Longyearbyen · Svalbard & Jan Mayen

Longyearbyen in May: every year compared

In May, Longyearbyen averages highs of -1.2 °C and lows of -3.8 °C, with 21 mm of precipitation. The warmest May was 2018 (1.2 °C), the coldest 1966 (-8.3 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high -1.2 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low -3.8 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 21 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 6

Day by day through May

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

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every May in Longyearbyen, ranked

86 months of May since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 6 of 86 (+1.4 °C vs normal).

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2025 · -1.0 °C · +1.4 °C vs normal · rank 6 of 86

Warmest years

120181.2 °C
220160.9 °C
32006-0.0 °C
42010-0.2 °C
52020-0.9 °C

Coldest years

11966-8.3 °C
21962-8.2 °C
31979-7.5 °C
41949-7.3 °C
51945-7.3 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Frost days	Snowfall	Rainy days
2025	-1.0 °C	0.1 °C	-2.4 °C	31 mm	24 days	18 cm	11 days
2024	-1.2 °C	-0.2 °C	-2.3 °C	39 mm	28 days	24 cm	15 days
2023	-2.0 °C	-0.7 °C	-3.4 °C	64 mm	24 days	33 cm	18 days
2022	-2.5 °C	-1.3 °C	-3.9 °C	15 mm	20 days	4 cm	4 days
2021	-3.9 °C	-2.8 °C	-5.4 °C	14 mm	31 days	15 cm	3 days
2020	-0.9 °C	0.2 °C	-2.2 °C	22 mm	18 days	14 cm	9 days
2019	-2.6 °C	-1.6 °C	-3.8 °C	17 mm	28 days	16 cm	5 days
2018	1.2 °C	2.1 °C	0.2 °C	62 mm	13 days	44 cm	12 days
2017	-4.6 °C	-3.2 °C	-6.1 °C	10 mm	30 days	10 cm	4 days
2016	0.9 °C	1.7 °C	-0.1 °C	27 mm	16 days	23 cm	8 days
2015	-2.8 °C	-1.5 °C	-4.1 °C	8 mm	27 days	8 cm	2 days
2014	-2.4 °C	-1.1 °C	-3.8 °C	20 mm	26 days	17 cm	7 days
2013	-1.6 °C	-0.5 °C	-2.9 °C	31 mm	26 days	24 cm	6 days
2012	-2.7 °C	-1.5 °C	-4.0 °C	35 mm	31 days	28 cm	9 days
2011	-1.6 °C	-0.5 °C	-3.0 °C	24 mm	25 days	19 cm	8 days
2010	-0.2 °C	0.7 °C	-1.3 °C	18 mm	21 days	13 cm	9 days
2009	-1.4 °C	-0.4 °C	-2.8 °C	23 mm	25 days	20 cm	6 days
2008	-1.8 °C	-0.8 °C	-3.0 °C	18 mm	30 days	17 cm	5 days
2007	-2.4 °C	-1.4 °C	-3.7 °C	11 mm	25 days	10 cm	2 days
2006	-0.0 °C	1.1 °C	-1.3 °C	18 mm	21 days	11 cm	4 days
2005	-2.0 °C	-0.8 °C	-3.5 °C	26 mm	27 days	21 cm	7 days
2004	-1.8 °C	-0.7 °C	-3.0 °C	16 mm	24 days	14 cm	4 days
2003	-2.4 °C	-1.3 °C	-4.0 °C	15 mm	29 days	16 cm	5 days
2002	-3.9 °C	-2.6 °C	-5.6 °C	10 mm	25 days	7 cm	3 days
2001	-3.1 °C	-2.0 °C	-4.4 °C	16 mm	31 days	15 cm	3 days
2000	-3.9 °C	-2.6 °C	-5.5 °C	27 mm	27 days	24 cm	9 days
1999	-2.2 °C	-0.9 °C	-3.7 °C	13 mm	26 days	10 cm	4 days
1998	-4.8 °C	-3.4 °C	-6.6 °C	15 mm	31 days	16 cm	6 days
1997	-3.0 °C	-1.8 °C	-4.5 °C	12 mm	29 days	12 cm	5 days
1996	-4.9 °C	-3.7 °C	-6.4 °C	3 mm	31 days	2 cm	0 days
1995	-2.3 °C	-1.0 °C	-4.0 °C	28 mm	27 days	21 cm	9 days
1994	-3.7 °C	-2.1 °C	-5.7 °C	9 mm	30 days	14 cm	5 days
1993	-3.8 °C	-2.4 °C	-5.6 °C	23 mm	30 days	17 cm	7 days
1992	-2.2 °C	-1.1 °C	-3.8 °C	51 mm	29 days	41 cm	14 days
1991	-3.9 °C	-2.8 °C	-5.5 °C	14 mm	25 days	15 cm	4 days
1990	-3.8 °C	-2.6 °C	-5.3 °C	10 mm	31 days	10 cm	5 days
1989	-1.2 °C	-0.2 °C	-2.5 °C	3 mm	26 days	6 cm	1 day
1988	-2.6 °C	-1.3 °C	-4.1 °C	23 mm	26 days	12 cm	6 days
1987	-2.9 °C	-1.7 °C	-4.3 °C	10 mm	26 days	11 cm	2 days
1986	-2.5 °C	-1.3 °C	-3.9 °C	23 mm	26 days	12 cm	8 days
