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Longyearbyen in July: every year compared

In July, Longyearbyen averages highs of 8.1 °C and lows of 5.5 °C, with 32 mm of precipitation. The warmest July was 2023 (9.8 °C), the coldest 1949 (1.5 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 8.1 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 5.5 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 32 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 8

Day by day through July

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

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every July in Longyearbyen, ranked

86 months of July since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 5 of 86 (+1.6 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 8.4 °C · +1.6 °C vs normal · rank 5 of 86

Warmest years

120239.8 °C
220228.9 °C
320248.9 °C
420208.5 °C
519988.4 °C

Coldest years

119631.5 °C
219491.5 °C
319621.6 °C
419511.7 °C
519651.8 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Frost days	Snowfall	Rainy days
2025	8.4 °C	9.7 °C	7.1 °C	23 mm	0 days	0 cm	10 days
2024	8.9 °C	10.5 °C	7.5 °C	68 mm	0 days	0 cm	12 days
2023	9.8 °C	11.2 °C	8.2 °C	10 mm	0 days	0 cm	5 days
2022	8.9 °C	10.3 °C	7.5 °C	52 mm	0 days	0 cm	16 days
2021	6.4 °C	7.6 °C	5.1 °C	31 mm	0 days	6 cm	9 days
2020	8.5 °C	10.2 °C	7.0 °C	55 mm	0 days	1 cm	15 days
2019	7.7 °C	9.1 °C	6.3 °C	14 mm	0 days	0 cm	5 days
2018	7.1 °C	8.4 °C	5.9 °C	79 mm	0 days	0 cm	18 days
2017	6.9 °C	8.0 °C	5.7 °C	30 mm	0 days	3 cm	7 days
2016	8.3 °C	9.5 °C	7.2 °C	41 mm	0 days	0 cm	8 days
2015	7.2 °C	8.5 °C	5.8 °C	12 mm	0 days	1 cm	6 days
2014	7.3 °C	8.5 °C	6.2 °C	38 mm	0 days	0 cm	9 days
2013	7.2 °C	8.5 °C	6.0 °C	50 mm	0 days	2 cm	12 days
2012	6.3 °C	7.4 °C	5.1 °C	32 mm	0 days	4 cm	9 days
2011	6.9 °C	8.1 °C	5.6 °C	33 mm	0 days	3 cm	6 days
2010	7.0 °C	8.1 °C	5.8 °C	29 mm	0 days	4 cm	8 days
2009	7.1 °C	8.5 °C	5.5 °C	12 mm	0 days	0 cm	1 day
2008	6.7 °C	7.9 °C	5.4 °C	23 mm	0 days	3 cm	7 days
2007	6.3 °C	7.4 °C	5.2 °C	17 mm	0 days	1 cm	6 days
2006	6.7 °C	7.7 °C	5.6 °C	31 mm	0 days	0 cm	6 days
2005	6.7 °C	8.0 °C	5.4 °C	30 mm	0 days	2 cm	6 days
2004	7.8 °C	9.2 °C	6.3 °C	59 mm	0 days	1 cm	12 days
2003	7.0 °C	8.5 °C	5.4 °C	44 mm	0 days	2 cm	9 days
2002	7.4 °C	8.8 °C	5.9 °C	9 mm	0 days	1 cm	3 days
2001	6.4 °C	7.7 °C	5.0 °C	34 mm	0 days	6 cm	11 days
2000	5.7 °C	6.8 °C	4.5 °C	43 mm	0 days	4 cm	10 days
1999	5.9 °C	7.3 °C	4.4 °C	22 mm	0 days	6 cm	9 days
1998	8.4 °C	9.9 °C	6.8 °C	3 mm	0 days	0 cm	1 day
1997	5.8 °C	7.2 °C	4.2 °C	41 mm	0 days	4 cm	12 days
1996	6.0 °C	7.3 °C	4.6 °C	42 mm	0 days	1 cm	11 days
1995	6.0 °C	7.3 °C	4.5 °C	37 mm	0 days	4 cm	10 days
1994	5.1 °C	6.2 °C	3.9 °C	61 mm	0 days	6 cm	14 days
1993	8.2 °C	10.0 °C	6.2 °C	12 mm	0 days	0 cm	2 days
1992	5.7 °C	6.9 °C	4.2 °C	9 mm	0 days	1 cm	4 days
1991	5.8 °C	7.1 °C	4.3 °C	11 mm	0 days	6 cm	4 days
1990	7.0 °C	8.2 °C	5.6 °C	10 mm	0 days	1 cm	2 days
1989	5.6 °C	6.8 °C	4.2 °C	39 mm	0 days	1 cm	11 days
1988	6.3 °C	7.8 °C	4.5 °C	19 mm	0 days	4 cm	7 days
1987	5.1 °C	6.3 °C	3.8 °C	47 mm	0 days	13 cm	10 days
1986	6.5 °C	7.8 °C	5.1 °C	47 mm	0 days	2 cm	11 days
1985	7.1 °C	8.5 °C	5.3 °C	23 mm	0 days	0 cm	6 days
1984	6.8 °C	8.2 °C	5.3 °C	28 mm	0 days	3 cm	6 days
1983	5.4 °C	6.7 °C	4.1 °C	35 mm	0 days	1 cm	14 days
1982	5.0 °C	6.4 °C	3.6 °C	22 mm	0 days	2 cm	6 days
1981	4.5 °C	5.5 °C	3.3 °C	30 mm	0 days	7 cm	8 days
1980	6.2 °C	7.4 °C	4.9 °C	23 mm	0 days	0 cm	5 days
1979	5.9 °C	7.4 °C	4.0 °C	26 mm	0 days	1 cm	7 days
1978	6.0 °C	7.1 °C	4.7 °C	31 mm	0 days	4 cm	10 days
1977	5.3 °C	6.6 °C	3.9 °C	39 mm	0 days	3 cm	10 days
1976	4.0 °C	4.7 °C	3.2 °C	40 mm	0 days	10 cm	13 days
1975	3.7 °C	4.6 °C	2.8 °C	56 mm	1 day	6 cm	16 days
1974	4.4 °C	5.3 °C	3.4 °C	27 mm	0 days	0 cm	7 days
1973	3.9 °C	4.7 °C	2.7 °C	52 mm	1 day	2 cm	13 days
1972	4.1 °C	4.9 °C	3.0 °C	98 mm	0 days	10 cm	17 days
1971	3.8 °C	4.5 °C	3.1 °C	70 mm	0 days	21 cm	14 days
1970	3.2 °C	3.9 °C	2.3 °C	49 mm	0 days	16 cm	10 days
1969	3.5 °C	4.4 °C	2.6 °C	11 mm	0 days	0 cm	5 days
1968	2.7 °C	3.4 °C	1.8 °C	15 mm	0 days	5 cm	6 days
1967	3.6 °C	4.4 °C	2.8 °C	74 mm	1 day	7 cm	14 days
1966	2.8 °C	3.7 °C	1.8 °C	52 mm	5 days	1 cm	10 days
1965	1.8 °C	2.9 °C	0.9 °C	27 mm	9 days	6 cm	7 days
1964	2.5 °C	3.3 °C	1.5 °C	66 mm	3 days	5 cm	16 days
1963	1.5 °C	2.5 °C	0.2 °C	19 mm	16 days	7 cm	5 days
1962	1.6 °C	2.5 °C	0.6 °C	30 mm	9 days	16 cm	9 days
1961	2.8 °C	3.8 °C	1.7 °C	43 mm	4 days	0 cm	9 days
1960	4.0 °C	5.0 °C	2.8 °C	41 mm	0 days	2 cm	11 days
1959	2.4 °C	3.2 °C	1.4 °C	37 mm	3 days	5 cm	10 days
1958	2.9 °C	3.8 °C	1.8 °C	35 mm	1 day	7 cm	10 days
1957	2.8 °C	3.8 °C	1.7 °C	28 mm	2 days	1 cm	6 days
1956	3.0 °C	4.2 °C	1.6 °C	7 mm	4 days	0 cm	3 days
1955	2.8 °C	3.6 °C	1.6 °C	48 mm	0 days	7 cm	12 days
1954	3.1 °C	4.0 °C	1.8 °C	39 mm	4 days	3 cm	10 days
1953	2.4 °C	3.4 °C	1.3 °C	14 mm	7 days	1 cm	4 days
1952	2.7 °C	3.6 °C	1.5 °C	57 mm	0 days	2 cm	9 days
1951	1.7 °C	2.4 °C	0.8 °C	28 mm	6 days	7 cm	8 days
1950	2.2 °C	3.0 °C	1.2 °C	4 mm	5 days	0 cm	1 day
1949	1.5 °C	2.1 °C	0.7 °C	22 mm	10 days	3 cm	8 days
1948	2.6 °C	3.2 °C	1.9 °C	24 mm	2 days	1 cm	7 days
1947	2.3 °C	3.0 °C	1.5 °C	46 mm	3 days	3 cm	14 days
1946	2.5 °C	3.1 °C	1.8 °C	34 mm	1 day	0 cm	9 days
1945	2.1 °C	2.7 °C	1.5 °C	36 mm	3 days	10 cm	8 days
1944	2.2 °C	2.8 °C	1.4 °C	39 mm	2 days	14 cm	11 days
1943	2.2 °C	2.8 °C	1.3 °C	24 mm	7 days	5 cm	10 days
1942	2.3 °C	2.9 °C	1.4 °C	22 mm	1 day	3 cm	7 days
1941	2.5 °C	3.1 °C	2.0 °C	59 mm	1 day	10 cm	15 days
1940	1.8 °C	2.5 °C	0.9 °C	7 mm	5 days	4 cm	3 days

July records

Hottest day

17.6 °C

July 7, 2005 estimate

Coldest night

-2.6 °C

July 20, 1965 estimate

Wettest day

31 mm

July 10, 1972 estimate

The weather on your birthday in Longyearbyen

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 July?

Highs average 8.1 °C and lows 5.5 °C. A typical July brings 0 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Longyearbyen in July?

About 32 mm falls in July, over some 8 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest July was 1972 (98 mm), the driest 1998 (3 mm).

What was the warmest July in Longyearbyen?

2023, with a mean temperature of 9.8 °C. The coldest was 1949 (1.5 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 5 of 86.