| Month | Average (°C) | Record (°C) | Average (cm) | ||
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| High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | Precipitation 💧 | |
| January | -7.7 | -14.2 | 7.7 | -38.8 | 1.8 |
| February | -8.3 | -15.0 | 7.0 | -43.7 | 1.8 |
| March | -8.8 | -15.5 | 6.3 | -46.3 | 1.5 |
| April | -5.7 | -12.1 | 7.5 | -39.1 | 0.9 |
| May | -0.1 | -3.9 | 12.9 | -21.7 | 0.7 |
| June | 5.6 | 2.2 | 15.7 | -8.4 | 0.8 |
| July | 9.4 | 5.4 | 21.7 | -0.7 | 1.5 |
| August | 8.2 | 4.4 | 18.1 | -3.9 | 2.3 |
| September | 4.0 | 0.3 | 15.2 | -12.6 | 2.6 |
| October | -1.5 | -6.1 | 10.1 | -20.8 | 1.6 |
| November | -3.8 | -9.3 | 9.2 | -33.2 | 2.3 |
| December | -6.1 | -12.2 | 8.7 | -35.6 | 2.9 |
| Entire year | -1.2 | -6.3 | 21.7 | -46.3 | 20.4 |
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More Longyearbyen Weather Records
1975–2024
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| Highest daily low | 16.8 °C | July 28, 2020 |
| Lowest daily high | -37.1 °C | February 28, 1979 |
| Greatest daily range (Difference of high and low) |
31.8 °C | March 10, 1986 |
| Greatest difference in daily high over two conscutive days |
30.1 °C | Feb 12–13, 1986 |
| Most daily precipitation | 4.8 cm | November 16, 2016 |
| Most monthly precipitation | 11.1 cm | November 2016 |
| Most yearly precipitation | 52.3 cm | 2016 |
| Most yearly days with precipitation | 194 | 2016 |
| Earliest freeze | August 11 | 1994 |
| Latest freeze | July 28 | 2000 |
| Most days in a year < 0 °C | 291 | 1982 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 20 °C | 4 | 2020 |
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Longyearbyen Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
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|---|---|---|
| With precipitation | 19 days | Nov 11–29, 2014 |
| Without precipitation | 54 days | Jun 19 – Aug 11, 1998 |
| Freezing temperatures High temperature ≤ 0 °C |
106 days | Nov 3, 1980 – Feb 16, 1981 |
| High temperature ≥ 20 °C | 4 days | Jul 25–28, 2020 |
| Years | Station | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| 1975–2024 | Svalbard Airport | location |