When to go · Longyearbyen
Longyearbyen in June
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
- 6°C (43°F)43°F (6°C) / 2°C (36°F)36°F (2°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- High
- Norway overall
- Prices
- High
- Norway overall
Verdict
Inside Longyearbyen's best window: Mar–May (snow, auroras, snowmobile season) and Jun–Aug (midnight sun, boat trips).
Is another month better than June?
No other month rates higher than June for Longyearbyen in this guide.
Weather in June
- LongyearbyenHighs around 6 °C (43 °F), lows around 2 °C (36 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 43 °F (6 °C), lows around 36 °F (2 °C), rain on about 8 days
- Svalbard, Norway · Longyearbyenfine
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.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Norway overall
- High
- Prices · Norway overall
- High
Norway overall: Long days, waterfalls at full flow, mountain roads opening; midnight sun in the north.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Longyearbyen, side by side.
Verdict
Jun: Great
Mar: Great
Daytime high
Jun: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Mar: -9 °C (16 °F)16 °F (-9 °C)
Night low
Jun: 2 °C (36 °F)36 °F (2 °C)
Mar: -16 °C (3 °F)3 °F (-16 °C)
Rain days
Jun: 8 (better)
Mar: 16
Crowds
Jun: High
Mar: Medium
Prices
Jun: High
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
Jun: 0
Mar: 1
June: 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.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings