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Longyearbyen in January: every year compared

In January, Longyearbyen averages highs of -10.0 °C and lows of -14.4 °C, with 43 mm of precipitation. The warmest January was 2006 (-3.7 °C), the coldest 1966 (-23.3 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high -10.0 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low -14.4 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 43 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 9

Day by day through January

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

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every January in Longyearbyen, ranked

86 months of January since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 18 of 86 (+2.4 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · -9.8 °C · +2.4 °C vs normal · rank 18 of 86

Warmest years

12006-3.7 °C
22016-4.3 °C
32023-4.3 °C
42012-4.4 °C
51972-5.1 °C

Coldest years

11966-23.3 °C
21951-22.9 °C
31971-22.8 °C
41981-22.6 °C
51949-21.9 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Frost days	Snowfall	Rainy days
2025	-9.8 °C	-7.8 °C	-11.7 °C	50 mm	31 days	35 cm	13 days
2024	-12.4 °C	-10.2 °C	-14.8 °C	32 mm	31 days	22 cm	10 days
2023	-4.3 °C	-2.7 °C	-5.8 °C	62 mm	31 days	42 cm	18 days
2022	-11.3 °C	-8.9 °C	-13.5 °C	48 mm	31 days	33 cm	14 days
2021	-8.2 °C	-6.6 °C	-9.9 °C	30 mm	30 days	26 cm	5 days
2020	-14.5 °C	-12.2 °C	-17.0 °C	24 mm	31 days	20 cm	6 days
2019	-11.4 °C	-9.6 °C	-13.2 °C	30 mm	31 days	24 cm	7 days
2018	-6.3 °C	-4.7 °C	-7.9 °C	44 mm	30 days	27 cm	7 days
2017	-12.2 °C	-9.8 °C	-14.6 °C	32 mm	31 days	27 cm	6 days
2016	-4.3 °C	-2.8 °C	-5.8 °C	40 mm	28 days	23 cm	6 days
2015	-9.0 °C	-7.1 °C	-10.8 °C	38 mm	31 days	29 cm	6 days
2014	-6.0 °C	-4.1 °C	-8.1 °C	33 mm	31 days	28 cm	9 days
2013	-9.4 °C	-7.3 °C	-11.6 °C	42 mm	31 days	33 cm	9 days
2012	-4.4 °C	-2.7 °C	-6.1 °C	78 mm	29 days	53 cm	10 days
2011	-16.1 °C	-13.2 °C	-18.8 °C	31 mm	31 days	25 cm	8 days
2010	-8.3 °C	-5.9 °C	-10.8 °C	101 mm	30 days	76 cm	16 days
2009	-13.5 °C	-11.5 °C	-15.6 °C	16 mm	31 days	15 cm	7 days
2008	-8.4 °C	-6.1 °C	-10.6 °C	51 mm	31 days	39 cm	9 days
2007	-10.6 °C	-8.6 °C	-12.8 °C	34 mm	30 days	28 cm	8 days
2006	-3.7 °C	-1.3 °C	-6.0 °C	82 mm	28 days	54 cm	18 days
2005	-8.4 °C	-6.4 °C	-10.5 °C	29 mm	31 days	26 cm	5 days
2004	-18.2 °C	-15.4 °C	-20.4 °C	32 mm	31 days	25 cm	11 days
2003	-19.8 °C	-17.6 °C	-21.8 °C	3 mm	31 days	5 cm	1 day
2002	-14.7 °C	-12.1 °C	-17.3 °C	38 mm	31 days	31 cm	9 days
2001	-10.8 °C	-8.3 °C	-12.7 °C	43 mm	31 days	35 cm	11 days
2000	-10.0 °C	-8.1 °C	-11.9 °C	72 mm	31 days	56 cm	11 days
1999	-12.3 °C	-10.1 °C	-14.6 °C	27 mm	31 days	24 cm	10 days
1998	-20.1 °C	-17.9 °C	-22.3 °C	39 mm	31 days	29 cm	7 days
1997	-19.4 °C	-16.5 °C	-22.0 °C	42 mm	31 days	35 cm	10 days
1996	-11.2 °C	-8.5 °C	-13.9 °C	82 mm	31 days	53 cm	17 days
1995	-18.7 °C	-16.6 °C	-21.2 °C	44 mm	31 days	35 cm	8 days
1994	-18.2 °C	-16.1 °C	-20.4 °C	8 mm	31 days	9 cm	4 days
1993	-19.2 °C	-16.9 °C	-21.7 °C	37 mm	31 days	30 cm	11 days
1992	-14.0 °C	-11.4 °C	-16.4 °C	65 mm	31 days	51 cm	13 days
1991	-13.1 °C	-10.5 °C	-15.5 °C	40 mm	31 days	32 cm	8 days
1990	-7.6 °C	-5.7 °C	-9.4 °C	28 mm	31 days	24 cm	9 days
1989	-19.0 °C	-15.9 °C	-22.2 °C	23 mm	31 days	19 cm	7 days
1988	-18.5 °C	-16.0 °C	-21.4 °C	52 mm	31 days	40 cm	8 days
1987	-12.4 °C	-9.9 °C	-14.7 °C	55 mm	31 days	43 cm	9 days
1986	-16.9 °C	-14.8 °C	-19.4 °C	48 mm	31 days	38 cm	9 days
