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.

Thursday
1st Oct
3

-2

0

0
Friday
2nd Oct
6

3

0

0
Saturday
3rd Oct
5

3

0

0
Sunday
4th Oct
4

3

1

0
Monday
5th Oct
4

2

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 30th September 2026 GMT

More about Longyearbyen

Longyearbyen by month

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Recommended for Svalbard

Fred Olsen: Top cruise offers for 2026/2027

Sale

Explore latest offers on Fred Olsen Cruises in 2026/2027
Find last minute deals or early bird discounts
Filter offers by price, destination, ship & departure point

Go to Fred Olsen deal >>

View all Fred Olsen offers

Cruise deal finder

Destination

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 1st October 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 73% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 11 kph from the east.

3
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
73
% chance of some sleet or snow
<2
mm of sleet/snow expected
0
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 2nd October 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 94% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
94
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from SE

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 3rd October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 66% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-west.

5
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
66
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 4th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 60% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south-east.

4
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
60
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from SE

Longyearbyen weather for Monday 5th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south.