When to go · Longyearbyen
Longyearbyen in July
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
- 9°C48°F / 5°C41°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 20
- 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 July
- LongyearbyenHighs around 9 °C, lows around 5 °C, rain on about 20 daysHighs around 48 °F, lows around 41 °F, rain on about 20 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: Peak season: fjords, Lofoten and Preikestolen crowded; book everything.
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