When to go · Longyearbyen
Longyearbyen in August
Great month. Inside Longyearbyen's best window: Mar–May (snow, auroras, snowmobile season) and Jun–Aug (midnight sun, boat trips).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 8°C46°F / 4°C39°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 23
- Crowds
- High
- Norway overall
- Prices
- High
- Norway overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Longyearbyen
Inside Longyearbyen's best window: Mar–May (snow, auroras, snowmobile season) and Jun–Aug (midnight sun, boat trips).
Weather in August
- LongyearbyenHighs around 8 °C, lows around 4 °C, rain on about 23 daysHighs around 46 °F, lows around 39 °F, rain on about 23 days
- Svalbard, Norway · Longyearbyenbest weather
High Arctic: polar night late October to mid-February (true darkness mid-Nov to end of Jan); midnight sun about 20 April – 23 August. Snowmobile season March–May.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Norway overall
- High
- Prices · Norway overall
- High
Norway overall: Still summer; the best hiking month in the high mountains.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast