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  3. Svalbard
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  7. Longyearbyen

CityCompass

Longyearbyen, Svalbard

  • Capital of Svalbard
  • 2k people
  • Svalbard

Best time to be here: June to August. Every month below carries its climate normals and a comfort score you can tune to your own tolerances.

Comfortable months
0 of 12
Comfort 7 or above
Comfort peak
6.6
In July
Year range
-15 to 7 °C
Coldest nights to warmest days
Sunshine a year
2,133 h
Some sunshine
LongyearbyenLongyearbyen

Climate and comfort, month by month

Your comfort zone
-20 °C-15 °C-10 °C-5 °C0 °C5 °C10 °CJFMAMJJASOND
ComfortableMixedHarshAverage temperature, day-to-night range shaded
Jan2.3-8 °C
Feb2.4-8 °C
Mar4.2-10 °C
Apr5.1-6 °C
May5.50 °C
Jun6.33 °C
Jul6.67 °C
Aug6.46 °C
Sep4.42 °C
Oct3.5-3 °C
Nov2.3-5 °C
Dec2.3-7 °C
January-8 °C / -13 °C2.3

Days -8 °C, nights -13 °C

0 h sunshine · 0.0 h daylight

61 mm rain · 97% humidity

  • Cold month, average -10.5 C
  • Grey, about 0 hours of sunshine
February-8 °C / -13 °C2.4

Days -8 °C, nights -13 °C

0 h sunshine · 0.0 h daylight

52 mm rain · 97% humidity

  • Cold month, average -11 C
  • Grey, about 0 hours of sunshine
March-10 °C / -15 °C4.2

Days -10 °C, nights -15 °C

205 h sunshine · 10.1 h daylight

54 mm rain · 96% humidity

  • Cold month, average -12.7 C
April-6 °C / -11 °C5.1

Days -6 °C, nights -11 °C

356 h sunshine · 18.9 h daylight

42 mm rain · 92% humidity

  • Cold month, average -8.4 C
  • Sunny, about 356 hours of sunshine
May0 °C / -4 °C5.5

Days 0 °C, nights -4 °C

381 h sunshine · 24.0 h daylight

46 mm rain · 89% humidity

  • Cold month, average -2.2 C
  • Sunny, about 381 hours of sunshine
June3 °C / 2 °C6.3

Days 3 °C, nights 2 °C

345 h sunshine · 24.0 h daylight

39 mm rain · 90% humidity

  • Cold month, average 2.4 C
  • Sunny, about 345 hours of sunshine
July7 °C / 5 °C6.6

Days 7 °C, nights 5 °C

292 h sunshine · 24.0 h daylight

59 mm rain · 90% humidity

  • Cold month, average 5.8 C
  • Sunny, about 292 hours of sunshine
August6 °C / 3 °C6.4

Days 6 °C, nights 3 °C

261 h sunshine · 24.0 h daylight

61 mm rain · 90% humidity

  • Cold month, average 4.8 C
  • Sunny, about 261 hours of sunshine
September2 °C / 0 °C4.4

Days 2 °C, nights 0 °C

149 h sunshine · 13.5 h daylight

73 mm rain · 93% humidity

  • Cold month, average 1 C
October-3 °C / -6 °C3.5

Days -3 °C, nights -6 °C

143 h sunshine · 4.9 h daylight

67 mm rain · 94% humidity

  • Cold month, average -4.4 C
November-5 °C / -10 °C2.3

Days -5 °C, nights -10 °C

0 h sunshine · 0.0 h daylight

64 mm rain · 95% humidity

  • Cold month, average -7.4 C
  • Grey, about 0 hours of sunshine
December-7 °C / -11 °C2.3

Days -7 °C, nights -11 °C

0 h sunshine · 0.0 h daylight

66 mm rain · 96% humidity

  • Cold month, average -9.1 C
  • Grey, about 0 hours of sunshine

The country behind the city

Living in Longyearbyen means living under Svalbard's tax and legal system. The essentials, from our country research:

Personal tax basisWorldwideResident income taxed wherever it arises
Cost floor, single$2,990/mo
LanguagesNorwegian
Safety9.23 / 10
Healthcare7.55 / 10
Internet7.48 / 10
Banking ease9.08 / 10
ClimateShield 20507.83 / 10

Would Svalbard actually work for your taxes?

It runs regimes like Svalbard Territorial Personal Income Tax Regime, and whether they fit depends on your income, assets and citizenship, not on averages.

Run your GeoCompass analysisRead the full Svalbard profile
How the comfort score works (v1)

Each month scores 0 to 10 from four weighted components: temperature (35%), sunshine (25%), humidity (20%) and rain (20%), with an extra penalty when heat and humidity combine. Personal tolerances reshape the score: your heat limit compares to how afternoons feel (heat index), your cold limit to typical nights. Data: NASA POWER climatology 2001-2020 with elevation corrections, daylight computed from latitude.

