Svalbard weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Svalbard is expected to be 6°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Svalbard (Longyearbyen) for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
12th Aug
6

2

9

1
Thursday
13th Aug
4

3

2

1
Friday
14th Aug
5

3

1

1
Saturday
15th Aug
6

4

3

1
Sunday
16th Aug
6

3

5

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 12th August 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 Wednesday 12th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north-east.

6
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
9
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from NE

Svalbard weather for Thursday 13th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 73% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 33 kph from the west.

4
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
73
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
-1
°C wind chill
33
kph wind from W

Svalbard weather for Friday 14th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 49% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 31 kph from the west.

5
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
49
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
31
kph wind from W

Svalbard weather for Saturday 15th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 38% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-west.

6
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
38
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from SW

Svalbard weather for Sunday 16th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the west.