Is Longyearbyen hot in April?
Days are typically cold at -5.7°C, while nights average -12.1°C.
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
In the year-round weather comparison, April scores 5 out of 100 (July leads the year at 32). Daylight is calculated as 19 h 54 from latitude 78.22°.
April at a glance
What is Longyearbyen like in April?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 9 mm across about 4 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 19 h 54 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is April a good time to visit?
April ranks 7 of 12 in our weather comparison; July ranks first.
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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.
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