Longyearbyen weather in June
In June, Longyearbyen sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 24 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs climb over the month, from about 0°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.
Daylight stretches from about 24 hours at the start of June to 24 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Longyearbyen's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Longyearbyen's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 2°
- 3rd warmest
- Overnight low
- 1°
- 10th coldest
- Precipitation
- 18 mm
- 5 wet days
- Daylight
- 24 hours
- — – —
- Cloud cover
- 80%
- 2nd clearest
- Wind
- 8 km/h
- 12th windiest
- Solar energy
- 5.97 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 0.0
- out of 10
Longyearbyen is town and administrative centre in Svalbard, Norway.
- Density
- 10/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1906
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in June
Highs climb over the month, from about 0°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.
A typical June day in Longyearbyen reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 5°C warmer than May and about 4°C cooler than July.
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| Avg high (°C) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | -2 |
| 2 | 0 | -1 |
| 3 | 0 | -1 |
| 4 | 1 | -1 |
| 5 | 1 | -1 |
| 6 | 1 | -1 |
| 7 | 1 | -1 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | 4 | 2 |
| 28 | 5 | 2 |
| 29 | 5 | 3 |
| 30 | 5 | 3 |
How June really feels in Longyearbyen
Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 29 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
The story in June is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Longyearbyen weather by month
How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -11° / -16° | 43 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -12° / -16° | 31 | 7.1 | 9 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mar | -12° / -17° | 35 | 8.4 | 10.2 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Apr | -9° / -13° | 23 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 19.3 | 0.0 |
| May | -3° / -5° | 21 | 6 | 7.7 | 24 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 2° / 1° | 18 | 5 | 3.7 | 24 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 7° / 4° | 32 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 24 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 5° / 3° | 40 | 9 | 2.2 | 22.8 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 1° / -1° | 45 | 9.8 | 5.3 | 13.7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | -4° / -8° | 41 | 9.1 | 9 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | -7° / -12° | 47 | 10.3 | 12.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dec | -10° / -14° | 45 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in June
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in June.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Cloudier (%) | 86 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 86 |
| 2 | 14 | 86 |
| 3 | 15 | 85 |
| 4 | 16 | 84 |
| 5 | 16 | 84 |
| 6 | 16 | 84 |
| 7 | 18 | 82 |
| 8 | 18 | 82 |
| 9 | 18 | 82 |
| 10 | 19 | 81 |
| 11 | 18 | 82 |
| 12 | 20 | 80 |
| 13 | 20 | 80 |
| 14 | 21 | 79 |
| 15 | 21 | 79 |
| 16 | 21 | 79 |
| 17 | 21 | 79 |
| 18 | 21 | 79 |
| 19 | 21 | 79 |
| 20 | 20 | 80 |
| 21 | 20 | 80 |
| 22 | 20 | 80 |
| 23 | 19 | 81 |
| 24 | 17 | 83 |
| 25 | 17 | 83 |
| 26 | 17 | 83 |
| 27 | 16 | 84 |
| 28 | 15 | 85 |
| 29 | 15 | 85 |
| 30 | 15 | 85 |
Chance of precipitation in June
Longyearbyen gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 5 wet days in June, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 17% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| Snow chance (%) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Rain chance (%) | Snow chance (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 20 |
| 2 | 16 | 20 |
| 3 | 16 | 19 |
| 4 | 16 | 19 |
| 5 | 16 | 18 |
| 6 | 15 | 18 |
| 7 | 15 | 17 |
| 8 | 15 | 17 |
| 9 | 15 | 16 |
| 10 | 15 | 16 |
| 11 | 15 | 15 |
| 12 | 15 | 14 |
| 13 | 15 | 14 |
| 14 | 15 | 13 |
| 15 | 16 | 13 |
| 16 | 16 | 12 |
| 17 | 16 | 11 |
| 18 | 17 | 11 |
| 19 | 17 | 10 |
| 20 | 17 | 10 |
| 21 | 18 | 9 |
| 22 | 18 | 8 |
| 23 | 18 | 8 |
| 24 | 18 | 7 |
| 25 | 19 | 6 |
| 26 | 19 | 6 |
| 27 | 19 | 6 |
| 28 | 20 | 6 |
| 29 | 20 | 6 |
| 30 | 21 | 6 |
Humidity in June
Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Dry (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 100 |
| 3 | 100 |
| 4 | 100 |
| 5 | 100 |
| 6 | 100 |
| 7 | 100 |
| 8 | 100 |
| 9 | 100 |
| 10 | 100 |
| 11 | 100 |
| 12 | 100 |
| 13 | 100 |
| 14 | 100 |
| 15 | 100 |
| 16 | 100 |
| 17 | 100 |
| 18 | 100 |
| 19 | 100 |
| 20 | 100 |
| 21 | 100 |
| 22 | 100 |
| 23 | 100 |
| 24 | 100 |
| 25 | 100 |
| 26 | 100 |
| 27 | 100 |
| 28 | 100 |
| 29 | 100 |
| 30 | 100 |
Wind in June
Winds average 8 km/h in June, the calmest month.
