Weather in Longyearbyen in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Longyearbyen in March
The expected average maximum temperature in March is -13°C with a maximum of -3°C and a minimum of -23°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 15% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -4°C to -7°C.
Is Longyearbyen warm or cold in March?
Longyearbyen is typically cold in March.
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.
March is one of the coolest months in Longyearbyen, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Longyearbyen in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -11°C | -11°C | -8°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -40°C | -40°C | -32°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +4°C | +4°C | +6°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 2 mm | 2 mm | 1 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 80% | 80% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1006 HPa | 1008 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 16 | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 11 | ||||
March weather is still as ok as in February. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of -11°C for average maximum temperature during the day. The rainfall amount in March stays the same as in the previous month with a 2 mm of total precipitation. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 80%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 0 to 1.
April brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 11 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 increasing during March, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Snow
Here’s how March is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last March in Longyearbyen?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Longyearbyen in March 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, 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.