Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be 7°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
19th Aug
7

5

15

1
Thursday
20th Aug
7

4

11

1
Friday
21st Aug
7

4

1

1
Saturday
22nd Aug
6

4

2

0
Sunday
23rd Aug
6

3

3

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 19th 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 19th August 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 15 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the west.

7
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
15
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 20th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the west.

7
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
11
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 21st August 2026

Expect overcast skies in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the west.

7
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
overcast skies
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 22nd August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 25% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south.

6
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
25
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from S

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 23rd August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 29% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the west.