Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be -4°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Thursday
7th May
-4

-6

24

1
Friday
8th May
-2

-5

11

1
Saturday
9th May
0

-3

7

1
Sunday
10th May
-1

-4

11

1
Monday
11th May
-1

-5

1

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 7th 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.

Longyearbyen weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Longyearbyen for the next 5 days.

Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 7th May 2026

Expect clear skies in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -4°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 24 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the east.

-4
°C maximum temperature
-6
°C minimum temperature
clear skies
24
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
cm of snow expected
-7
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 8th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -2°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and little or no wind of 5 kph from the south-east.

-2
°C maximum temperature
-5
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
11
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
cm of snow expected
-4
°C wind chill
5
kph wind from SE

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 9th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 0°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and little or no wind of 6 kph from the north-west.

0
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
7
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
cm of snow expected
-3
°C wind chill
6
kph wind from NW

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 10th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -1°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.

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

Longyearbyen weather for Monday 11th May 2026

Expect overcast skies in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -1°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the east.