Across June, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | calm |
| 2 | 8 | calm |
| 3 | 8 | calm |
| 4 | 8 | calm |
| 5 | 8 | calm |
| 6 | 8 | calm |
| 7 | 8 | calm |
| 8 | 8 | calm |
| 9 | 8 | calm |
| 10 | 8 | calm |
| 11 | 8 | calm |
| 12 | 8 | calm |
| 13 | 8 | calm |
| 14 | 8 | calm |
| 15 | 8 | calm |
| 16 | 8 | calm |
| 17 | 8 | calm |
| 18 | 8 | calm |
| 19 | 8 | calm |
| 20 | 8 | calm |
| 21 | 8 | calm |
| 22 | 8 | calm |
| 23 | 8 | calm |
| 24 | 8 | calm |
| 25 | 8 | calm |
| 26 | 9 | calm |
| 27 | 9 | calm |
| 28 | 9 | calm |
| 29 | 9 | calm |
| 30 | 9 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in June
Daylight runs from about 24 hours at the start of June to 24 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sunset (PM) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 2 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 3 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 4 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 5 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 6 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 7 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 8 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 9 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 10 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 11 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 12 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 13 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 14 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 15 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 16 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 17 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 18 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 19 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 20 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 21 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 22 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 23 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 24 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 25 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 26 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 27 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 28 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 29 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 30 | 24.0 | — | — |
Solar energy in June
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.97 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 2 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 3 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 4 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 5 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 6 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 7 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 8 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 9 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 11 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 17 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 18 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 19 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 20 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 21 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 22 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 23 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 24 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 25 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 26 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 27 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 28 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 29 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 30 | 5.1 | Bright |
Is June a good time to visit Longyearbyen?
Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Longyearbyen.
What to pack for Longyearbyen in June
From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In June, Longyearbyen sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.
UV index in Longyearbyen in June
Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Longyearbyen peaks around June 18 at about 2 (moderate) — sun protection is rarely needed. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).
The midday index never reaches 3, the level where the WHO starts recommending sun protection.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Level | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | Low |
| Feb | 0 | Low |
| Mar | 0 | Low |
| Apr | 1 | Low |
| May | 2 | Low |
| Jun | 2 | Moderate |
| Jul | 2 | Low |
| Aug | 2 | Low |
| Sep | 0 | Low |
| Oct | 0 | Low |
| Nov | 0 | Low |
| Dec | 0 | Low |
Where is Longyearbyen?
Longyearbyen sits at 78.2°N, 15.6°E, 1 m above sea level, in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. The nearest listed city is Alta, 945 km away.
Topography around Longyearbyen
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Longyearbyen.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Longyearbyen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m around an average of 113 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,061 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,255 m.
The land around Longyearbyen is covered by water (35%), bare terrain (30%) and moss and lichen (27%) within 3 km, bare terrain (31%), water (29%) and moss and lichen (22%) within 16 km, and snow and ice (30%), water (29%) and bare terrain (26%) within 80 km.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Longyearbyen (78.2233°, 15.6469°, elevation 1 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).