January 2020 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 January 2020. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the Longyearbyen temperature history for January 2020. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs.

Longyearbyen Temperature History January 2020

Temperature history in January 2020 in Longyearbyen181522291122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131-20°F-20°F-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°FDecFeb
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 January 2020 in Longyearbyen

Hourly Temperature in January 2020 in Longyearbyen18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebfrigidfreezing
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 January 2020 in Longyearbyen

Cloud Cover in January 2020 in Longyearbyen18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMDecFeb
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.

Daily Precipitation in January 2020 in Longyearbyen

Daily Precipitation in January 2020 in Longyearbyen1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.2 in0.2 in0.4 in0.4 in0.6 in0.6 in0.8 in0.8 in1.0 in1.0 in1.2 in1.2 inDecFeb
The daily measured quantity of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation.

Snow Depth in January 2020 in Longyearbyen

Snow Depth in January 2020 in Longyearbyen1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 inDecFeb
The daily measured snow depth, where available.

Observed Weather in January 2020 in Longyearbyen

Observed Weather in January 2020 in Longyearbyen18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMDecFeb
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
Wed, Jan 1 Light Snow, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, VCSH
Thu, Jan 2 Light Snow, Drifting Snow-SN, DRSN
Fri, Jan 3 Light Snow-SN
Mon, Jan 6 Drifting SnowDRSN
Tue, Jan 7 Light Snow, Showers in the Vicinity, Blowing Snow, Drifting Snow-SN, VCSH, BLSN, DRSN
Wed, Jan 8 Light Snow, Light Rain and Snow, Showers in the Vicinity, Blowing Snow, Drifting Snow-SN, -RASN, VCSH, BLSN, DRSN
Thu, Jan 9 Snow, Light Snow, Showers in the Vicinity, Blowing Snow, Drifting SnowSN, -SN, VCSH, BLSN, DRSN
Mon, Jan 13 Fog in the VicinityVCFG
Wed, Jan 15 Light Snow-SN
Thu, Jan 16 Light Snow-SN
Fri, Jan 17 Light Snow, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, VCSH
Sat, Jan 18 Light Snow-SN
Sun, Jan 19 Heavy Snow, Recent Snow, Light Snow, Drifting Snow+SN, RESN, -SN, DRSN
Mon, Jan 20 Light Snow, Blowing Snow, Drifting Snow-SN, BLSN, DRSN
Tue, Jan 21 Recent Snow, Light Snow, Blowing Snow, Drifting SnowRESN, -SN, BLSN, DRSN
Thu, Jan 23 Blowing Snow, Drifting SnowBLSN, DRSN
Fri, Jan 24 Blowing Snow, Drifting SnowBLSN, DRSN
Thu, Jan 30 Light Snow-SN
Fri, Jan 31 Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, -SHSN, VCSH

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January 2020 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 in January 2020 in Longyearbyen

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January 2020 in Longyearbyen18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMDecFeb
The solar day over the course of January 2020. 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 January 2020 in Longyearbyen

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January 2020 in LongyearbyenJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMDecFeb
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of January 2020. 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 January 2020 in Longyearbyen

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January 2020 in Longyearbyen18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebJan 108:22 PMJan 108:22 PM12:00 AM12:00 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.
Jan 2020IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
36%1:36 PMSE8:59 PMWSW-5:15 PMS251,332 mi
2
45%12:38 PMESE11:27 PMW-5:56 PMS251,224 mi
3
50%11:49 AME--6:37 PMS250,252 mi
4
65%-1:51 AMWNW10:56 AMENE7:18 PMS248,455 mi
5
74%-4:38 AMNW9:40 AMNNE8:00 PMS245,944 mi
6
83%8:45 PMS242,898 mi
7
90%9:33 PMS239,553 mi
8
96%10:23 PMS236,186 mi
9
99%11:16 PMS233,086 mi
10
100%--
11
100%12:11 AMS230,514 mi
12
98%1:06 AMS228,664 mi
13
93%2:00 AMS227,634 mi
14
86%-1:55 PMNNW5:51 PMNNE2:53 AMS227,416 mi
15
77%-12:15 PMWNW9:24 PMENE3:44 AMS227,918 mi
16
66%-11:13 AMW-4:33 AMS228,993 mi
17
50%12:21 AMESE10:15 AMWSW-5:23 AMS230,482 mi
18
43%3:33 AMSE8:53 AMSSW-6:14 AMS232,241 mi
19
31%7:07 AMS234,162 mi
20
21%8:02 AMS236,179 mi
21
13%8:59 AMS238,260 mi
22
7%9:58 AMS240,389 mi
23
2%10:57 AMS242,548 mi
24
0%11:54 AMS244,697 mi
25
0%12:49 PMS246,765 mi
26
3%1:39 PMS248,649 mi
27
7%2:26 PMS250,221 mi
28
12%12:18 PMSE6:05 PMSW-3:10 PMS251,341 mi
29
20%11:10 AMESE8:43 PMWSW-3:52 PMS251,871 mi
30
28%10:19 AME11:05 PMW-4:33 PMS251,694 mi
31
37%9:29 AMENE--5:13 PMS250,730 mi

Humidity Comfort Levels in January 2020 in Longyearbyen

Humidity Comfort Levels in January 2020 in Longyearbyen18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMDecFeb
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 January 2020 in Longyearbyen

Wind Speed in January 2020 in Longyearbyen1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph10 mph10 mph20 mph20 mph30 mph30 mph40 mph40 mph50 mph50 mph60 mph60 mph70 mph70 mph80 mph80 mphDecFeb
The daily range of reported wind speeds (gray bars), with maximum gust speeds (red ticks).

Hourly Wind Speed in January 2020 in Longyearbyen

Hourly Wind Speed in January 2020 in Longyearbyen18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMDecFeb
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 2020 in Longyearbyen

Hourly Wind Direction in 2020 in Longyearbyen18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMDecFeb
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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 January 2020 in Longyearbyen

Atmospheric Pressure in January 2020 in Longyearbyen18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313128.5 inHg28.5 inHg29.0 inHg29.0 inHg29.5 inHg29.5 inHg30.0 inHg30.0 inHgDecFeb
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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