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 Svalbard is 3°C in july and the lowest is -12°C in march. The weather and climate of Svalbard is suitable for a winter sports.

The average climate figure for Svalbard is an 5,0. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Svalbard has the tundra climate prevailing. It is cold here all year round. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Svalbard or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

Climate Svalbard per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
-9°C	-10°C	-12°C	-8°C	-2°C	1°C	3°C	3°C	1°C	-3°C	-7°C	-8°C
27 mm	20 mm	20 mm	11 mm	18 mm	12 mm	18 mm	20 mm	24 mm	30 mm	27 mm	27 mm

All climate data from Svalbard

Climate data from: Longyearbyen

Svalbard in brief

Capital	Longyearbyen
Flight time ¹	15 h. 40 min
Population	2.165
Area	62.049 km²
Local date	sa 4 april 2020
Local time	00:49 hour at night

¹ From Cape Town International Airport

14 day weather forecast Svalbard

The weather for Longyearbyen in Svalbard will be -15° till -4° degrees in the next 14 days with a few days chance of light rain showers or even quite a bit of rain.

The weather forecast for Svalbard is based on the weather in Longyearbyen.

Weather forecast this week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Snow	Wind	UV
Sa 4 Apr	-16°C	-24°C	0.3 mm	30%	0.1 cm	3m/s	3
Su 5 Apr	-15°C	-19°C	0 mm	0%	0 cm	1m/s	3
Mo 6 Apr	-12°C	-19°C	0 mm	0%	0 cm	3m/s	2
Tu 7 Apr	-12°C	-17°C	0.1 mm	10%	0 cm	3m/s	1
We 8 Apr	-15°C	-21°C	0.3 mm	20%	0 cm	2m/s	1
Th 9 Apr	-19°C	-24°C	0 mm	0%	0 cm	3m/s	2
Fr 10 Apr	-18°C	-24°C	0 mm	0%	0 cm	2m/s	2

Weather forecast next week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Snow	Wind	UV
Sa 11 Apr	-14°C	-20°C	0.2 mm	35%	0.2 cm	1m/s	2
Su 12 Apr	-7°C	-17°C	0.6 mm	70%	0.8 cm	1m/s	1
Mo 13 Apr	-3°C	-9°C	6.1 mm	95%	7.3 cm	5m/s	1
Tu 14 Apr	-7°C	-13°C	0.2 mm	40%	0.2 cm	2m/s	1
We 15 Apr	-10°C	-13°C	0.1 mm	10%	0 cm	2m/s	1
Th 16 Apr	-7°C	-13°C	0 mm	0%	0 cm	4m/s	1
Fr 17 Apr	-4°C	-8°C	0 mm	0%	0 cm	4m/s	1

Climate Svalbard

Climate Svalbard per Month

Svalbard has the tundra climate prevailing. 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.


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Snow days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	-9°C	-10°C	-12°C	-8°C	-2°C	1°C	3°C	3°C	1°C	-3°C	-7°C	-8°C
Night	-14°C	-16°C	-18°C	-15°C	-7°C	-2°C	1°C	0°C	-3°C	-8°C	-12°C	-14°C
Precip	27 mm	20 mm	20 mm	11 mm	18 mm	12 mm	18 mm	20 mm	24 mm	30 mm	27 mm	27 mm
Rain days	4	4	6	7	6	7	12	10	12	10	6	4
Snow days	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
Sun hours per day	0	1	5	5	0	0	0	2	6	2	0	0
Wind force in 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 Svalbard january

On average, it is maximum -9° in january in Svalbard and at least around -14° degrees. In january there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 27 mm. The it will be dry 12 days this month in Svalbard and on average, it snows 15 days in january.

Climate Svalbard february

On average, it is maximum -10° in february in Svalbard and at least around -16° degrees. In february there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 20 mm. The it will be dry 9 days this month in Svalbard and on average, it snows 15 days in february.

Climate Svalbard march

On average, it is maximum -12° in march in Svalbard and at least around -18° degrees. In march there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 20 mm. The it will be dry 11 days this month in Svalbard and on average, it snows 14 days in march.

Climate Svalbard april

On average, it is maximum -8° in april in Svalbard and at least around -15° degrees. In april there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 11 mm. The it will be dry 10 days this month in Svalbard and on average, it snows 13 days in april.

Climate Svalbard may

On average, it is maximum -2° in may in Svalbard and at least around -7° degrees. In may there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 18 mm. The it will be dry 9 days this month in Svalbard and on average, it snows 16 days in may.

Climate Svalbard june

On average, it is maximum 1° in june in Svalbard and at least around -2° degrees. In june there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 12 mm. The it will be dry 15 days this month in Svalbard and on average, it snows 8 days in june.

Climate Svalbard july

On average, it is maximum 3° in july in Svalbard and at least around 1° degrees. In july there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 18 mm. The it will be dry 18 days this month in Svalbard and on average, it snows 1 day in july.

Climate Svalbard august

On average, it is maximum 3° in august in Svalbard and at least around 0° degrees. In august there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 20 mm. The it will be dry 19 days this month in Svalbard and on average, it snows 2 days in august.

Climate Svalbard september

On average, it is maximum 1° in september in Svalbard and at least around -3° degrees. In september there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 24 mm. The it will be dry 13 days this month in Svalbard and on average, it snows 5 days in september.

Climate Svalbard october

On average, it is maximum -3° in october in Svalbard and at least around -8° degrees. In october there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 30 mm. The it will be dry 9 days this month in Svalbard and on average, it snows 12 days in october.

Climate Svalbard november

On average, it is maximum -7° in november in Svalbard and at least around -12° degrees. In november there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 27 mm. The it will be dry 10 days this month in Svalbard and on average, it snows 14 days in november.

Climate Svalbard december

On average, it is maximum -8° in december in Svalbard and at least around -14° degrees. In december there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 27 mm. The it will be dry 12 days this month in Svalbard and on average, it snows 15 days in december.

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About Svalbard

Svalbard is in the continental part Europe and the capital is Longyearbyen. The total surface is 62.049 km² with 124 km of coastline and the population consists of 2.165 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 20x smaller than New Zealand. If you want to call Svalbard you have to use +47 or 0047 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +475012457809 or 00475012457809.

Svalbard is in a straight line at 12.400 km distance from Cape Town. From Cape Town International Airport the flight time is about 15 hours35.

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In Svalbard it is now 00:49 o’clock at night on saturday 4 april 2020. That is equal to the time in New Zealand. The time zone of Svalbard is Arctic/Longyearbyen and the Greenwich time is UTC+02.

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