When to go · Longyearbyen

Longyearbyen in August

Great month. Inside Longyearbyen's best window: Mar–May (snow, auroras, snowmobile season) and Jun–Aug (midnight sun, boat trips).

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C) / 4°C (39°F)39°F (4°C); average high / low
Rain days: 23
Crowds: High; Norway overall
Prices: High; Norway overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Longyearbyen

Inside Longyearbyen's best window: Mar–May (snow, auroras, snowmobile season) and Jun–Aug (midnight sun, boat trips).

No other month rates higher than August for Longyearbyen in this guide.

Long-term averages

LongyearbyenHighs around 8 °C (46 °F), lows around 4 °C (39 °F), rain on about 23 daysHighs around 46 °F (8 °C), lows around 39 °F (4 °C), rain on about 23 days
Svalbard, Norway · Longyearbyenbest weather
High Arctic: polar night late October to mid-February (true darkness mid-Nov to end of Jan); midnight sun about 20 April – 23 August. Snowmobile season March–May.

Norway overall: Still summer; the best hiking month in the high mountains.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Longyearbyen, side by side.

First month

Second month

August: Inside Longyearbyen's best window: Mar–May (snow, auroras, snowmobile season) and Jun–Aug (midnight sun, boat trips).

March: Inside Longyearbyen's best window: Mar–May (snow, auroras, snowmobile season) and Jun–Aug (midnight sun, boat trips).

Longyearbyen: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.