Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be 8°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Friday
17th Jul
8

5

4

2
Saturday
18th Jul
8

5

7

1
Sunday
19th Jul
6

3

3

1
Monday
20th Jul
6

4

1

1
Tuesday
21st Jul
7

5

4

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 17th July 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 Friday 17th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 31% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the west.

8
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
31
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 18th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 4% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the east.

8
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
7
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
4
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 19th July 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the west.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
25
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Monday 20th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 34% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the west.

6
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
34
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
24
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Tuesday 21st July 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the west.