Weather in Svalbard

Calculated from weather data of Svalbard Airport, Longyear (ENSB) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-7.1	-9.1	-2.1	-8.2	-6.5	-11.0
February	-7.4	-6.7	-4.2	-11.6	-5.5	-13.0
March	-10.3	-12.5	-12.8	-6.4	-7.5	-14.8
April	-5.1		-3.6	-8.2	-4.1	-6.0
May	0.1		0.1	0.2	-2.6	1.8
June	6.0		6.0	7.5	4.7	6.0
July	9.9		11.8	11.0	7.9	11.5
August	8.4		9.9	8.5	7.7	9.0
September	4.4		1.9	4.5	5.2	4.7
October	-1.1		-2.1	-1.5	-3.7	-1.5
November	-3.2		-5.7	1.1	-8.2	-1.5
December	-5.2		-4.3	-7.7	-5.7	-5.2
Average	-2.4	-9.4	0.1	-1.8	-1.1	-2.7

65th highest temperature of Norway

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-12.4	-14	-6	-13	-10	-16
February	-12.2	-11	-9	-15	-9	-18
March	-16.9	-17	-16	-11	-13	-19
April	-11.8		-8	-12	-9	-13
May	-4.5		-4	-4	-5	-2
June	3.0		3	5	2	3
July	6.6		8	8	5	8
August	5.1		7	5	5	5
September	1.0		-1	2	2	2
October	-5.7		-6	-4	-6	-4
November	-8.7		-9	-3	-12	-5
December	-10.6		-8	-11	-9	-9
Average	-6.1	-15.8	-4.0	-5.7	-5.0	-6.3

2nd lowest temperature of Norway

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	0	0	0	0	0
25 °C or warmer	0	0	0	0	0
20 °C or warmer	0	0	0	0	2
0 °C or colder	91	246	201	240	216

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January		0	0	0	0	0
February	27.0	41	53	17	14	15
March	26.7	18	20	33	31	33
April	26.3		34	29	31	16
May			0	0	0	0
June			0	0	0	0
July			0	0	0	0
August	18.9		23	6	12	21
September	19.2		22	21	17	26
October	14.8		13	18	24	10
November			0	0	0	0
December			0	0	0	0
Average	22.4	21.8	24.3	23.8	23.5	22.6

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January		0	0	0	0	0
February	19.7	17	29	20	15	16
March	18.6	13	21	18	22	17
April	19.2		18	19	26	16
May			0	0	0	0
June			0	0	0	0
July			0	0	0	0
August	15.4		14	15	12	17
September	16.3		14	17	14	15
October	16.3		22	18	18	12
November			0	0	0	0
December			0	0	0	0
Average	17.2	13.3	18.0	17.5	18.8	15.6

38th highest wind speed of Norway

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	N	N	N	N	N
February	S	W	SE	SE	SE
March	SE	E	SE	SE	W
April		SW	SE	E	SE
May		N	N	N	N
June		N	N	N	N
July		N	N	N	N
August		W	S	SW	SE
September		SW	SE	SE	SE
October		E	E	SE	SE
November		N	N	N	N
December		N	N	N	N

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Svalbard weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Svalbard?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 10 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Svalbard?

The coldest month is March with an average daytime temperature of -10 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Svalbard?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in February with a probability of around 27.0 %.

Which month is the driest in Svalbard?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in January. The probability is about 0.0 %.