City data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Climate normals: NASA POWER (2001-2020) · Live weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)

  1. Country profiles
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  3. Svalbard
  4. /
  5. Cities
  6. /
  7. Longyearbyen

CityCompass

Longyearbyen, Svalbard

  • Capital of Svalbard
  • 2k people
  • Svalbard

Best time to be here: June to August. Every month below carries its climate normals and a comfort score you can tune to your own tolerances.

Comfortable months
0 of 12
Comfort 7 or above
Comfort peak
6.6
In July
Year range
-15 to 7 °C
Coldest nights to warmest days
Sunshine a year
2,133 h
Some sunshine
LongyearbyenLongyearbyen

Climate and comfort, month by month

Your comfort zone
-20 °C-15 °C-10 °C-5 °C0 °C5 °C10 °CJFMAMJJASOND
ComfortableMixedHarshAverage temperature, day-to-night range shaded
Jan2.3-8 °C
Feb2.4-8 °C
Mar4.2-10 °C
Apr5.1-6 °C
May5.50 °C
Jun6.33 °C
Jul6.67 °C
Aug6.46 °C
Sep4.42 °C
Oct3.5-3 °C
Nov2.3-5 °C
Dec2.3-7 °C
January-8 °C / -13 °C2.3

Days -8 °C, nights -13 °C

0 h sunshine · 0.0 h daylight

61 mm rain · 97% humidity

  • Cold month, average -10.5 C
  • Grey, about 0 hours of sunshine
February-8 °C / -13 °C2.4

Days -8 °C, nights -13 °C

0 h sunshine · 0.0 h daylight

52 mm rain · 97% humidity

  • Cold month, average -11 C
  • Grey, about 0 hours of sunshine
March-10 °C / -15 °C4.2

Days -10 °C, nights -15 °C

205 h sunshine · 10.1 h daylight

54 mm rain · 96% humidity

  • Cold month, average -12.7 C
April-6 °C / -11 °C5.1

Days -6 °C, nights -11 °C

356 h sunshine · 18.9 h daylight

42 mm rain · 92% humidity

  • Cold month, average -8.4 C
  • Sunny, about 356 hours of sunshine
May0 °C / -4 °C5.5

Days 0 °C, nights -4 °C

381 h sunshine · 24.0 h daylight

46 mm rain · 89% humidity

  • Cold month, average -2.2 C
  • Sunny, about 381 hours of sunshine
June3 °C / 2 °C6.3

Days 3 °C, nights 2 °C

345 h sunshine · 24.0 h daylight

39 mm rain · 90% humidity

  • Cold month, average 2.4 C
  • Sunny, about 345 hours of sunshine
July7 °C / 5 °C6.6

Days 7 °C, nights 5 °C

292 h sunshine · 24.0 h daylight

59 mm rain · 90% humidity

  • Cold month, average 5.8 C
  • Sunny, about 292 hours of sunshine
August6 °C / 3 °C6.4

Days 6 °C, nights 3 °C

261 h sunshine · 24.0 h daylight

61 mm rain · 90% humidity

  • Cold month, average 4.8 C
  • Sunny, about 261 hours of sunshine
September2 °C / 0 °C4.4

Days 2 °C, nights 0 °C

149 h sunshine · 13.5 h daylight

73 mm rain · 93% humidity

  • Cold month, average 1 C
October-3 °C / -6 °C3.5

Days -3 °C, nights -6 °C

143 h sunshine · 4.9 h daylight

67 mm rain · 94% humidity

  • Cold month, average -4.4 C
November-5 °C / -10 °C2.3

Days -5 °C, nights -10 °C

0 h sunshine · 0.0 h daylight

64 mm rain · 95% humidity

  • Cold month, average -7.4 C
  • Grey, about 0 hours of sunshine
December-7 °C / -11 °C2.3

Days -7 °C, nights -11 °C

0 h sunshine · 0.0 h daylight

66 mm rain · 96% humidity

  • Cold month, average -9.1 C
  • Grey, about 0 hours of sunshine

The country behind the city

Living in Longyearbyen means living under Svalbard's tax and legal system. The essentials, from our country research:

Personal tax basisWorldwideResident income taxed wherever it arises
Cost floor, single$2,990/mo
LanguagesNorwegian
Safety9.23 / 10
Healthcare7.55 / 10
Internet7.48 / 10
Banking ease9.08 / 10
ClimateShield 20507.83 / 10

Would Svalbard actually work for your taxes?

It runs regimes like Svalbard Territorial Personal Income Tax Regime, and whether they fit depends on your income, assets and citizenship, not on averages.

Run your GeoCompass analysisRead the full Svalbard profile
How the comfort score works (v1)

Each month scores 0 to 10 from four weighted components: temperature (35%), sunshine (25%), humidity (20%) and rain (20%), with an extra penalty when heat and humidity combine. Personal tolerances reshape the score: your heat limit compares to how afternoons feel (heat index), your cold limit to typical nights. Data: NASA POWER climatology 2001-2020 with elevation corrections, daylight computed from latitude.

City data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Climate normals: NASA POWER (2001-2020) · Live weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)