Climate for Station: Barencburg, Svalbard [Norway]

Longyearbyen (Svalbard)

Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

2026-01-22 02:06

-4°C

Feels -5.3°C

H: -5.3°C / L: -9.6°C

Precip: 0mm | Wind: 3.6 kph

▲ 3.4°C vs historical high

Light snow

2026-01-23

H: -6°C

L: -14.2°C

Rain: 69%

Rainfall: 0.5mm

Wind: 21.6kph

▲ 3.1°C

2026-01-24

H: -15.5°C

L: -18.4°C

Rain: 0%

Rainfall: 0.07mm

Wind: 8.6kph

▼ 6.6°C

2026-01-25

H: -17.7°C

L: -18.3°C

Rain: 0%

Rainfall: 0mm

Wind: 11.2kph

▼ 8.9°C

2026-01-26

H: -18.1°C

L: -19.3°C

Rain: 0%

Rainfall: 0mm

Wind: 14kph

▼ 9.0°C

2026-01-27

H: -16.2°C

L: -17.5°C

Rain: 0%

Rainfall: 0.07mm

Wind: 17.3kph

▼ 7.0°C

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Station Statistics

10-Year Trend

High: -1.10 °C/decade

Low: -1.41 °C/decade

Rain: -0.70 mm/decade

25-Year Trend

High: +0.65 °C/decade

Low: +0.86 °C/decade

Rain: -0.04 mm/decade

50-Year Trend

High: +0.73 °C/decade

Low: +1.06 °C/decade

Rain: -0.03 mm/decade

All-Time Trend

High: +0.22 °C/decade

Low: +0.34 °C/decade

Rain: +0.04 mm/decade

Percentage Above-Average Days

Last 12 Months: 61.6%

This Year: 41.7%

Precipitation Concentration Index (PCI) ℹ️

Last 12 Months: 8.8

Historical Average: 13.4

Percentile Rank of Last 12 Months ℹ️

High: 91^st percentile

Low: 92^nd percentile

Rain: 33^rd percentile

Change in Variance ℹ️

High: -21.4%

Low: -29.2%

Intraday: -45.1%

Data Coverage

92.6%

First Year of Data

1953

Station Location

Weather Records

	Max High	Avg High	Min High	Max Avg	Avg Avg	Min Avg	Max Low	Avg Low	Min Low	Max Precipitation	Avg Precipitation	Max Snow	Avg Snow
Record	20.3 °C	—	-34.8 °C	15.3 °C	—	-36.8 °C	12.1 °C	—	-39.8 °C	46.8 mm	—	—	—
January	6.8 °C	-8.8 °C	-32.8 °C	3.2 °C	-11.9 °C	-35.5 °C	2.1 °C	-14.9 °C	-37.1 °C	33.0 mm	1.7 mm	—	—
February	5.6 °C	-9.2 °C	-33.1 °C	3.2 °C	-12.4 °C	-36.6 °C	2.3 °C	-15.7 °C	-39.3 °C	36.3 mm	1.6 mm	—	—
March	7.5 °C	-9.8 °C	-34.8 °C	2.9 °C	-12.9 °C	-36.8 °C	1.4 °C	-16.0 °C	-39.8 °C	35.1 mm	1.6 mm	—	—
April	13.6 °C	-7.0 °C	-28.0 °C	3.5 °C	-10.0 °C	-30.9 °C	1.7 °C	-12.8 °C	-33.3 °C	23.1 mm	1.2 mm	—	—
May	9.9 °C	-1.2 °C	-17.0 °C	7.0 °C	-3.4 °C	-18.7 °C	5.6 °C	-5.3 °C	-22.5 °C	20.7 mm	0.9 mm	—	—
June	14.6 °C	4.1 °C	-4.2 °C	10.5 °C	2.2 °C	-7.3 °C	8.6 °C	0.8 °C	-9.2 °C	22.0 mm	0.7 mm	—	—
July	20.3 °C	8.2 °C	2.7 °C	15.3 °C	5.9 °C	0.8 °C	12.1 °C	4.3 °C	-0.7 °C	28.4 mm	0.9 mm	—	—
August	17.9 °C	7.1 °C	-0.3 °C	14.6 °C	5.1 °C	-1.5 °C	11.9 °C	3.6 °C	-3.5 °C	46.2 mm	1.3 mm	—	—
September	12.1 °C	2.9 °C	-7.4 °C	9.7 °C	1.2 °C	-9.0 °C	7.6 °C	-0.4 °C	-12.2 °C	33.5 mm	1.7 mm	—	—
October	8.5 °C	-1.9 °C	-18.4 °C	6.8 °C	-3.9 °C	-24.8 °C	5.8 °C	-6.0 °C	-27.1 °C	46.8 mm	1.8 mm	—	—
November	9.2 °C	-4.9 °C	-23.9 °C	5.4 °C	-7.4 °C	-27.1 °C	2.9 °C	-10.0 °C	-29.3 °C	42.1 mm	2.0 mm	—	—
December	12.8 °C	-7.1 °C	-28.9 °C	4.4 °C	-9.9 °C	-34.3 °C	2.7 °C	-12.7 °C	-37.3 °C	43.4 mm	1.7 mm	—	—

Plots

Current Year Climate Trends vs Historical

Current Year Climate Trends vs Historical - Average Temperature this Year

Current Year Climate Trends vs Historical - Rainfall this Year

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Climate 12-Month Moving Averages

Climate 12-Month Moving Averages - Average Temperature 12-Month MA

Climate 12-Month Moving Averages - Rainfall 12-Month MA

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Daily Average Temperatures Throughout the Year

Daily Average Temperatures Throughout the Year - Average Temperature Throughout Year

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