Jan Mayen weather by month

Check out Jan Mayen weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & daylight
UV levels & humidity

Temperature in Jan Mayen (°C)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	-5	-5	-5	-3	0	2	5	5	3	1	-2	-4
Min temperature (night-time)	-10	-10	-11	-9	-5	-2	0	1	-1	-4	-7	-9
Heat & Humidity	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sea temperature	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	6	5	3	2	1

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & Daylight in Jan Mayen

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov
Daily hours of sunshine	0	1	2	4	5	5	4	3	2	1	0
Daily hours of daylight	1	7	12	17	19	24	24	15	13	9	3
UV Index (Maximum)	0	0	0	1	2	3	3	2	1	0	0

Rainfall in Jan Mayen

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	20	16	19	15	13	13	14	16	19	20	20	20
Average monthly rainfall (mm)	76	60	68	51	42	41	52	68	88	92	79	80

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The climate guide for Jan Mayen shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Jan Mayen?

Jan Mayen has a very cold climate, too cold for trees.

Jan Mayen weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -5°C in Jan Mayen in January based on long-term weather averages. There are no hours of sunshine per day on average with 20 days with some rainfall and typically 76 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

-5
-5°C max day temperature
0
0 hours of sunshine per day
20
20 days with some rainfall
-10
-10°C min night temperature
1
1 hour of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
76
76 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
0
0°C sea temperature

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Jan Mayen weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -5°C in Jan Mayen in February based on long-term weather averages. There is 1 hour of sunshine per day on average with 16 days with some rainfall and typically 60 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

-5
-5°C max day temperature
1
1 hour of sunshine per day
16
16 days with some rainfall
-10
-10°C min night temperature
7
7 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
60
60 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
0
0°C sea temperature

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Jan Mayen weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -5°C in Jan Mayen in March based on long-term weather averages. There are 2 hours of sunshine per day on average with 19 days with some rainfall and typically 68 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

-5
-5°C max day temperature
2
2 hours of sunshine per day
19
19 days with some rainfall
-11
-11°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
68
68 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
0
0°C sea temperature

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Jan Mayen weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -3°C in Jan Mayen in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 4 hours of sunshine per day on average with 15 days with some rainfall and typically 51 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

-3
-3°C max day temperature
4
4 hours of sunshine per day
15
15 days with some rainfall
-9
-9°C min night temperature
17
17 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
51
51 mm of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index
0
0°C sea temperature

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Jan Mayen weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 0°C in Jan Mayen in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 13 days with some rainfall and typically 42 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

0
0°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
13
13 days with some rainfall
-5
-5°C min night temperature
19
19 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
42
42 mm of monthly rainfall
2
2 (Low) UV index
0
0°C sea temperature

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Jan Mayen weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 2°C in Jan Mayen in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 13 days with some rainfall and typically 41 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

2
2°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
13
13 days with some rainfall
-2
-2°C min night temperature
24
24 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
41
41 mm of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
2
2°C sea temperature

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Jan Mayen weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 5°C in Jan Mayen in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 4 hours of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 52 mm of rainfall in the month.

5
5°C max day temperature
4
4 hours of sunshine per day
14
14 days with some rainfall
0
0°C min night temperature
24
24 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
52
52 mm of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
4
4°C sea temperature

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Jan Mayen weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 5°C in Jan Mayen in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 3 hours of sunshine per day on average with 16 days with some rainfall and typically 68 mm of rainfall in the month.

5
5°C max day temperature
3
3 hours of sunshine per day
16
16 days with some rainfall
1
1°C min night temperature
15
15 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
68
68 mm of monthly rainfall
2
2 (Low) UV index
6
6°C sea temperature

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Jan Mayen weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 3°C in Jan Mayen in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 2 hours of sunshine per day on average with 19 days with some rainfall and typically 88 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

3
3°C max day temperature
2
2 hours of sunshine per day
19
19 days with some rainfall
-1
-1°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
88
88 mm of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index
5
5°C sea temperature

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Jan Mayen weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 1°C in Jan Mayen in October based on long-term weather averages. There is 1 hour of sunshine per day on average with 20 days with some rainfall and typically 92 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

1
1°C max day temperature
1
1 hour of sunshine per day
20
20 days with some rainfall
-4
-4°C min night temperature
9
9 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
92
92 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
3
3°C sea temperature

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Jan Mayen weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -2°C in Jan Mayen in November based on long-term weather averages. There are no hours of sunshine per day on average with 20 days with some rainfall and typically 79 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

-2
-2°C max day temperature
0
0 hours of sunshine per day
20
20 days with some rainfall
-7
-7°C min night temperature
3
3 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
79
79 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
2
2°C sea temperature

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Jan Mayen weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -4°C in Jan Mayen in December based on long-term weather averages. There are no hours of sunshine per day on average with 20 days with some rainfall and typically 80 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.