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.

Saturday
5th Sep
3

1

3

1
Sunday
6th Sep
5

1

1

0
Monday
7th Sep
6

4

0

1
Tuesday
8th Sep
5

4

0

0
Wednesday
9th Sep
4

2

2

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 5th 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 Saturday 5th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 6% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the west.

3
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
6
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
-1
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 6th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 98% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the south.

5
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
98
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
23
kph wind from S

Longyearbyen weather for Monday 7th September 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 90% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the south.

6
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
90
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
23
kph wind from S

Longyearbyen weather for Tuesday 8th September 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 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 27% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-west.

5
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
27
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 9th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 33% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-west.