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Weather in July in Svalbard

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. It's the height of summer.

Temperatures

You can expect cold maximum daytime temperatures of around 8°C and nighttime temperatures around 4°C in Longyearbyen. To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Svalbard in July, check out the map below. On average, July is the month with the highest temperature of the year in Svalbard.

For specific regional insights in Svalbard, refer to the map provided below.

Precipitation

July is a moderate rainy month with an average rainfall of around 43 mm in Longyearbyen.

Average sunshine

Longyearbyen enjoys a balanced 155 hours of sunlight. Ensuring it's neither too overcast nor too sunny.

For more details on the yearly climate, visit our Svalbard climate page.

Where to go in Svalbard in July

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Svalbard on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more details.

Weather conditions Weather
Temperatures
Precipitation
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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).

Select a Month of Interest

Check the conditions for any month of the year.

For a detailed overview over the year and the best time to visit Norway, check out our Svalbard's climate page.

Popular destinations

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

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
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   June June
<<  
4°C 
1°C 
168 hours 
28 mm 
4 days 
poor 
July July
8°C 
4°C 
155 hours 
43 mm 
6 days 
poor 
August   >> August
>>  
7°C 
3°C 
135 hours 
51 mm 
7 days 
poor 
Climate in Longyearbyen

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Svalbard, in Norway.

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.

Interested in more climate information?

We have much more information about the climate in Svalbard.

Weather and climate has detailed information for every country in the world. Are you going to Norway? Get detailed historical weather averages for many cities in Norway.

Not sure yet where to go? We now have a tool which recommends destinations that suit your ideal travel conditions. Find out where to go with our weather planner.