The best time to visit Svalbard is from June until September, when you will have a very cold temperature, but limited rainfall. The highest average temperature in in Svalbard is 3°C in July and the lowest is -12°C in March.
Svalbard has the tundra climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Svalbard or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find a quick overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature (°C) | -9 | -10 | -12 | -8 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -3 | -7 | -8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 27 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Climate data from city: Longyearbyen
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The Svalbard weather for will be ° degrees in the next 14 days and it stays dry every day. The water temperature is -2°C.
The Svalbard weather forecast is based on the weather conditions in the city of Longyearbyen.
Svalbard has the tundra climate prevailing. It is cold here all year round. The average annual temperature for Svalbard is -4° degrees and there is about 255 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 178 days a year with an average humidity of 90% and an UV-index of 2.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | -9 | -10 | -12 | -8 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -3 | -7 | -8 |
| Night temp. (°C) | -14 | -16 | -18 | -15 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -8 | -12 | -14 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 27 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
| Days with rain | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Days with snow | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
| Dry days | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| UV-index | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Climate data from city: Longyearbyen
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Svalbard lies in a straight line about 5,786 km from United States (New York → Longyearbyen).
The flight time from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Svalbard is approximately 10 h. 10 min.
Svalbard has approximately 2,165 inhabitants.
The area of Svalbard is around 62,049 km². It is 4x smaller than United States.
The capital of Svalbard is Longyearbyen.
The area code to call Svalbard is +47.
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