Weather in Longyearbyen in February 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Longyearbyen in February
The expected average maximum temperature in February is -5°C with a maximum of +1°C and a minimum of -18°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 11% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -9°C to -11°C.
Is Longyearbyen warm or cold in February?
Longyearbyen is typically cold in February.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from -11°C to -11°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -16°C to -16°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
February is one of the coolest months in Longyearbyen, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Longyearbyen in February
| January | February | March | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -11°C | -11°C | -11°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -35°C | -40°C | -40°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +5°C | +4°C | +4°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 4 mm | 2 mm | 2 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 80% | 80% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1005 HPa | 1006 HPa | 1008 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 18 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 13 | 11 | 12 | ||||
February weather is still as ok as in January. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of -11°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As February arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 4 mm to 2 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 80%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during February, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 1 sunny days in January to 0 in February.
March brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 6 m/s getting up to 15 m/s which is quite strong. The wind will cause branches to move and ground debris to fly around.
The average wind speed in Longyearbyen is gradually decreasing during February, going from 6 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Snow
Here’s how February is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last February in Longyearbyen?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Longyearbyen in February has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1988 (-7°C) and the highest in 2016 (+1°C). The driest year was 1998 with only 51 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2016 with 381 mm.
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Monthly weather in Longyearbyen
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Longyearbyen, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.