When to go · Barentsburg
Barentsburg, month by month
The best months for Barentsburg: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (polar night, few boats, cold and dark).-13 °C / -20 °C, 10 rain days9 °F / −4 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (polar night, few boats, cold and dark).-13 °C / -21 °C, 9 rain days9 °F / −6 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Barentsburg's best window: Mar–May (snowmobile, auroras), Jun–Aug (boat, midnight sun).-13 °C / -20 °C, 9 rain days9 °F / −4 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGreatInside Barentsburg's best window: Mar–May (snowmobile, auroras), Jun–Aug (boat, midnight sun).-9 °C / -16 °C, 8 rain days16 °F / 3 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGreatInside Barentsburg's best window: Mar–May (snowmobile, auroras), Jun–Aug (boat, midnight sun).-3 °C / -7 °C, 8 rain days27 °F / 19 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatInside Barentsburg's best window: Mar–May (snowmobile, auroras), Jun–Aug (boat, midnight sun).3 °C / -1 °C, 8 rain days37 °F / 30 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Barentsburg's best window: Mar–May (snowmobile, auroras), Jun–Aug (boat, midnight sun).7 °C / 3 °C, 10 rain days45 °F / 37 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Barentsburg's best window: Mar–May (snowmobile, auroras), Jun–Aug (boat, midnight sun).6 °C / 2 °C, 11 rain days43 °F / 36 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May (snowmobile, auroras), Jun–Aug (boat, midnight sun)). Across Norway: Autumn colours, fewer crowds, first auroras in the north; fjord boats cut to winter timetables late in the month.2 °C / -2 °C, 11 rain days36 °F / 28 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May (snowmobile, auroras), Jun–Aug (boat, midnight sun)). Across Norway: Wet and dark in the south; mountain roads close; good aurora nights in the north.-4 °C / -8 °C, 11 rain days25 °F / 18 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (polar night, few boats, cold and dark).-8 °C / -14 °C, 10 rain days18 °F / 7 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (polar night, few boats, cold and dark).-11 °C / -18 °C, 10 rain days12 °F / 0 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday