Weather in Longyearbyen in November 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Longyearbyen in November
The expected average maximum temperature in November is -7°C with a maximum of +3°C and a minimum of -19°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 23% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -8°C to -3°C.
Is Longyearbyen warm or cold in November?
Longyearbyen is typically cold in November.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from -4°C to -7°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -7°C to -12°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
Take a look at how November is compared to other months in Longyearbyen:
Climate in Longyearbyen in November
| October | November | December | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -4°C | -7°C | -10°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -23°C | -31°C | -35°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +7°C | +5°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 12 mm | 6 mm | 3 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 85% | 82% | 80% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1007 HPa | 1004 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 17 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 11 | 13 | 13 | ||||
November weather is still as ok as in October. It’s getting colder in November. From -4°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to -7°C. As November arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 12 mm to 6 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 85% to 82%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during November, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
December brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 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 November, going from 1 m/s to 7 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
November is one of the snowiest months in Longyearbyen.
Here’s how November is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last November in Longyearbyen?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Longyearbyen in November 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.