Svalbard weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Svalbard is expected to be -2°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Svalbard (Longyearbyen) for more weather parameters.

Monday
11th May
-2

-4

15

1
Tuesday
12th May
0

-4

11

1
Wednesday
13th May
0

-2

12

1
Thursday
14th May
1

-2

11

1
Friday
15th May
2

-1

3

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Sunday 10th May 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Svalbard, represented by Longyearbyen, (Longyearbyen) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Svalbard weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Svalbard for the next 5 days. The forecasts shown are for Longyearbyen and may not represent the whole of Svalbard. Browse more destinations in Svalbard to view more weather forecasts.

Svalbard weather for Monday 11th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -2°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 15 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the east.

-2
°C maximum temperature
-4
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
15
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
cm of snow expected
-5
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from E

Svalbard weather for Tuesday 12th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 0°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the east.

0
°C maximum temperature
-4
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
11
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
cm of snow expected
-3
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from E

Svalbard weather for Wednesday 13th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 0°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 12 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the west.

0
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
12
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
cm of snow expected
-3
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from W

Svalbard weather for Thursday 14th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 1°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the west.

1
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
11
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
-2
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from W

Svalbard weather for Friday 15th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south-west.