Is Longyearbyen hot in July?
Days are typically cold at 9.4°C, while nights average 5.4°C.
Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 1991–2020 normal
Longyearbyen in
July.
Typical July weather in Longyearbyen: 9.4°C by day, 5.4°C at night, 19 mm of rain over 6.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high9.4°C
Typical low5.4°C
Rain19 mm
Wet days6.3
In the year-round weather comparison, July scores 32 out of 100, the highest of the year. Daylight is calculated as 24 h from latitude 78.22°.
July at a glance
What is Longyearbyen like in July?
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 19 mm across about 6 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 24 h between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is July a good time to visit?
July is the strongest month in our year-round weather comparison.
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Long daylight in July
Calculated mid-month daylight is 24 h at 78.2°. This is solar geometry, not a station reading.
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 · 28 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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