1985	-13.2 °C	-10.7 °C	-15.5 °C	30 mm	31 days	26 cm	6 days
1984	-10.3 °C	-8.0 °C	-12.7 °C	33 mm	31 days	29 cm	11 days
1983	-12.5 °C	-10.3 °C	-14.7 °C	29 mm	31 days	24 cm	8 days
1982	-20.9 °C	-18.6 °C	-23.0 °C	12 mm	31 days	11 cm	5 days
1981	-22.6 °C	-19.3 °C	-25.7 °C	18 mm	31 days	14 cm	7 days
1980	-17.9 °C	-14.1 °C	-21.3 °C	30 mm	31 days	27 cm	9 days
1979	-20.7 °C	-17.5 °C	-24.2 °C	16 mm	31 days	16 cm	4 days
1978	-20.5 °C	-18.1 °C	-22.3 °C	19 mm	31 days	13 cm	6 days
1977	-12.5 °C	-11.0 °C	-14.5 °C	25 mm	31 days	17 cm	7 days
1976	-15.8 °C	-13.9 °C	-17.8 °C	36 mm	31 days	25 cm	10 days
1975	-14.4 °C	-12.4 °C	-16.3 °C	20 mm	31 days	14 cm	7 days
1974	-7.5 °C	-5.9 °C	-9.5 °C	39 mm	31 days	25 cm	12 days
1973	-8.8 °C	-6.3 °C	-11.2 °C	45 mm	31 days	31 cm	15 days
1972	-5.1 °C	-2.6 °C	-7.4 °C	80 mm	30 days	56 cm	22 days
1971	-22.8 °C	-20.8 °C	-24.7 °C	14 mm	31 days	10 cm	6 days
1970	-15.0 °C	-11.8 °C	-17.5 °C	35 mm	31 days	24 cm	10 days
1969	-16.1 °C	-14.0 °C	-18.3 °C	37 mm	31 days	26 cm	12 days
1968	-17.0 °C	-14.9 °C	-18.8 °C	17 mm	31 days	12 cm	6 days
1967	-21.2 °C	-18.2 °C	-23.8 °C	20 mm	31 days	14 cm	5 days
1966	-23.3 °C	-19.7 °C	-26.5 °C	44 mm	31 days	30 cm	10 days
1965	-17.1 °C	-14.4 °C	-19.9 °C	41 mm	31 days	28 cm	12 days
1964	-16.3 °C	-13.1 °C	-19.7 °C	56 mm	31 days	39 cm	13 days
1963	-21.2 °C	-18.8 °C	-23.8 °C	36 mm	31 days	25 cm	10 days
1962	-15.3 °C	-12.7 °C	-17.9 °C	24 mm	31 days	17 cm	8 days
1961	-15.2 °C	-12.5 °C	-17.7 °C	30 mm	31 days	21 cm	7 days
1960	-14.0 °C	-11.4 °C	-16.4 °C	22 mm	31 days	15 cm	6 days
1959	-20.4 °C	-18.2 °C	-22.5 °C	10 mm	31 days	7 cm	2 days
1958	-12.9 °C	-10.2 °C	-15.7 °C	36 mm	31 days	25 cm	11 days
1957	-13.2 °C	-10.9 °C	-15.6 °C	46 mm	31 days	32 cm	14 days
1956	-14.4 °C	-12.3 °C	-16.9 °C	34 mm	31 days	23 cm	9 days
1955	-19.7 °C	-17.3 °C	-22.1 °C	23 mm	31 days	16 cm	4 days
1954	-15.6 °C	-12.5 °C	-18.1 °C	54 mm	31 days	37 cm	13 days
1953	-19.3 °C	-16.7 °C	-21.6 °C	20 mm	31 days	14 cm	8 days
1952	-16.9 °C	-14.9 °C	-19.1 °C	17 mm	31 days	12 cm	9 days
1951	-22.9 °C	-19.6 °C	-25.5 °C	38 mm	31 days	27 cm	10 days
1950	-12.0 °C	-9.4 °C	-14.5 °C	68 mm	31 days	48 cm	13 days
1949	-21.9 °C	-19.6 °C	-24.1 °C	15 mm	31 days	10 cm	5 days
1948	-20.5 °C	-17.9 °C	-23.2 °C	17 mm	31 days	11 cm	7 days
1947	-6.4 °C	-4.3 °C	-8.4 °C	68 mm	31 days	46 cm	16 days
1946	-16.4 °C	-13.4 °C	-19.3 °C	42 mm	31 days	29 cm	10 days
1945	-18.1 °C	-15.4 °C	-20.8 °C	17 mm	31 days	12 cm	7 days
1944	-13.2 °C	-11.3 °C	-15.1 °C	45 mm	31 days	31 cm	10 days
1943	-18.2 °C	-15.7 °C	-20.5 °C	33 mm	31 days	23 cm	9 days
1942	-10.2 °C	-8.3 °C	-12.2 °C	49 mm	31 days	34 cm	13 days
1941	-20.5 °C	-17.9 °C	-22.9 °C	28 mm	31 days	19 cm	10 days
1940	-16.1 °C	-13.5 °C	-18.1 °C	45 mm	30 days	32 cm	12 days

January records

Hottest day

4.8 °C

January 2, 2016 estimate

Coldest night

-35.2 °C

January 11, 1949 estimate

Wettest day

24 mm

January 13, 2018 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Longyearbyen in January?

Highs average -10.0 °C and lows -14.4 °C. A typical January brings 0 hot days (30 °C or more) and 31 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Longyearbyen in January?

About 43 mm falls in January, over some 9 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest January was 2010 (101 mm), the driest 2003 (3 mm).

What was the warmest January in Longyearbyen?

2006, with a mean temperature of -3.7 °C. The coldest was 1966 (-23.3 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 18 of 86.