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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

  1. JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (polar night, few boats, cold and dark).-13 °C / -20 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
  2. FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (polar night, few boats, cold and dark).-13 °C / -21 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  3. MarchGreatInside Barentsburg's best window: Mar–May (snowmobile, auroras), Jun–Aug (boat, midnight sun).-13 °C / -20 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  4. AprilGreatInside Barentsburg's best window: Mar–May (snowmobile, auroras), Jun–Aug (boat, midnight sun).-9 °C / -16 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
  5. MayGreatInside Barentsburg's best window: Mar–May (snowmobile, auroras), Jun–Aug (boat, midnight sun).-3 °C / -7 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  6. JuneGreatInside Barentsburg's best window: Mar–May (snowmobile, auroras), Jun–Aug (boat, midnight sun).3 °C / -1 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: High
  7. JulyGreatInside Barentsburg's best window: Mar–May (snowmobile, auroras), Jun–Aug (boat, midnight sun).7 °C / 3 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustGreatInside Barentsburg's best window: Mar–May (snowmobile, auroras), Jun–Aug (boat, midnight sun).6 °C / 2 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
  9. 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 daysCrowds: Medium
  10. 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 daysCrowds: Low
  11. NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (polar night, few boats, cold and dark).-8 °C / -14 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (polar night, few boats, cold and dark).-11 °C / -18 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday