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Longyearbyen August Weather

Averages and records for weather in Longyearbyen, Norway in the month of August.

Typical Longyearbyen August Weather 1991–2020
Average daily high	8.2 °C
Average daily low	4.4 °C
Average monthly precipitation	2.3 cm
Daily chance of precipitation	32.4%

Longyearbyen August Weather Records 1975–2024
Highest temperature	18.1 °C	August 31, 1997
Lowest temperature	-3.9 °C	August 30, 1994
Highest daily low	11.9 °C	August 1, 2015
Lowest daily high	0.5 °C	August 31, 1989
Hottest average high temperature	10.2 °C	2023
Coldest average high temperature	5.5 °C	1994
Most daily precipitation	4.3 cm	August 5, 1981
Most monthly precipitation	6.9 cm	1981

Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after

Day	Average (°C)		Record (°C)
Day	High	Low	High	Low
August 1	9.3	5.5	17.0	0.9
August 2	9.3	5.5	16.5	1.6
August 3	9.3	5.4	15.8	0.0
August 4	9.2	5.4	15.2	1.9
August 5	9.2	5.4	15.8	2.1
August 6	9.1	5.3	14.0	1.8
August 7	9.1	5.2	14.3	1.5
August 8	9.0	5.2	16.3	0.3
August 9	8.9	5.1	17.3	0.6
August 10	8.8	5.0	16.5	0.1
August 11	8.7	4.9	13.9	-0.5
August 12	8.6	4.8	13.8	-0.5
August 13	8.5	4.7	14.6	0.0
August 14	8.4	4.6	13.9	0.7
August 15	8.3	4.5	16.5	0.1
August 16	8.2	4.4	15.9	-0.3
August 17	8.0	4.3	17.1	0.0
August 18	7.9	4.2	17.0	-0.1
August 19	7.8	4.1	14.6	-0.6
August 20	7.7	4.0	12.5	-0.7
August 21	7.6	3.9	11.9	-0.6
August 22	7.5	3.7	11.6	-0.6
August 23	7.3	3.6	10.3	-0.8
August 24	7.2	3.5	11.1	-2.2
August 25	7.1	3.4	12.6	-1.3
August 26	6.9	3.2	13.8	-0.6
August 27	6.8	3.1	12.3	-1.5
August 28	6.7	3.0	11.5	-1.7
August 29	6.6	2.8	11.6	-1.6
August 30	6.4	2.7	13.3	-3.9
August 31	6.3	2.6	18.1	-2.5

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1975–2024	Svalbard Airport	location