Best: Feb, Jun · Feb for Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)
Weather shifts through genuine seasons here, from March's cool stretch to July's warmth, with rain a little heavier around August and lighter around April — real variation, but nothing as sharp as a true monsoon or Mediterranean dry season. In June, expect highs around 7°C with rain on roughly 9 days of the month.
Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) (February) — Svalbard's polar night makes the aurora visible even during the day in winter, and February keeps some of the season's clearest skies.
Polar bear safaris and glacier hikes under the midnight sun are the archipelago's singular draw.
Try reindeer stew and Arctic char, specialties suited to the far north.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect cold days around -8°/-16°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect cold days around -9°/-17°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect cold days around -11°/-19°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect cold days around -6°/-14°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect cold days around 2°/-6°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 7°/0°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 9°/2°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 8°/1°C, with frequent rain (~12 rainy days).
Expect cold days around 4°/-3°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect cold days around -1°/-9°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect cold days around -5°/-13°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect cold days around -7°/-15°C, with frequent rain (~12 rainy days).