Longyearbyen

    Norway

    The world's northernmost accessible settlement offers rugged polar adventure and sweeping Arctic landscapes.

    Warmest month is July at 10°C on average. Coolest is March at -9°C. Driest reading falls in June with 7 rain days.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      kr42 (~$4.00)
      Country-level price estimate for Norway, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      kr55 (~$5.25)
      Country-level price estimate for Norway, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      4h 30m from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      932 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      No specific FCDO warnings against travel.
      Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Tap water is generally safe to drink.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January-6°15°C11
    February-6°16°C13
    March-9°16°C13
    April-5°14°C11
    May1°10°C9
    June6°7°C7
    July10°6°C8
    August9°7°C10
    September5°9°C14
    October0°11°C9
    November-2°12°C13
    December-5°15°C11

    What to do

    • Take a snowmobile safari across glaciers
    • Explore an ice cave inside the Larsbreen glacier
    • Tour the Svalbard Global Seed Vault exterior

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.