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Longyearbyen May Weather

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

Typical Longyearbyen May Weather 1991–2020
Average daily high	-0.1 °C
Average daily low	-3.9 °C
Average monthly precipitation	0.7 cm
Daily chance of precipitation	17.3%

Longyearbyen May Weather Records 1975–2024
Highest temperature	12.9 °C	May 28, 2022
Lowest temperature	-21.7 °C	May 4, 1978
Highest daily low	5.7 °C	May 29, 2022
Lowest daily high	-14.1 °C	May 2, 1978
Hottest average high temperature	3.8 °C	2018
Coldest average high temperature	-4.8 °C	1979
Most daily precipitation	0.9 cm	May 22, 1992
Most monthly precipitation	3.4 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
May 1	-2.9	-8.1	4.8	-17.6
May 2	-2.8	-7.9	5.4	-21.4
May 3	-2.6	-7.6	5.3	-19.6
May 4	-2.4	-7.3	6.4	-21.7
May 5	-2.2	-7.0	7.2	-17.8
May 6	-2.0	-6.7	9.0	-19.3
May 7	-1.8	-6.4	9.9	-19.1
May 8	-1.5	-6.1	4.6	-14.8
May 9	-1.3	-5.7	6.6	-14.0
May 10	-1.1	-5.4	6.8	-13.1
May 11	-0.9	-5.1	4.4	-14.0
May 12	-0.7	-4.9	5.5	-12.8
May 13	-0.6	-4.6	5.8	-14.3
May 14	-0.4	-4.4	6.3	-11.2
May 15	-0.3	-4.1	5.0	-10.2
May 16	-0.1	-3.9	5.1	-11.2
May 17	0.1	-3.7	5.7	-9.9
May 18	0.3	-3.5	6.6	-9.8
May 19	0.4	-3.2	10.6	-10.6
May 20	0.6	-3.0	6.1	-10.1
May 21	0.8	-2.7	6.3	-11.3
May 22	1.0	-2.5	7.7	-11.9
May 23	1.2	-2.3	6.7	-9.4
May 24	1.3	-2.0	7.5	-11.2
May 25	1.5	-1.8	7.1	-11.9
May 26	1.7	-1.6	8.9	-9.9
May 27	1.9	-1.4	10.9	-8.6
May 28	2.1	-1.1	12.9	-6.7
May 29	2.3	-0.9	10.9	-5.8
May 30	2.5	-0.7	11.9	-5.7
May 31	2.7	-0.5	9.5	-4.6

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1975–2024	Svalbard Airport	location