Climate & Weather in Longyearbyen, 🇸🇯 Svalbard and Jan Mayen - Monthly Averages, Forecast & Air Quality

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CURRENT CONDITIONS

Temperature 6.6°C / 4.3°C

Feels Like 4.4°C / 2.1°C

Weather 🌧️ Light drizzle

Humidity %

Wind 3.4 km/h (gusts 9.4)

UV Index 0.5

Sunrise / Sunset 00:00 / 00:00

Daylight 24.0 hrs

Last updated: 19 hours ago

7-DAY FORECAST

Date	Weather	High	Low	Feels Like	Precip	Rain %	Wind	UV
Sun 23 Aug	🌧️ Light drizzle	6.6°	4.3°	4.4° / 2.1°	0.3 mm	31%	3.4 km/h	0.5
Mon 24 Aug	🌨️ Slight snow showers	5.0°	1.3°	3.2° / -2.5°	2.7 mm	50%	10.9 km/h	1.0
Tue 25 Aug	🌨️ Slight snow showers	3.5°	1.1°	-0.7° / -2.7°	0.9 mm	45%	13.9 km/h	1.9
Wed 26 Aug	🌤️ Overcast	3.5°	1.1°	0.5° / -2.6°	0.0 mm	18%	12.1 km/h	2.2
Thu 27 Aug	🌧️ Light drizzle	5.4°	3.4°	2.8° / -0.6°	0.6 mm	16%	17.4 km/h	2.1
Fri 28 Aug	🌧️ Light drizzle	7.8°	5.0°	6.3° / 2.3°	2.4 mm	39%	8.8 km/h	2.0
Sat 29 Aug	🌤️ Overcast	7.6°	5.1°	5.6° / 3.6°	0.0 mm	35%	7.2 km/h	0.8

BEST MONTHS TO VISIT

Month	Rating	Avg High	Avg Low	Rain Days	Sun (hrs)	Humidity
April	Fair	-6.8°C	-12.8°C	7.8	312.0	79.5%
May	Poor	-1.4°C	-4.8°C	8.9	384.4	82.0%
June	Poor	5.5°C	2.7°C	9.0	312.0	84.4%
July	Poor	10.4°C	6.9°C	10.1	288.3	82.7%
August	Poor	10.1°C	6.6°C	13.2	201.5	86.8%
March	Poor	-10.4°C	-16.0°C	9.7	164.3	77.0%
January	Poor	-8.7°C	-14.6°C	11.6	0.0	81.0%
February	Poor	-7.0°C	-12.7°C	13.2	5.6	82.4%
September	Poor	4.0°C	0.5°C	13.0	102.0	88.4%
October	Poor	-1.8°C	-6.2°C	11.0	27.9	86.7%
November	Poor	-5.9°C	-11.3°C	12.0	0.0	83.7%
December	Poor	-7.2°C	-12.8°C	9.7	0.0	82.3%

Ratings based on temperature comfort, rainfall, sunshine, and humidity. Ideal for digital nomads.

TEMPERATURE BY MONTH

PRECIPITATION & RAIN DAYS

SUNSHINE, UV & HUMIDITY

AIR QUALITY

🟢 Good

US Air Quality Index

European AQI: 25

PM2.5 0.2 µg/m³

PM10 0.2 µg/m³

Ozone 63.0 µg/m³

NO₂ 0.4 µg/m³

SO₂ 0.3 µg/m³

CO 91.0 µg/m³

UV Index 0.2

Dust 0.0 µg/m³

Measured: 14 hours ago. Source: Open-Meteo.

MONTHLY CLIMATE DATA

Month	High	Low	Mean	Feels Hi	Feels Lo	Precip	Rain Days	Snow	Sun	Daylight	UV	Humidity	Wind	Clouds
Jan	-8.7°	-14.6°	-11.4°	-13.3°	-19.6°	46.8 mm	11.6	32.6 cm	0.0 hrs	0.0 hrs	-	81.0%	13.9 km/h	80.7%
Feb	-7.0°	-12.7°	-9.6°	-11.3°	-17.6°	54.1 mm	13.2	37.5 cm	5.6 hrs	2.3 hrs	-	82.4%	13.6 km/h	85.9%
Mar	-10.4°	-16.0°	-13.0°	-14.9°	-21.0°	43.5 mm	9.7	29.7 cm	164.3 hrs	11.5 hrs	-	77.0%	12.2 km/h	72.0%
Apr	-6.8°	-12.8°	-9.5°	-11.0°	-17.5°	34.9 mm	7.8	24.3 cm	312.0 hrs	20.8 hrs	-	79.5%	11.2 km/h	68.8%
May	-1.4°	-4.8°	-2.8°	-4.9°	-8.9°	34.6 mm	8.9	21.0 cm	384.4 hrs	24.0 hrs	-	82.0%	10.9 km/h	76.3%
Jun	5.5°	2.7°	4.2°	2.8°	-0.5°	39.2 mm	9.0	14.2 cm	312.0 hrs	24.0 hrs	-	84.4%	11.0 km/h	86.4%
Jul	10.4°	6.9°	8.6°	8.5°	4.6°	43.6 mm	10.1	2.7 cm	288.3 hrs	24.0 hrs	-	82.7%	10.8 km/h	84.1%
Aug	10.1°	6.6°	8.4°	8.5°	4.3°	59.6 mm	13.2	0.8 cm	201.5 hrs	23.2 hrs	-	86.8%	10.8 km/h	89.1%
Sep	4.0°	0.5°	2.4°	1.2°	-2.8°	70.5 mm	13.0	17.0 cm	102.0 hrs	14.4 hrs	-	88.4%	11.0 km/h	88.3%
Oct	-1.8°	-6.2°	-3.8°	-5.5°	-10.5°	47.5 mm	11.0	28.7 cm	27.9 hrs	5.6 hrs	-	86.7%	12.4 km/h	87.2%
Nov	-5.9°	-11.3°	-8.4°	-10.0°	-16.0°	47.2 mm	12.0	30.1 cm	0.0 hrs	0.0 hrs	-	83.7%	12.2 km/h	81.9%
Dec	-7.2°	-12.8°	-9.7°	-11.5°	-17.6°	37.5 mm	9.7	25.2 cm	0.0 hrs	0.0 hrs	-	82.3%	12.5 km/h	81.9%

Based on historical averages. Source: Open-Meteo.