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Best time to visit Longyearbyen
The best time to visit Longyearbyen is May, with daytime temperatures around 0°C.
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Longyearbyen
180 mCold and snowy · ski conditions
40
0°/−4°0°15 mm100 cm34 %Midnight sun
A typical mid-May in Longyearbyen
Sunny 9Cloudy 12Rain 1Snow 8
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
−6°4°−18°30°
Sea temperature
0°−18°30°
Daylight (solar time)
0006121824
Midnight sun
Precipitation about 85 % as snow
050 mm
15 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 62 %
Snow on the ground
about 100 cm
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Sea | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32 | −8° | −14° | 0° | 26 mm | 13 | 44 % | 0 h | Freezing and snowy · ski conditions |
| February | 32 | −8° | −15° | −1° | 29 mm | 13 | 42 % | 0 h | Freezing and snowy · ski conditions |
| March | 28 | −9° | −15° | −1° | 32 mm | 14 | 41 % | 12 h | Freezing and snowy · ski conditions |
| April | 37 | −6° | −12° | −1° | 19 mm | 11 | 46 % | 21 h | Freezing and snowy · ski conditions |
| May | 40 | 0° | −4° | 0° | 15 mm | 9 | 34 % | 24 h | Cold and snowy · ski conditions |
| June | 39 | 5° | 1° | 2° | 19 mm | 9 | 22 % | 24 h | Cold and grey |
| July | 32 | 10° | 5° | 4° | 27 mm | 11 | 21 % | 24 h | Chilly and grey |
| August | 27 | 8° | 4° | 4° | 33 mm | 13 | 19 % | 24 h | Chilly, showery and grey |
| September | 28 | 3° | 0° | 4° | 27 mm | 12 | 19 % | 14 h | Cold, showery and grey |
| October | 25 | −2° | −6° | 2° | 23 mm | 14 | 26 % | 5 h | Cold and snowy |
| November | 29 | −5° | −10° | 1° | 26 mm | 13 | 36 % | 0 h | Cold and snowy |
| December | 33 | −7° | −13° | 0° | 29 mm | 13 | 46 % | 0 h | Freezing and snowy · ski conditions |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 180 m. Coordinates: 78.22, 15.65.