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Longyearbyen January Weather

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

Typical Longyearbyen January Weather 1991–2020
Average daily high	-7.7 °C
Average daily low	-14.2 °C
Average monthly precipitation	1.8 cm
Daily chance of precipitation	27.6%

Longyearbyen January Weather Records 1975–2024
Highest temperature	7.7 °C	January 16, 2006
Lowest temperature	-38.8 °C	January 16, 1981
Highest daily low	3.0 °C	January 30, 2012
Lowest daily high	-31.5 °C	January 16, 1981
Hottest average high temperature	0.8 °C	2006
Coldest average high temperature	-16.4 °C	1998
Most daily precipitation	2.6 cm	January 30, 2012
Most monthly precipitation	7.0 cm	2016

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

Day	Average (°C)		Record (°C)
Day	High	Low	High	Low
January 1	-7.5	-13.7	6.4	-31.6
January 2	-7.4	-13.7	6.6	-31.9
January 3	-7.4	-13.7	6.3	-30.3
January 4	-7.4	-13.7	4.9	-30.3
January 5	-7.3	-13.7	3.3	-28.9
January 6	-7.3	-13.7	5.7	-32.9
January 7	-7.3	-13.7	5.5	-33.0
January 8	-7.3	-13.8	5.0	-30.2
January 9	-7.4	-13.8	4.7	-31.9
January 10	-7.4	-13.9	5.3	-30.5
January 11	-7.3	-13.8	4.4	-32.5
January 12	-7.3	-13.9	3.7	-36.8
January 13	-7.4	-14.0	6.0	-34.9
January 14	-7.5	-14.1	4.7	-32.4
January 15	-7.6	-14.2	4.3	-36.5
January 16	-7.7	-14.2	7.7	-38.8
January 17	-7.7	-14.3	4.3	-37.4
January 18	-7.7	-14.2	5.1	-35.3
January 19	-7.7	-14.3	6.7	-34.4
January 20	-7.7	-14.3	3.9	-31.3
January 21	-7.8	-14.3	3.6	-30.2
January 22	-7.8	-14.4	3.7	-31.9
January 23	-7.9	-14.6	4.3	-33.4
January 24	-8.1	-14.7	4.5	-32.7
January 25	-8.1	-14.8	5.3	-30.4
January 26	-8.1	-14.8	5.4	-32.3
January 27	-8.0	-14.7	4.7	-32.3
January 28	-8.0	-14.6	3.5	-36.9
January 29	-7.9	-14.5	4.8	-35.2
January 30	-7.9	-14.5	4.8	-32.3
January 31	-8.0	-14.6	4.5	-32.2

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1975–2024	Svalbard Airport	location