Svalbard Lufthavn Climate & Temperature
- Svalbard Lufthavn, Norway is at 78°15'N, 15°28'E, 27 m (88 ft). See map.
- Svalbard Lufthavn has a polar tundra climate with no true summer (Köppen-Geiger classification: ET).
- According to the Holdridge life zones system of bioclimatic classification Svalbard Lufthavn is situated in or near the polar desert biome.
- The annual average temperature is -6.7 degrees Celsius (19.9 degrees Fahrenheit). See the temperatures page for a monthly breakdown and the fixed scale graph.
- Average monthly temperatures vary by 22.1 °C (39.8°F). This indicates that the continentality type is continental, subtype subcontinental.
- Total annual Precipitation averages 180 mm (7.1 inches) which is equivalent to 180 Litres/m² (4.41 Gallons/ft²).
- Were you to burrow down through the centre of the Earth from Svalbard Lufthavn you would pop up nearest to the climate station at Mcmurdo Sound, Antarctica where you would find a Ice Cap climate.
Svalbard Lufthavn Climate Table
| Climate Variable | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Temperature °C ( °F) | -15 (4) | -16 (3) | -16 (4) | -12 (10) | -4 (24) | 2 (35) | 6 (42) | 5 (41) | 0 (33) | -6 (22) | -10 (13) | -13 (8) | -7 (20) | ||
| Average Precipitation mm (in) | 12 (0) | 19 (1) | 20 (1) | 10 (0) | 7 (0) | 11 (0) | 18 (1) | 23 (1) | 20 (1) | 13 (1) | 13 (1) | 14 (1) | 180 (7) | ||
| Average Daylight Hours/ Day | 0h 50' | 2h 01' | 11h 06' | 20h 27' | 0h 50' | 0h 50' | 0h 50' | 23h 29' | 14h 18' | 4h 57' | 0h 50' | 0h 50' | 12h 00' | ||
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°). | -8.1 | 1.6 | 12.1 | 23.7 | 32 | 35.2 | 32.2 | 23.8 | 12.5 | 1.3 | -8.2 | -11.7 | 12.1 |
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