Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be 10°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
5th Aug
10

7

0

1
Thursday
6th Aug
10

7

2

1
Friday
7th Aug
9

6

4

1
Saturday
8th Aug
8

5

5

1
Sunday
9th Aug
7

5

3

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 4th 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.

Longyearbyen weather forecast by day

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

Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 5th August 2026

Expect overcast skies in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the west.

10
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
overcast skies
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
8
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 6th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north-west.

10
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
8
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from NW

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 7th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 30% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the east.

9
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
30
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
7
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 8th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 27% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-west.

8
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
5
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
27
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 9th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 38% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the west.