April 2016 Weather History in Longyearbyen Svalbard & Jan Mayen

The data for this report comes from the Svalbard Airport, Longyear. See all nearby weather stations

This report shows the past weather for Longyearbyen, providing a weather history for April 2016. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the Longyearbyen temperature history for April 2016. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs.

Longyearbyen Temperature History April 2016

Temperature history in April 2016 in Longyearbyen18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030-15°F-15°F-10°F-10°F-5°F-5°F-0°F-0°F5°F5°F10°F10°F15°F15°F20°F20°F25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°FMarMay
The daily range of reported temperatures (gray bars) and 24-hour highs (red ticks) and lows (blue ticks), placed over the daily average high (faint red line) and low (faint blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Hourly Temperature in April 2016 in Longyearbyen

Hourly Temperature in April 2016 in Longyearbyen1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayfrigidfreezingvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The hourly reported temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
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Cloud Cover in April 2016 in Longyearbyen

Cloud Cover in April 2016 in Longyearbyen1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMMarMay
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
no significant cloudno cloud detectedceiling and visibility ok
The hourly reported cloud coverage, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Snow Depth in April 2016 in Longyearbyen

Snow Depth in April 2016 in Longyearbyen181522291122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 inMarMay
The daily measured snow depth, where available.

Observed Weather in April 2016 in Longyearbyen

Observed Weather in April 2016 in Longyearbyen1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMMarMay
foghazedrizzlelight rainmoderate rainheavy rainfreezing rainsleetsnow grainslight snowmoderate snowheavy snowhailthunderstorm
The hourly observed weather, color coded by category (in order of severity). If multiple reports are present, the most severe code is shown.
DayObservationsPrecipitationCodes
Fri, Apr 1 Light Snow, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, VCSH
Sat, Apr 2 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC22, IWC70, -SN, IWC71
Sun, Apr 3 Light Snow, Showers in the Vicinity, Drifting Snow-SN, VCSH, DRSN
Mon, Apr 4 Light Snow-SN
Tue, Apr 5 Light Snow-SN
Thu, Apr 7 Light Snow, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, VCSH
Fri, Apr 8 Light Snow, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, VCSH
Sat, Apr 9 Light Snow, Light Snow Grains, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, -SG, VCSH
Sun, Apr 10 Light Snow, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, VCSH
Mon, Apr 11 Light Snow-SN
Fri, Apr 15 Showers in the VicinityVCSH
Tue, Apr 19 Showers of Light Snow, Showers in the Vicinity-SHSN, VCSH
Wed, Apr 20 Showers in the VicinityVCSH
Thu, Apr 21 Light Snow, Drifting Snow-SN, DRSN
Fri, Apr 22 Light Snow, Drifting Snow-SN, DRSN
Wed, Apr 27 Recent Showers of RainRESHRA

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in April 2016 in Longyearbyen

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in April 2016 in Longyearbyen

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in April 2016 in Longyearbyen181522291122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMarMay1:17 AM1:17 AM12:34 AMApr 1712:34 AMApr 175:10 AM5:10 AM8:57 PMApr 18:57 PMApr 13:32 AM3:32 AM10:33 PMApr 1110:33 PMApr 11
The solar day over the course of April 2016. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April 2016 in Longyearbyen

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April 2016 in LongyearbyenApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMarMay01010200101020
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of April 2016. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April 2016 in Longyearbyen

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April 2016 in Longyearbyen1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayApr 71:24 PMApr 71:24 PMApr 227:24 AMApr 227:24 AMMay 69:30 PMMay 69:30 PM5:38 AM5:38 AM9:33 PM9:33 PM9:26 PM9:26 PM2:33 AM2:33 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Apr 2016IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
44%7:41 AMS239,988 mi
2
33%8:37 AMS236,064 mi
3
23%9:33 AMS232,057 mi
4
14%7:49 AMSE1:12 PMSW-10:29 AMS228,298 mi
5
6%6:54 AMESE4:04 PMWSW-11:25 AMS225,154 mi
6
2%6:16 AME6:45 PMW-12:21 PMS222,963 mi
7
0%5:38 AMENE9:33 PMWNW-1:17 PMS221,976 mi
8
2%4:53 AMNE--2:12 PMS222,300 mi
9
7%-1:19 AMNNW3:10 AMN3:07 PMS223,879 mi
10
14%4:02 PMS226,508 mi
11
23%4:57 PMS229,877 mi
12
34%5:50 PMS233,638 mi
13
45%6:41 PMS237,462 mi
14
50%7:31 PMS241,081 mi
15
66%8:18 PMS244,304 mi
16
75%9:03 PMS247,015 mi
17
83%-6:46 AMNW12:49 PMNE9:46 PMS249,166 mi
18
90%-6:03 AMWNW3:06 PMENE10:29 PMS250,756 mi
19
95%-5:30 AMW5:10 PME11:11 PMS251,812 mi
20
98%-5:00 AMW7:14 PMESE11:54 PMS252,374 mi
21
99%-4:28 AMWSW9:26 PMSE--
22
100%-3:47 AMSW-12:37 AMS252,479 mi
23
99%12:29 AMSSE2:16 AMS-1:22 AMS252,148 mi
24
97%2:09 AMS251,383 mi
25
93%2:58 AMS250,170 mi
26
87%3:48 AMS248,484 mi
27
79%4:41 AMS246,307 mi
28
71%5:34 AMS243,640 mi
29
60%6:28 AMS240,526 mi
30
50%7:23 AMS237,068 mi

Humidity Comfort Levels in April 2016 in Longyearbyen

Humidity Comfort Levels in April 2016 in Longyearbyen1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMMarMay
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The hourly reported humidity comfort level, categorized by dew point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Wind Speed in April 2016 in Longyearbyen

Wind Speed in April 2016 in Longyearbyen181522291122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 mph0 mph10 mph10 mph20 mph20 mph30 mph30 mph40 mph40 mphMarMay
The daily range of reported wind speeds (gray bars), with maximum gust speeds (red ticks).

Hourly Wind Speed in April 2016 in Longyearbyen

Hourly Wind Speed in April 2016 in Longyearbyen1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMMarMay
0 mph calm 1 mph light air 4 mph light breeze 8 mph gentle breeze 13 mph moderate breeze 18 mph fresh breeze 25 mph strong breeze 31 mph near gale 39 mph gale 47 mph strong gale 55 mph storm 64 mph violent storm 73 mph hurricane force
The hourly reported wind speed, color coded into bands according to the Beaufort scale. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Hourly Wind Direction in 2016 in Longyearbyen

Hourly Wind Direction in 2016 in Longyearbyen1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMMarMay
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The hourly reported wind direction, color coded by compass point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Atmospheric Pressure in April 2016 in Longyearbyen

Atmospheric Pressure in April 2016 in Longyearbyen1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303028.5 inHg28.5 inHg29.0 inHg29.0 inHg29.5 inHg29.5 inHg30.0 inHg30.0 inHg30.5 inHg30.5 inHgMarMay
The daily range of atmospheric pressure (gray bars), as measured by the altimeter setting reported in e.g. a METAR report.

The details of the data sources used for this report can be found on the Svalbard Airport, Longyear page.

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