The winter season starts in February and ends in May. Every year depends on the weather conditions.
The summer season starts in June and ends in October. It also depends on the weather conditions.
Tours to the Pyramid begin in March in winter, end in May, then at the end of June in summer and end in October. This is due to the ice conditions in the fjord.
It is impossible to get to Barentsburg and the Pyramid during the period from November to January-February – we do not provide tours for this period.
In Svalbard, the polar night lasts 120 days (from November to February) and 127 days – the polar day (from the end of April to the beginning of September).
Despite its high-latitude Arctic location, the island of Western Svalbard has a very temperate and comfortable climate (for local latitudes) due to one of the branches of the warm Gulf Stream current passing near the shores of the archipelago. In winter, the air temperature rarely drops below 25 degrees Celsius.
Since mid-February, Svalbard travel companies have been starting to conduct snowmobile tours.
March and April are the "high" season — lots of sunny days, lots of snow and picturesque landscapes make an Arctic trip unforgettable.
The end of April is the "velvet" season. It's already warm in spring at this time, but you can still go snowmobiling, dog sledding, skiing and snowboarding. However, the winter season lasts until the middle, and sometimes until the end of May.
At the same time, the summer season begins with sightseeing tours on pleasure boats, and then, from the end of June, with trekking, kayaking, sea boats, fishing and sightseeing routes. The summer season lasts until mid-September. However, it must be remembered that summer here remains Arctic and it is rare when the air temperature is above 10-12 degrees.