When to go · Longyearbyen

Longyearbyen in July

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: 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C) / 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C); average high / low
Rain days: 20
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 July for Longyearbyen in this guide.

Long-term averages

LongyearbyenHighs around 9 °C (48 °F), lows around 5 °C (41 °F), rain on about 20 daysHighs around 48 °F (9 °C), lows around 41 °F (5 °C), rain on about 20 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: Peak season: fjords, Lofoten and Preikestolen crowded; book everything.

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

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Second month

July: 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.