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Longyearbyen in November: every year compared

In November, Longyearbyen averages highs of -5.7 °C and lows of -10.1 °C, with 47 mm of precipitation. The warmest November was 2016 (-1.3 °C), the coldest 1988 (-18.8 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high -5.7 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low -10.1 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 47 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 10

Day by day through November

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

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every November in Longyearbyen, ranked

86 months of November since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 22 of 86 (+1.5 °C vs normal).

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2025 · -6.3 °C · +1.5 °C vs normal · rank 22 of 86

Warmest years

12016-1.3 °C
22022-1.6 °C
32009-2.3 °C
41993-3.9 °C
51953-4.0 °C

Coldest years

11988-18.8 °C
21971-17.9 °C
31980-17.3 °C
41968-17.1 °C
51963-17.1 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Frost days	Snowfall	Rainy days
2025	-6.3 °C	-4.5 °C	-8.1 °C	35 mm	30 days	25 cm	14 days
2024	-5.9 °C	-4.6 °C	-7.5 °C	60 mm	28 days	39 cm	14 days
2023	-8.5 °C	-6.3 °C	-11.0 °C	45 mm	28 days	30 cm	15 days
2022	-1.6 °C	-0.1 °C	-3.3 °C	58 mm	24 days	29 cm	16 days
2021	-10.8 °C	-8.9 °C	-12.9 °C	14 mm	30 days	15 cm	5 days
2020	-4.1 °C	-2.1 °C	-6.5 °C	61 mm	27 days	38 cm	15 days
2019	-7.7 °C	-5.8 °C	-9.7 °C	18 mm	30 days	18 cm	8 days
2018	-4.7 °C	-2.4 °C	-7.0 °C	66 mm	28 days	42 cm	15 days
2017	-4.6 °C	-2.9 °C	-6.2 °C	16 mm	30 days	15 cm	7 days
2016	-1.3 °C	0.2 °C	-3.2 °C	86 mm	21 days	41 cm	10 days
2015	-4.8 °C	-3.2 °C	-6.6 °C	28 mm	28 days	23 cm	8 days
2014	-8.0 °C	-5.9 °C	-10.6 °C	53 mm	30 days	40 cm	11 days
2013	-10.1 °C	-7.7 °C	-12.7 °C	41 mm	30 days	34 cm	10 days
2012	-7.6 °C	-5.6 °C	-9.7 °C	18 mm	29 days	16 cm	7 days
2011	-7.5 °C	-4.8 °C	-10.2 °C	69 mm	29 days	49 cm	12 days
2010	-12.3 °C	-9.9 °C	-14.9 °C	25 mm	30 days	21 cm	6 days
2009	-2.3 °C	-0.7 °C	-4.0 °C	56 mm	27 days	37 cm	13 days
2008	-9.5 °C	-7.6 °C	-11.7 °C	22 mm	30 days	21 cm	5 days
2007	-6.2 °C	-3.9 °C	-8.6 °C	49 mm	29 days	41 cm	9 days
2006	-5.2 °C	-3.2 °C	-7.8 °C	63 mm	27 days	47 cm	12 days
2005	-5.3 °C	-3.3 °C	-7.5 °C	83 mm	30 days	63 cm	13 days
2004	-13.1 °C	-10.8 °C	-15.5 °C	29 mm	30 days	24 cm	6 days
2003	-8.2 °C	-6.3 °C	-10.3 °C	33 mm	30 days	24 cm	8 days
2002	-8.0 °C	-5.7 °C	-10.4 °C	49 mm	30 days	39 cm	11 days
2001	-13.2 °C	-10.9 °C	-15.6 °C	38 mm	30 days	30 cm	11 days
2000	-4.7 °C	-3.1 °C	-6.5 °C	23 mm	27 days	26 cm	7 days
1999	-4.9 °C	-2.9 °C	-7.1 °C	45 mm	29 days	34 cm	12 days
1998	-7.2 °C	-4.9 °C	-9.4 °C	54 mm	30 days	42 cm	12 days
1997	-10.0 °C	-7.5 °C	-12.6 °C	48 mm	30 days	34 cm	11 days
1996	-5.6 °C	-3.8 °C	-7.5 °C	82 mm	29 days	57 cm	17 days
1995	-16.1 °C	-13.5 °C	-18.9 °C	28 mm	30 days	22 cm	8 days
1994	-16.2 °C	-13.6 °C	-19.0 °C	41 mm	30 days	31 cm	8 days
1993	-3.9 °C	-1.9 °C	-6.4 °C	124 mm	24 days	74 cm	21 days
1992	-8.1 °C	-6.2 °C	-10.0 °C	29 mm	30 days	25 cm	7 days
1991	-14.3 °C	-11.6 °C	-17.2 °C	21 mm	30 days	20 cm	8 days
1990	-13.9 °C	-11.6 °C	-16.1 °C	14 mm	30 days	13 cm	4 days
1989	-11.0 °C	-8.4 °C	-13.4 °C	29 mm	29 days	25 cm	9 days
1988	-18.8 °C	-16.2 °C	-21.4 °C	19 mm	30 days	16 cm	3 days
1987	-11.9 °C	-9.3 °C	-14.4 °C	48 mm	30 days	39 cm	12 days
1986	-11.0 °C	-9.2 °C	-12.8 °C	10 mm	30 days	11 cm	3 days
