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Longyearbyen in April: every year compared

In April, Longyearbyen averages highs of -7.5 °C and lows of -11.4 °C, with 23 mm of precipitation. The warmest April was 2006 (-1.2 °C), the coldest 1953 (-17.9 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high -7.5 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low -11.4 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 23 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 7

Day by day through April

Normal high and low for each day of April in Longyearbyen.

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every April in Longyearbyen, ranked

86 months of April since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 46 of 86 (−2.3 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · -11.6 °C · −2.3 °C vs normal · rank 46 of 86

Warmest years

12006-1.2 °C
22004-4.2 °C
32019-4.6 °C
42023-5.5 °C
52015-5.8 °C

Coldest years

11953-17.9 °C
21969-17.3 °C
31988-17.1 °C
41979-16.1 °C
51977-15.9 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Frost days	Snowfall	Rainy days
2025	-11.6 °C	-9.8 °C	-13.7 °C	11 mm	30 days	8 cm	3 days
2024	-8.7 °C	-6.8 °C	-10.9 °C	15 mm	29 days	10 cm	8 days
2023	-5.5 °C	-3.3 °C	-7.9 °C	73 mm	29 days	50 cm	14 days
2022	-10.3 °C	-8.6 °C	-12.5 °C	23 mm	30 days	16 cm	8 days
2021	-6.7 °C	-4.9 °C	-8.6 °C	33 mm	30 days	28 cm	10 days
2020	-9.3 °C	-7.2 °C	-11.7 °C	20 mm	29 days	18 cm	7 days
2019	-4.6 °C	-3.0 °C	-6.4 °C	57 mm	26 days	42 cm	12 days
2018	-9.2 °C	-7.3 °C	-11.3 °C	15 mm	30 days	16 cm	5 days
2017	-9.2 °C	-7.5 °C	-11.2 °C	22 mm	30 days	18 cm	7 days
2016	-6.6 °C	-5.0 °C	-8.5 °C	6 mm	30 days	6 cm	2 days
2015	-5.8 °C	-4.4 °C	-7.5 °C	15 mm	30 days	14 cm	6 days
2014	-10.7 °C	-9.0 °C	-13.0 °C	8 mm	30 days	9 cm	3 days
2013	-10.2 °C	-8.1 °C	-12.6 °C	24 mm	27 days	20 cm	4 days
2012	-9.9 °C	-8.3 °C	-11.9 °C	5 mm	30 days	8 cm	1 day
2011	-6.3 °C	-4.6 °C	-8.3 °C	38 mm	29 days	29 cm	10 days
2010	-8.2 °C	-6.8 °C	-10.1 °C	20 mm	30 days	16 cm	5 days
2009	-15.2 °C	-12.9 °C	-17.6 °C	23 mm	30 days	20 cm	7 days
2008	-10.9 °C	-9.0 °C	-12.8 °C	30 mm	30 days	24 cm	7 days
2007	-11.3 °C	-9.6 °C	-13.4 °C	17 mm	30 days	14 cm	5 days
2006	-1.2 °C	-0.1 °C	-2.5 °C	36 mm	23 days	35 cm	15 days
2005	-9.6 °C	-7.7 °C	-11.7 °C	12 mm	30 days	14 cm	4 days
2004	-4.2 °C	-2.7 °C	-5.9 °C	42 mm	28 days	36 cm	13 days
2003	-9.7 °C	-7.6 °C	-12.3 °C	42 mm	30 days	33 cm	11 days
2002	-6.7 °C	-4.7 °C	-9.0 °C	53 mm	28 days	43 cm	18 days
2001	-12.6 °C	-10.7 °C	-14.7 °C	21 mm	30 days	18 cm	6 days
2000	-13.4 °C	-11.4 °C	-15.5 °C	13 mm	30 days	12 cm	4 days
1999	-11.1 °C	-9.1 °C	-13.4 °C	20 mm	30 days	19 cm	6 days
1998	-12.3 °C	-10.3 °C	-14.8 °C	3 mm	30 days	4 cm	2 days
1997	-13.5 °C	-11.2 °C	-16.2 °C	21 mm	30 days	18 cm	6 days
1996	-10.3 °C	-8.4 °C	-12.4 °C	28 mm	30 days	20 cm	8 days
1995	-7.1 °C	-5.2 °C	-9.3 °C	16 mm	30 days	18 cm	6 days
1994	-6.4 °C	-4.9 °C	-8.4 °C	16 mm	30 days	16 cm	6 days
1993	-13.6 °C	-11.4 °C	-16.0 °C	22 mm	30 days	18 cm	5 days
1992	-7.1 °C	-5.4 °C	-9.2 °C	7 mm	30 days	8 cm	3 days
1991	-12.9 °C	-10.5 °C	-15.5 °C	34 mm	30 days	28 cm	10 days
1990	-7.8 °C	-6.1 °C	-9.9 °C	60 mm	29 days	47 cm	12 days
1989	-7.2 °C	-5.3 °C	-9.8 °C	39 mm	29 days	29 cm	10 days
1988	-17.1 °C	-15.1 °C	-19.8 °C	23 mm	30 days	19 cm	7 days
1987	-9.5 °C	-7.4 °C	-11.7 °C	16 mm	28 days	14 cm	6 days
1986	-14.2 °C	-12.0 °C	-16.7 °C	23 mm	30 days	20 cm	8 days
1985	-13.2 °C	-11.3 °C	-15.3 °C	9 mm	30 days	10 cm	2 days
