faroe is one of the IANA zones that keeps Western European Standard Time (WET). Use Atlantic/Faroe in software — WET is a human-friendly label, not a valid identifier.

Free · Developer API

This zone, as JSON.

Everything on this page — offset, abbreviation, DST rules, coordinates — from one endpoint, always current with the latest tzdb release.

GET /v1/timezones Live

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// this identifier, resolved live
GET /v1/timezones?iana=Atlantic/Faroe
{
"iana": "Atlantic/Faroe",
"utc_offset": "+01:00",
"abbreviation": "WEST",
"observes_dst": true,
"country": "FO"
}