1985	-2.8 °C	-1.5 °C	-4.2 °C	25 mm	31 days	21 cm	7 days
1984	-3.0 °C	-1.6 °C	-4.6 °C	25 mm	23 days	21 cm	6 days
1983	-3.8 °C	-2.5 °C	-5.3 °C	23 mm	30 days	20 cm	5 days
1982	-4.8 °C	-3.4 °C	-6.5 °C	8 mm	31 days	8 cm	3 days
1981	-4.6 °C	-3.0 °C	-6.6 °C	27 mm	30 days	21 cm	7 days
1980	-3.4 °C	-2.3 °C	-5.0 °C	7 mm	27 days	7 cm	3 days
1979	-7.5 °C	-6.2 °C	-9.2 °C	28 mm	31 days	23 cm	5 days
1978	-3.0 °C	-1.8 °C	-4.5 °C	26 mm	24 days	15 cm	9 days
1977	-4.3 °C	-3.0 °C	-6.0 °C	31 mm	28 days	21 cm	8 days
1976	-2.9 °C	-1.8 °C	-4.4 °C	27 mm	26 days	10 cm	7 days
1975	-5.1 °C	-3.9 °C	-6.6 °C	37 mm	31 days	25 cm	11 days
1974	-4.3 °C	-3.1 °C	-5.7 °C	22 mm	24 days	11 cm	7 days
1973	-4.9 °C	-3.8 °C	-6.5 °C	20 mm	31 days	11 cm	5 days
1972	-2.6 °C	-1.5 °C	-4.2 °C	24 mm	30 days	16 cm	11 days
1971	-2.7 °C	-1.7 °C	-4.0 °C	28 mm	28 days	18 cm	10 days
1970	-3.1 °C	-1.9 °C	-4.6 °C	24 mm	28 days	12 cm	8 days
1969	-3.5 °C	-2.5 °C	-5.0 °C	14 mm	30 days	10 cm	6 days
1968	-5.5 °C	-4.4 °C	-7.0 °C	6 mm	31 days	4 cm	4 days
1967	-3.9 °C	-2.7 °C	-5.4 °C	10 mm	29 days	7 cm	3 days
1966	-8.3 °C	-6.9 °C	-10.2 °C	13 mm	31 days	9 cm	5 days
1965	-6.3 °C	-5.2 °C	-7.9 °C	16 mm	31 days	11 cm	5 days
1964	-4.5 °C	-3.3 °C	-6.1 °C	38 mm	31 days	26 cm	14 days
1963	-3.7 °C	-2.3 °C	-5.4 °C	38 mm	25 days	24 cm	14 days
1962	-8.2 °C	-6.9 °C	-9.9 °C	11 mm	31 days	8 cm	4 days
1961	-4.2 °C	-3.2 °C	-5.5 °C	19 mm	31 days	13 cm	5 days
1960	-1.9 °C	-0.7 °C	-3.3 °C	34 mm	26 days	18 cm	12 days
1959	-3.0 °C	-1.6 °C	-4.7 °C	31 mm	30 days	21 cm	11 days
1958	-3.7 °C	-2.6 °C	-5.1 °C	10 mm	31 days	7 cm	6 days
1957	-3.8 °C	-2.5 °C	-5.5 °C	20 mm	28 days	13 cm	7 days
1956	-5.7 °C	-4.5 °C	-7.5 °C	32 mm	29 days	22 cm	7 days
1955	-6.7 °C	-5.5 °C	-8.2 °C	22 mm	30 days	15 cm	7 days
1954	-2.5 °C	-1.3 °C	-4.0 °C	20 mm	24 days	12 cm	8 days
1953	-5.1 °C	-3.8 °C	-6.7 °C	19 mm	31 days	13 cm	5 days
1952	-5.1 °C	-3.8 °C	-6.6 °C	35 mm	29 days	23 cm	10 days
1951	-6.0 °C	-4.9 °C	-7.3 °C	19 mm	31 days	13 cm	4 days
1950	-6.2 °C	-5.0 °C	-7.6 °C	20 mm	31 days	13 cm	7 days
1949	-7.3 °C	-6.1 °C	-8.6 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 cm	0 days
1948	-6.4 °C	-5.0 °C	-7.9 °C	32 mm	31 days	22 cm	12 days
1947	-5.1 °C	-3.8 °C	-6.6 °C	21 mm	31 days	15 cm	8 days
1946	-5.2 °C	-4.0 °C	-6.6 °C	18 mm	31 days	12 cm	7 days
1945	-7.3 °C	-5.9 °C	-8.7 °C	14 mm	31 days	9 cm	4 days
1944	-5.5 °C	-4.2 °C	-7.0 °C	34 mm	30 days	19 cm	9 days
1943	-6.0 °C	-4.7 °C	-7.2 °C	34 mm	31 days	23 cm	9 days
1942	-4.8 °C	-3.7 °C	-6.0 °C	18 mm	26 days	11 cm	5 days
1941	-5.0 °C	-3.9 °C	-6.3 °C	23 mm	26 days	8 cm	6 days
1940	-3.3 °C	-2.1 °C	-4.7 °C	41 mm	31 days	29 cm	13 days

May records

Hottest day

7.3 °C

May 28, 2022 estimate

Coldest night

-19.9 °C

May 6, 1966 estimate

Wettest day

17 mm

May 28, 1956 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 May?

Highs average -1.2 °C and lows -3.8 °C. A typical May brings 0 hot days (30 °C or more) and 26 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Longyearbyen in May?

About 21 mm falls in May, over some 6 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest May was 2023 (64 mm), the driest 1949 (0 mm).

What was the warmest May in Longyearbyen?

2018, with a mean temperature of 1.2 °C. The coldest was 1966 (-8.3 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 6 of 86.