Svalbard weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Svalbard is expected to be 43°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Svalbard (Longyearbyen) for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
12th Aug
43

36

9

1
Thursday
13th Aug
39

37

2

1
Friday
14th Aug
41

37

1

1
Saturday
15th Aug
43

39

3

1
Sunday
16th Aug
43

37

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 43°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 11 mph from the north-east.

43
°F maximum temperature
36
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
9
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
36
°F wind chill
11
mph wind from NE

Svalbard weather for Thursday 13th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 39°F, 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 21 mph from the west.

39
°F maximum temperature
37
°F 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
30
°F wind chill
21
mph wind from W

Svalbard weather for Friday 14th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 41°F, 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 19 mph from the west.

41
°F maximum temperature
37
°F 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
32
°F wind chill
19
mph wind from W

Svalbard weather for Saturday 15th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 43°F, 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 10 mph from the south-west.

43
°F maximum temperature
39
°F 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
37
°F wind chill
10
mph wind from SW

Svalbard weather for Sunday 16th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 43°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 9 mph from the west.