1984	-9.6 °C	-7.7 °C	-11.7 °C	38 mm	30 days	31 cm	9 days
1983	-12.6 °C	-10.8 °C	-15.1 °C	21 mm	30 days	19 cm	6 days
1982	-12.3 °C	-10.2 °C	-14.9 °C	43 mm	30 days	33 cm	10 days
1981	-13.2 °C	-11.5 °C	-15.3 °C	19 mm	30 days	16 cm	6 days
1980	-10.5 °C	-8.6 °C	-13.2 °C	38 mm	30 days	30 cm	10 days
1979	-16.1 °C	-14.0 °C	-18.6 °C	10 mm	30 days	11 cm	3 days
1978	-10.1 °C	-8.2 °C	-12.8 °C	34 mm	30 days	24 cm	9 days
1977	-15.9 °C	-13.6 °C	-18.7 °C	26 mm	30 days	18 cm	4 days
1976	-9.8 °C	-7.9 °C	-12.2 °C	31 mm	30 days	22 cm	8 days
1975	-10.3 °C	-8.4 °C	-12.3 °C	27 mm	30 days	19 cm	8 days
1974	-11.8 °C	-10.0 °C	-13.9 °C	26 mm	30 days	18 cm	7 days
1973	-8.2 °C	-6.6 °C	-10.1 °C	36 mm	30 days	25 cm	11 days
1972	-12.9 °C	-11.3 °C	-14.9 °C	10 mm	30 days	7 cm	6 days
1971	-12.5 °C	-10.5 °C	-14.7 °C	23 mm	30 days	16 cm	5 days
1970	-13.7 °C	-12.2 °C	-15.5 °C	7 mm	30 days	5 cm	3 days
1969	-17.3 °C	-15.3 °C	-19.4 °C	26 mm	30 days	18 cm	7 days
1968	-14.2 °C	-12.4 °C	-16.4 °C	13 mm	30 days	9 cm	4 days
1967	-9.7 °C	-7.4 °C	-12.0 °C	52 mm	30 days	36 cm	9 days
1966	-11.9 °C	-10.1 °C	-14.2 °C	27 mm	30 days	19 cm	10 days
1965	-9.2 °C	-7.5 °C	-11.2 °C	39 mm	29 days	27 cm	13 days
1964	-11.0 °C	-9.2 °C	-13.2 °C	14 mm	30 days	10 cm	4 days
1963	-13.6 °C	-11.6 °C	-15.8 °C	19 mm	30 days	13 cm	5 days
1962	-13.8 °C	-11.9 °C	-16.1 °C	27 mm	30 days	19 cm	8 days
1961	-12.4 °C	-10.5 °C	-14.6 °C	11 mm	30 days	8 cm	5 days
1960	-9.5 °C	-7.5 °C	-11.4 °C	29 mm	30 days	20 cm	7 days
1959	-11.1 °C	-9.4 °C	-13.2 °C	19 mm	30 days	12 cm	8 days
1958	-11.8 °C	-10.0 °C	-14.0 °C	14 mm	30 days	9 cm	4 days
1957	-10.9 °C	-8.8 °C	-13.1 °C	24 mm	30 days	17 cm	8 days
1956	-14.1 °C	-12.6 °C	-16.0 °C	5 mm	30 days	3 cm	1 day
1955	-9.6 °C	-7.7 °C	-12.0 °C	27 mm	30 days	19 cm	9 days
1954	-10.9 °C	-9.1 °C	-12.8 °C	26 mm	30 days	18 cm	8 days
1953	-17.9 °C	-15.9 °C	-20.0 °C	10 mm	30 days	7 cm	4 days
1952	-13.6 °C	-11.3 °C	-16.0 °C	20 mm	30 days	14 cm	6 days
1951	-15.5 °C	-14.0 °C	-17.2 °C	17 mm	30 days	12 cm	6 days
1950	-10.5 °C	-8.9 °C	-12.5 °C	44 mm	30 days	30 cm	10 days
1949	-15.4 °C	-13.3 °C	-17.5 °C	52 mm	30 days	36 cm	11 days
1948	-12.8 °C	-11.0 °C	-14.8 °C	46 mm	30 days	32 cm	11 days
1947	-13.5 °C	-11.8 °C	-15.4 °C	20 mm	30 days	14 cm	7 days
1946	-13.4 °C	-11.7 °C	-15.5 °C	16 mm	30 days	11 cm	6 days
1945	-13.1 °C	-11.4 °C	-15.1 °C	13 mm	30 days	9 cm	6 days
1944	-14.3 °C	-12.3 °C	-16.2 °C	19 mm	30 days	13 cm	7 days
1943	-12.7 °C	-11.0 °C	-14.7 °C	20 mm	30 days	14 cm	6 days
1942	-15.6 °C	-13.6 °C	-17.6 °C	31 mm	30 days	22 cm	6 days
1941	-12.4 °C	-10.7 °C	-14.3 °C	16 mm	30 days	11 cm	6 days
1940	-13.8 °C	-11.9 °C	-15.7 °C	21 mm	30 days	15 cm	7 days

April records

Hottest day

4.4 °C

April 25, 2006 estimate

Coldest night

-30.7 °C

April 1, 1953 estimate

Wettest day

15 mm

April 25, 1967 estimate

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Any day since 1940: high, low, rain, snow, and how warm it was compared with the same date in every other year.

Questions & answers

How warm is Longyearbyen in April?

Highs average -7.5 °C and lows -11.4 °C. A typical April brings 0 hot days (30 °C or more) and 29 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Longyearbyen in April?

About 23 mm falls in April, over some 7 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest April was 2023 (73 mm), the driest 1998 (3 mm).

What was the warmest April in Longyearbyen?

2006, with a mean temperature of -1.2 °C. The coldest was 1953 (-17.9 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 46 of 86.