Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be 3°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
19th May
3

1

2

1
Wednesday
20th May
4

3

1

0
Thursday
21st May
5

3

2

1
Friday
22nd May
4

3

2

1
Saturday
23rd May
4

2

2

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 18th 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 Tuesday 19th May 2026

Expect overcast skies in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-west.

3
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
overcast skies
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
-1
°C wind chill
21
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 20th May 2026

Expect overcast skies in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-west.

4
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
overcast skies
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 21st May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 6 kph from the east.

5
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
6
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 22nd May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 43% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the east.

4
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
43
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 23rd May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the north-east.