When to go · Longyearbyen
Longyearbyen in June
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
- 6°C43°F / 2°C36°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- 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 June
- LongyearbyenHighs around 6 °C, lows around 2 °C, rain on about 8 daysHighs around 43 °F, lows around 36 °F, rain on about 8 days
- Svalbard, Norway · Longyearbyenfine
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: Long days, waterfalls at full flow, mountain roads opening; midnight sun in the north.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings