Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 1991–2020 normal

Longyearbyen in
April.

Typical April weather in Longyearbyen: -5.7°C by day, -12.1°C at night, 9 mm of rain over 3.8 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-5.7°C
Typical low-12.1°C
Rain9 mm
Wet days3.8

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 32). Daylight is calculated as 19 h 54 from latitude 78.22°.

Event window

Frost-level nights in April

The measured night-time normal is -12.1°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 2729907
NOAA station
SV000001008 · SVALBARD AIRPORT
Station distance
5 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 30 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.