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Svalbard weather in July

Thinking about venturing to Svalbard this July and curious about the weather conditions to expect? This page holds all the key information you seek, responding to your question:

What is the weather like in Svalbard in July?

Svalbard is a region in Norway. July in Svalbard generally has cold temperatures, with moderate precipitation. In July, it is summer.

You can expect cold maximum daytime temperatures of around 8°C and nighttime temperatures around 4°C in Longyearbyen. On average, July is the month with the highest temperature of the year in Svalbard.

July is a moderate rainy month with an average rainfall of around 43 mm in Longyearbyen. Most cities enjoy a balanced amount of sunshine, with around 155 hours of sunlight anticipated in Longyearbyen. This ensures the days are neither too dim nor excessively sunny.

For a closer look at July's conditions in Svalbard, see the map below. For a more detailed look at Svalbard's yearly weather, check out our Svalbard climate page.

Where to go in Svalbard in July

Find the average weather conditions in July for the most popular destinations in Svalbard on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailed information.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations in Svalbard

What is the weather like in July for the most popular destinonation in Svalbard?

Average weather in Longyearbyen

In July Longyearbyen generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 8°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 4°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Longyearbyen
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   June June
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4°C 
1°C 
168 hours 
28 mm 
poor 
8°C 
4°C 
155 hours 
43 mm 
poor 
August   >> August
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7°C 
3°C 
135 hours 
51 mm 
poor 
Climate in Longyearbyen

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Is July the best time to visit Svalbard?

Given the typically poor weather conditions in Longyearbyen, July may not be the ideal time to visit Svalbard.

On average, the best time to visit Svalbard is in with generally poor weather in Longyearbyen.

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