Longyearbyen vs Rovaniemi: which is better, month by month

Longyearbyen beats Rovaniemi in 3 of 12 months — its lead peaks in December (38 vs 28) — while Rovaniemi wins April; they are within 3 points in the other 8 months.

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.

Longyearbyen

🇸🇯 Svalbard and Jan Mayen · cold climate

Best month: July 91/100
Months won: 3 of 12

Rovaniemi

🇫🇮 Finland · continental climate

Best month: July 93/100
Months won: 1 of 12

Longyearbyen vs Rovaniemi — all 12 months

Month	Longyearbyen	Rovaniemi	Winner	Gap
January	33Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	24Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	Longyearbyen	9
February	36Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	33Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	Tie	3
March	46Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	47Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	1
April	59Dfreezing, dry, clean air	64Ccold, a little rain, clean air	Rovaniemi	5
May	75Bfreezing, a little rain, clean air	78Bcold, a little rain, clean air	Tie	3
June	87Acold, dry, clean air	88Anice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
July	91Scold, a little rain, clean air	93Snice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2
August	85Acold, a little rain, clean air	85Anice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	0
September	73Bcold, a little rain, clean air	71Bcool, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2
October	54Dfreezing, a little rain, clean air	51Dcold, a little rain, clean air	Tie	3
November	44Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	35Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	Longyearbyen	9
December	38Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	28Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	Longyearbyen	10

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is December (38 vs 28). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.