Ilulissat vs Longyearbyen: which is better, month by month

Longyearbyen beats Ilulissat in all 12 months — its lead peaks in December (38 vs 27).

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Ilulissat

🇬🇱 Greenland · cold climate

Best month
July 84/100
Months won
0 of 12

Longyearbyen

🇸🇯 Svalbard and Jan Mayen · cold climate

Best month
July 91/100
Months won
12 of 12

Ilulissat vs Longyearbyen — all 12 months

MonthIlulissatLongyearbyenWinnerGap
January24Ffreezing, dry, clean air33Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airLongyearbyen9
February31Ffreezing, dry, clean air36Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airLongyearbyen5
March42Ffreezing, dry, clean air46Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airLongyearbyen4
April55Dfreezing, dry, clean air59Dfreezing, dry, clean airLongyearbyen4
May66Ccold, dry, clean air75Bfreezing, a little rain, clean airLongyearbyen9
June77Bcold, dry, clean air87Acold, dry, clean airLongyearbyen10
July84Acool, a little rain, clean air91Scold, a little rain, clean airLongyearbyen7
August80Acold, a little rain, clean air85Acold, a little rain, clean airLongyearbyen5
September63Ccold, a little rain, clean air73Bcold, a little rain, clean airLongyearbyen10
October46Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air54Dfreezing, a little rain, clean airLongyearbyen8
November34Ffreezing, dry, clean air44Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airLongyearbyen10
December27Ffreezing, dry, clean air38Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airLongyearbyen11

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is December (27 vs 38). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.