June–July
Wk 25–27
The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 74 out of 100, weather comfort near 16.
- Crowd level
- 70–79
- Comfort
- 14–19
Norway · Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen
Best time to visit Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen
When is it busiest here, and when is it quietest? The answer runs week by week through the region's own year, from official EU overnight-stay statistics.
Busiest week
JulyCrowd level 100
Wk 30 · 4,691 overnight stays
Quietest weeks
November–DecemberCrowd level 0–3
Wk 48–50 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions
Sweet spot
June–JulyCrowd level 70–79
Wk 25–27 · quietest while the weather still holds
Warmest month
6 °CComfort 22
July · around 42 mm of rain in the month
Crowding Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026 · Crowding score 0–100, season-relative
Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen (Norway) is quietest from November to December: across Wk 48–50 the crowd level runs from 0 to 3 out of 100. The busiest single week falls in July (Wk 30), at 100 out of 100 with roughly 4,691 overnight stays. Calculated from open official data; the values are modelled, not counted.
When is Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen busy, when is it quiet?
Click a week. The panel on the right explains why it is busy or quiet.
Weather profile
Weather comfort is an absolute scale (0 = poor, 100 = ideal) and a second axis next to the season-relative crowd level.
JanuaryØ 12
FebruaryØ 63
MarchØ 78
AprilØ 81
MayØ 63
JuneØ 71
JulyØ 90
AugustØ 82
SeptemberØ 39
OctoberØ 25
NovemberØ 7
DecemberØ 8
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100
Why this week?
June · Wk 25
Crowd level70/100 · peak season
quietbusy
Weather comfort1/100 · Sun & warmth
+19 % versus the region's annual average.
- Contributing months
- June (100 %)
- Overnight stays/week
- 3,745
- School-holiday pressure (source markets)
- 5 % of source markets on school holidays · -1 % crowding from holidays
- Main source markets
- Germany (35 %) · Netherlands (14 %) · United Kingdom (11 %) · 18% of guests modelled
- Region range
- 1,538–4,691 (avg 3,150)
- Base years
- 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (excluding 2020, 2021)
v1: Crowd-Score aus der Eurostat-Basisschicht (Übernachtungen), moduliert vom Schulferien-Druck der Quellmärkte, region-spezifisch gewichtet mit dem Quellland-Mix. Season-relativ zur Region. Event-Schichten folgen.
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The travel year in Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen, month by month
The year as a table to read and to cite: crowd level for every month, plus weather comfort and temperature from the climate normals.
| Month | Crowd level0–100, season-relative | Weather comfort0–100, profile “mild” | Avg temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12 | 0 | -14 °C |
| February | 63 | 0 | -13 °C |
| March | 78 | 0 | -17 °C |
| April | 81 | 1 | -11 °C |
| May | 63 | 3 | -5 °C |
| June | 71 | 12 | 1 °C |
| July | 90 | 22 | 6 °C |
| August | 82 | 19 | 4 °C |
| September | 39 | 8 | 0 °C |
| October | 25 | 3 | -5 °C |
| November | 7 | 1 | -10 °C |
| December | 8 | 0 | -12 °C |
The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen itself, not the busiest destination in Europe. The figures say when it is quiet here — not where it is quieter than elsewhere.
Weather comfort 0–100 from the climate normals, profile “mild” – the same profile as the recommendation above, not the selection in the calendar. A “–” means the data for that month is missing.
Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026
The windows worth catching
Three windows from the model: first whether the weather suits the region, then how busy it gets.
August
Wk 33–35
A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 77, weather comfort near 17.
- Crowd level
- 68–84
- Comfort
- 14–20
July–August
Wk 29–31
The region's peak: crowd level around 96 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.
- Crowd level
- 93–100
- Comfort
- 22–24
Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen compared with Europe
How full the accommodation is here, measured against Europe – on the only measure on which two travel regions can be compared.
- Bed occupancy in Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen
- 45.0
- European median
- 23.1
per cent of bed places, annual mean
per cent of bed places, annual mean
Furthest from the median: March, at 3.6× the value. Closest to the median: August, at 1.4× the value.
Mean across 12 months, weighted by their weeks. This occupancy compares travel regions with one another. The crowding in the table above compares Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen with itself. The two measures are never combined.
Climate through the year
Average temperature with day/night range and precipitation across the twelve months.
- Avg temperature
- Day/night range
- Precipitation
| Month | Avg temperature (°C) | Day avg (°C) | Night avg (°C) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -13 | -14 | -13 | 39 |
| Feb | -13 | -13 | -13 | 40 |
| Mar | -17 | -17 | -17 | 35 |
| Apr | -12 | -11 | -13 | 34 |
| May | -5 | -5 | -6 | 37 |
| Jun | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| Jul | 5 | 6 | 5 | 42 |
| Aug | 4 | 4 | 4 | 54 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Oct | -5 | -5 | -5 | 43 |
| Nov | -9 | -10 | -9 | 52 |
| Dec | -12 | -12 | -12 | 45 |
The band shows mean daytime to nighttime temperature. Precipitation shown as monthly total (mm). Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
How sunny?
How much sun a typical day delivers, month by month, expressed as hours of full midday sun.
Not very sunny
≈ 1.9 h of full midday sun per day, annual average
Jun
Sunniest month
| Month | ≈ h of full midday sun per day |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0.0 |
| Feb | 0.0 |
| Mar | 0.9 |
| Apr | 3.3 |
| May | 5.6 |
| Jun | 5.7 |
| Jul | 3.8 |
| Aug | 2.2 |
| Sep | 0.8 |
| Oct | 0.1 |
| Nov | 0.0 |
| Dec | 0.0 |
Basis: mean daily solar irradiance in kWh/m²/day; 1 kWh/m² is roughly one hour of full midday sun (1,000 W/m²). Not the same as measured sunshine duration. Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
Directly reachable from
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Destination airports
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“Directly reachable” means a direct connection exists according to our sources. We do not show a live timetable. Availability and flight days can vary by season and airline.
Frequently asked questions about the best time to visit Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen
Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.
When is the best time to visit Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen?
- The best time to visit Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen is June–July (Wk 25–27): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 74 out of 100, weather comfort about 16 out of 100.
When is Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen quietest?
- November–December (Wk 48–50) is the quietest time in Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen. Crowd levels there sit at 0–3 out of 100, the lowest across the year.
When is Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen busiest?
- Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen is busiest in July (Wk 30) with around 4,691 overnight stays in the peak week.
What is the weather like in Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen and when is it warmest?
- It is warmest in Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen in July with an average of 6 °C and around 42 mm of rain in the month.
How do you get to Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen?
- Spitzbergen und Jan Mayen is reachable via the destination airport Svalbard Airport (LYR) with direct flights.
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Sources and data vintages
Every provenance note on this page, collected in one place.
- Cover photo
- Photo by Annika Ashley on Unsplash
- Cover video
- Video by Ignacy Koralewski on Pexels
- Crowding figures
- Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026. v1 approximation, calculated from Eurostat overnight stays. Day tourism and cruises (Venice, Dubrovnik …) are still missing, so we show these destinations as quieter than they are. The crowd score is a model-based forecast, not a measurement.
- Climate data
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025.
- Reachability
Data sources: direct connections from Wikipedia (“Airlines and destinations”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, aggregated and modified by us), cross-checked with Eurostat, Destatis and the UK Civil Aviation Authority; airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain). The derived connection data is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Data as of: September 2026
- Data basis
- All figures are approximations derived from open data (crowd level from Eurostat overnight stays, climate from Copernicus/ERA5-Land), not measurements.