Climate averages 1991–2020

Longyearbyen weather
in November.

A freezing month with moderate precipitation: the 7th warmest and the wettest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high -6.8°C Daytime mean, November

Average low -11.6°C Night-time mean, November

Precipitation 47 mm 10 days with ≥1 mm

Daylight 0 h Polar night: no sunrise

November is a freezing month in Longyearbyen: daytime highs average -6.8°C and nights cool to about -11.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.

Expect about 47 mm of precipitation on roughly 10 days, which makes November a month with moderate precipitation (the wettest month of the year). In November the sun does not rise above the horizon.

From November to December, average highs fall by 2.8°C to -9.6°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 47 mm to 45 mm.

The annual picture

November in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly precipitation

Average total · mm

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Longyearbyen climate table

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Longyearbyen, 1991–2020
Month	Average highHigh / low	Average low	Precipitation mm/month	Wet days ≥1 mm/day	Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day
January	-11.1°C-15.9°C	-15.9°C	43	8.9	0.00 h, polar night: no sunrise
February	-11.6°C-16.3°C	-16.3°C	31	7.2	2.02 h
March	-11.7°C-16.3°C	-16.3°C	35	8.4	11.211 h
April	-8.1°C-12.3°C	-12.3°C	23	6.8	20.520 h
May	-1.6°C-4.5°C	-4.5°C	21	6.0	24.024 h, midnight sun: no sunset
June	3.3°C1.6°C	1.6°C	17	5.0	24.024 h, midnight sun: no sunset
July	8.1°C5.3°C	5.3°C	32	8.2	24.024 h, midnight sun: no sunset
August	6.8°C3.9°C	3.9°C	40	9.0	23.423 h
September	2.4°C-0.8°C	-0.8°C	45	9.8	14.715 h
October	-4.0°C-8.0°C	-8.0°C	41	9.1	6.06 h
November, selected	-6.8°C-11.6°C	-11.6°C	47	10.3	0.00 h, polar night: no sunrise
December	-9.6°C-14.4°C	-14.4°C	45	9.7	0.00 h, polar night: no sunrise

Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.

Read the numbers correctly

Climate, not a promise.

These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.

Sources, method and limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Longyearbyen) is explained once on the Longyearbyen year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.