Weather in Longyearbyen in June 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Longyearbyen in June
The temperature in June is +6°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +12°C during the day and a minimum of 0°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 92% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +1°C to +12°C.
Is Longyearbyen warm or cold in June?
Longyearbyen is typically cool in June.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from -1°C to +4°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -5°C to +2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
June is one of the warmest months in Longyearbyen, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Longyearbyen in June
| May | June | July | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -1°C | +4°C | +9°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -18°C | -6°C | 0°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +12°C | +18°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 4 mm | 13 mm | 30 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 84% | 82% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 20 | 19 | 17 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 6 | 13 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 9 | 4 | 0 | ||||
June weather is still as ok as in May. It’s getting warmer as June arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from -1°C to +4°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 4 mm to 13 mm. Humidity rises from 80% to 84%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during June, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 2 sunny days in May to 1 in June.
July brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Longyearbyen is gradually decreasing during June, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how June is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last June in Longyearbyen?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Longyearbyen in June 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.
FAQ
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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, 2022.
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.