Longyearbyen weather live forecast

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

  • Monday
    7th Sep
    Cloudy with some rain (5-10 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Tuesday
    8th Sep
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Wednesday
    9th Sep
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Thursday
    10th Sep
    Broken clouds
  • Friday
    11th Sep
    Cloudy with sleet or snow (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Sunday 6th September 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 Monday 7th September 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 87% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south.

  • 6°C maximum temperature6
    °C maximum temperature
  • 4°C minimum temperature4
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with some rain
    cloudy with some rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 87% chance of some rain87
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 2°C wind chill2
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the South21
    kph wind from S

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Longyearbyen weather for Tuesday 8th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 24% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south.

  • 6°C maximum temperature6
    °C maximum temperature
  • 4°C minimum temperature4
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 24% chance of some rain24
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 3°C wind chill3
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the South16
    kph wind from S

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Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 9th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 43% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south.

  • 6°C maximum temperature6
    °C maximum temperature
  • 4°C minimum temperature4
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 43% chance of some rain43
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 2°C wind chill2
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 20 kph from the South20
    kph wind from S

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Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 10th September 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the west.

  • 4°C maximum temperature4
    °C maximum temperature
  • 0°C minimum temperature0
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 0°C wind chill0
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 27 kph from the West27
    kph wind from W

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Longyearbyen weather for Friday 11th September 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 25% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the west.

  • 3°C maximum temperature3
    °C maximum temperature
  • 0°C minimum temperature0
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with sleet or snow
    cloudy with sleet or snow
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 25% chance of some sleet or snow25
    % chance of some sleet or snow
  • 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected<2
    mm of sleet/snow expected
  • -1°C wind chill-1
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the West16
    kph wind from W

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