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.

Monday
31st Aug
8

6

0

0
Tuesday
1st Sep
6

5

0

0
Wednesday
2nd Sep
6

3

1

0
Thursday
3rd Sep
6

3

4

0
Friday
4th Sep
4

2

0

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 31st 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 Monday 31st August 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 8°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 8% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-west.

8
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
8
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
7
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Tuesday 1st September 2026

Expect overcast 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 12% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-west.

6
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
12
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 2nd September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 26% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the east.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
26
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 3rd September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 31% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the east.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
31
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 4th September 2026

Expect overcast skies in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the west.