Jan Mayen climate guide

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Temperature in Jan Mayen (°C)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max temperature (daytime)
-5°C maximum daytime temperature in January in Jan Mayen-5
-5°C maximum daytime temperature in February in Jan Mayen-5
-5°C maximum daytime temperature in March in Jan Mayen-5
-3°C maximum daytime temperature in April in Jan Mayen-3
0°C maximum daytime temperature in May in Jan Mayen0
2°C maximum daytime temperature in June in Jan Mayen2
5°C maximum daytime temperature in July in Jan Mayen5
5°C maximum daytime temperature in August in Jan Mayen5
3°C maximum daytime temperature in September in Jan Mayen3
1°C maximum daytime temperature in October in Jan Mayen1
-2°C maximum daytime temperature in November in Jan Mayen-2
-4°C maximum daytime temperature in December in Jan Mayen-4
Min temperature (night-time)
-10°C minimum night-time temperature in January in Jan Mayen-10
-10°C minimum night-time temperature in February in Jan Mayen-10
-11°C minimum night-time temperature in March in Jan Mayen-11
-9°C minimum night-time temperature in April in Jan Mayen-9
-5°C minimum night-time temperature in May in Jan Mayen-5
-2°C minimum night-time temperature in June in Jan Mayen-2
0°C minimum night-time temperature in July in Jan Mayen0
1°C minimum night-time temperature in August in Jan Mayen1
-1°C minimum night-time temperature in September in Jan Mayen-1
-4°C minimum night-time temperature in October in Jan Mayen-4
-7°C minimum night-time temperature in November in Jan Mayen-7
-9°C minimum night-time temperature in December in Jan Mayen-9
Sea temperature
0°C sea temperature in January in Jan Mayen0
0°C sea temperature in February in Jan Mayen0
0°C sea temperature in March in Jan Mayen0
0°C sea temperature in April in Jan Mayen0
0°C sea temperature in May in Jan Mayen0
2°C sea temperature in June in Jan Mayen2
4°C sea temperature in July in Jan Mayen4
6°C sea temperature in August in Jan Mayen6
5°C sea temperature in September in Jan Mayen5
3°C sea temperature in October in Jan Mayen3
2°C sea temperature in November in Jan Mayen2
1°C sea temperature in December in Jan Mayen1

Sunshine & Daylight in Jan Mayen

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily hours of sunshine
Daily hours of daylight
1 hours of daylight per day in January in Jan Mayen1
7 hours of daylight per day in February in Jan Mayen7
12 hours of daylight per day in March in Jan Mayen12
17 hours of daylight per day in April in Jan Mayen17
19 hours of daylight per day in May in Jan Mayen19
24 hours of daylight per day in June in Jan Mayen24
24 hours of daylight per day in July in Jan Mayen24
15 hours of daylight per day in August in Jan Mayen15
13 hours of daylight per day in September in Jan Mayen13
9 hours of daylight per day in October in Jan Mayen9
3 hours of daylight per day in November in Jan Mayen3
0 hours of daylight per day in December in Jan Mayen0

Rainfall in Jan Mayen

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Number of days with some rain
20 days with some rainfall in January in Jan Mayen20
16 days with some rainfall in February in Jan Mayen16
19 days with some rainfall in March in Jan Mayen19
15 days with some rainfall in April in Jan Mayen15
13 days with some rainfall in May in Jan Mayen13
13 days with some rainfall in June in Jan Mayen13
14 days with some rainfall in July in Jan Mayen14
16 days with some rainfall in August in Jan Mayen16
19 days with some rainfall in September in Jan Mayen19
20 days with some rainfall in October in Jan Mayen20
20 days with some rainfall in November in Jan Mayen20
20 days with some rainfall in December in Jan Mayen20
Average monthly rainfall (mm)
76 mm monthly rainfall in January in Jan Mayen76
60 mm monthly rainfall in February in Jan Mayen60
68 mm monthly rainfall in March in Jan Mayen68
51 mm monthly rainfall in April in Jan Mayen51
42 mm monthly rainfall in May in Jan Mayen42
41 mm monthly rainfall in June in Jan Mayen41
52 mm monthly rainfall in July in Jan Mayen52
68 mm monthly rainfall in August in Jan Mayen68
88 mm monthly rainfall in September in Jan Mayen88
92 mm monthly rainfall in October in Jan Mayen92
79 mm monthly rainfall in November in Jan Mayen79
80 mm monthly rainfall in December in Jan Mayen80

More climate for Jan Mayen

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (Maximum)
No UV (maximum) index in January in Jan Mayen0
No UV (maximum) index in February in Jan Mayen0
No UV (maximum) index in March in Jan Mayen0
UV (maximum) index 1 (Low) in April in Jan Mayen1
UV (maximum) index 2 (Low) in May in Jan Mayen2
UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate) in June in Jan Mayen3
UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate) in July in Jan Mayen3
UV (maximum) index 2 (Low) in August in Jan Mayen2
UV (maximum) index 1 (Low) in September in Jan Mayen1
No UV (maximum) index in October in Jan Mayen0
No UV (maximum) index in November in Jan Mayen0
No UV (maximum) index in December in Jan Mayen0
Heat & Humidity
No heat & humidity in January in Jan Mayen0
No heat & humidity in February in Jan Mayen0
No heat & humidity in March in Jan Mayen0
No heat & humidity in April in Jan Mayen0
No heat & humidity in May in Jan Mayen0
No heat & humidity in June in Jan Mayen0
No heat & humidity in July in Jan Mayen0
No heat & humidity in August in Jan Mayen0
No heat & humidity in September in Jan Mayen0
No heat & humidity in October in Jan Mayen0
No heat & humidity in November in Jan Mayen0
No heat & humidity in December in Jan Mayen0

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

What's the climate like in Jan Mayen?

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

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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.

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