Longyearbyen weather in November
In November, Longyearbyen has daytime highs averaging -6.8 °C, nights around -12 °C, with 10 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- -6.8°C Average high
- -11.6°C Average low
- 10days Wet days
- 48mm Rainfall
- 0h Daylight
Daily temperatures through November
How November develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 November | -6.6 °C | -11.4 °C | 34 % |
| 11–20 November | -6.8 °C | -12.0 °C | 31 % |
| 21–30 November | -6.8 °C | -11.4 °C | 38 % |
- Rain is most likely over days 21–30 of November (38 % of days) and least likely over days 11–20 (31 %).
What to expect
| Measure | Typical November | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 0 of 30 | 0 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 0 of 30 | 0 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 30 of 30 | 98 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 10 of 30 | 34 % |
Conditions in November
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | -9.1 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 6.5 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | -29 °C |
| Relative humidity | 83 % |
| Wind speed | 15 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 86 % |
Where Longyearbyen ranks in November
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The coolest places in Europe in November | 5thof 50 | -6.8 °C |
| The coolest places in the world in November | 6thof 50 | -6.8 °C |
November compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -11.0 °C | 44 mm | 83 % |
| September | 2.4 °C | 46 mm | 87 % |
| October | -4.0 °C | 42 mm | 88 % |
| November | -6.8 °C | 48 mm | 86 % |
| December | -9.6 °C | 47 mm | 84 % |
See all twelve months for Longyearbyen
- November is the 7th warmest month here.
- It is the 12th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 10th for least cloud cover.
- The sun does not rise in Longyearbyen in November — this is polar night.
- It rains on 10 of 30 days — 34 % of the month.
- Nights are about 4.8 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest November day on record since 1991 reached 6.5 °C, 13 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsNovember in Longyearbyen, answered
How warm is Longyearbyen in November?
Daily highs average -6.8 °C and nights fall to about -12 °C, a spread of 4.8 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes November the 7th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Longyearbyen in November?
November averages 48 mm of rain, spread over about 10 of the 30 days — 34 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 86 % of the sky.
How long are the days in November?
Longyearbyen averages 0 hours between sunrise and sunset in November. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.