1985	-11.0 °C	-8.8 °C	-13.1 °C	39 mm	29 days	31 cm	9 days
1984	-5.2 °C	-3.4 °C	-6.9 °C	31 mm	29 days	29 cm	9 days
1983	-16.7 °C	-14.6 °C	-18.7 °C	10 mm	30 days	10 cm	4 days
1982	-10.2 °C	-7.9 °C	-12.7 °C	43 mm	30 days	35 cm	10 days
1981	-8.6 °C	-6.1 °C	-10.9 °C	45 mm	30 days	36 cm	10 days
1980	-17.3 °C	-15.1 °C	-19.4 °C	30 mm	30 days	26 cm	8 days
1979	-8.3 °C	-6.1 °C	-10.1 °C	32 mm	28 days	28 cm	9 days
1978	-12.0 °C	-9.5 °C	-14.7 °C	62 mm	30 days	41 cm	12 days
1977	-7.6 °C	-6.4 °C	-9.2 °C	38 mm	26 days	15 cm	7 days
1976	-8.9 °C	-6.7 °C	-11.4 °C	75 mm	29 days	49 cm	15 days
1975	-12.2 °C	-10.1 °C	-14.4 °C	64 mm	29 days	41 cm	12 days
1974	-6.9 °C	-5.2 °C	-8.8 °C	41 mm	26 days	26 cm	13 days
1973	-14.7 °C	-12.9 °C	-16.4 °C	10 mm	30 days	7 cm	4 days
1972	-4.0 °C	-2.4 °C	-5.6 °C	44 mm	30 days	31 cm	14 days
1971	-17.9 °C	-16.4 °C	-19.3 °C	6 mm	30 days	4 cm	2 days
1970	-13.0 °C	-11.2 °C	-14.6 °C	13 mm	30 days	9 cm	3 days
1969	-10.7 °C	-8.7 °C	-12.7 °C	27 mm	30 days	19 cm	6 days
1968	-17.1 °C	-14.6 °C	-19.7 °C	41 mm	30 days	29 cm	11 days
1967	-9.4 °C	-7.0 °C	-11.7 °C	65 mm	30 days	45 cm	13 days
1966	-13.1 °C	-10.8 °C	-15.4 °C	55 mm	30 days	38 cm	14 days
1965	-9.4 °C	-7.3 °C	-11.6 °C	41 mm	30 days	28 cm	11 days
1964	-10.5 °C	-8.4 °C	-12.6 °C	91 mm	30 days	64 cm	13 days
1963	-17.1 °C	-14.9 °C	-19.9 °C	47 mm	30 days	33 cm	10 days
1962	-8.6 °C	-6.2 °C	-11.3 °C	54 mm	30 days	34 cm	16 days
1961	-8.0 °C	-5.8 °C	-10.4 °C	68 mm	26 days	45 cm	10 days
1960	-9.1 °C	-6.6 °C	-11.3 °C	30 mm	30 days	21 cm	9 days
1959	-5.8 °C	-4.0 °C	-7.8 °C	68 mm	30 days	45 cm	17 days
1958	-10.5 °C	-8.0 °C	-12.8 °C	73 mm	30 days	39 cm	17 days
1957	-10.7 °C	-7.9 °C	-13.4 °C	59 mm	30 days	41 cm	15 days
1956	-4.7 °C	-2.8 °C	-6.9 °C	54 mm	28 days	27 cm	15 days
1955	-14.9 °C	-12.7 °C	-17.1 °C	20 mm	30 days	14 cm	6 days
1954	-4.8 °C	-2.9 °C	-6.9 °C	35 mm	29 days	20 cm	12 days
1953	-4.0 °C	-2.3 °C	-5.6 °C	85 mm	28 days	50 cm	19 days
1952	-8.2 °C	-6.2 °C	-10.2 °C	60 mm	30 days	42 cm	15 days
1951	-16.6 °C	-13.9 °C	-19.0 °C	42 mm	30 days	30 cm	10 days
1950	-7.1 °C	-5.3 °C	-9.0 °C	24 mm	29 days	16 cm	8 days
1949	-7.5 °C	-5.3 °C	-9.4 °C	54 mm	30 days	37 cm	16 days
1948	-14.1 °C	-11.7 °C	-16.2 °C	36 mm	30 days	25 cm	12 days
1947	-13.4 °C	-11.2 °C	-15.5 °C	16 mm	30 days	11 cm	6 days
1946	-13.5 °C	-11.5 °C	-15.7 °C	37 mm	30 days	25 cm	10 days
1945	-14.7 °C	-12.2 °C	-17.1 °C	62 mm	30 days	41 cm	12 days
1944	-9.6 °C	-7.5 °C	-11.8 °C	48 mm	30 days	33 cm	13 days
1943	-16.1 °C	-14.0 °C	-18.3 °C	25 mm	30 days	18 cm	6 days
1942	-11.9 °C	-9.7 °C	-13.8 °C	27 mm	30 days	19 cm	10 days
1941	-6.6 °C	-4.3 °C	-8.7 °C	74 mm	28 days	42 cm	19 days
1940	-11.6 °C	-9.7 °C	-13.4 °C	35 mm	30 days	24 cm	9 days

November records

Hottest day

6.0 °C

November 12, 2020 estimate

Coldest night

-30.4 °C

November 25, 1980 estimate

Wettest day

38 mm

November 7, 2016 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Longyearbyen in November?

Highs average -5.7 °C and lows -10.1 °C. A typical November brings 0 hot days (30 °C or more) and 29 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Longyearbyen in November?

About 47 mm falls in November, over some 10 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest November was 1993 (124 mm), the driest 1971 (6 mm).

What was the warmest November in Longyearbyen?

2016, with a mean temperature of -1.3 °C. The coldest was 1988 (-18.8 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 22 of 86.