Summer view of Longyearbyen, Svalbard Arterra Picture Library/ AlamySvalbardans still talk about July 2020 a year later. Longyearbyen is the largest town in this Norwegian archipelago, and it is sub-zero most of the year. In July last year, temperatures rose to over 20C for several days in a month that sees only 10C. The temperature this July has been, however, slightly lower than usual.The general feeling is that things are going well.