Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 1991–2020 normal

Longyearbyen in
November.

Typical November weather in Longyearbyen: -3.8°C by day, -9.3°C at night, 23 mm of rain over 7.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-3.8°C
Typical low-9.3°C
Rain23 mm
Wet days7.3

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 32). Daylight is calculated as none from latitude 78.22°.

Event window

Long northern nights in November

At 78.2° the calculated mid-month daylight is none. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in November. Typical nights are -9.3°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in November

The measured night-time normal is -9.3°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 · 26 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.