Norway · Regional climate

Svalbardwhen to go

Regional slice of Norway with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Mar · Apr · May.

Range: -14–5 °C
Compare: −11.8°C vs. Norway mean
Country: Norway
TZ: Europe/Oslo

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12-month climate · Svalbard

How the year moves in Svalbard

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Svalbard itself rather than over Norway as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C

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Month	Average daytime high (°C)
January	-10.1
February	-9.8
March	-13.8
April	-10.4
May	-3.8
June	1.6
July	4.5
August	4.0
September	1.2
October	-2.7
November	-6.0
December	-8.2

Rainfallmm

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Month	Rainfall (mm)
January	56
February	49
March	50
April	38
May	46
June	34
July	39
August	51
September	65
October	65
November	63
December	63

Sunshinehr / day

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Month	Sunshine hours (hr / day)
January	0.0
February	0.5
March	5.8
April	10.6
May	10.9
June	9.9
July	7.1
August	5.4
September	3.6
October	1.7
November	0.0
December	0.0

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