Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be 4°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
25th Aug
4

2

5

1
Wednesday
26th Aug
4

2

9

1
Thursday
27th Aug
6

2

12

1
Friday
28th Aug
8

6

0

0
Saturday
29th Aug
8

5

0

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 25th 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 Tuesday 25th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 14% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north-west.

4
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
5
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
14
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from NW

Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 26th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the north-west.

4
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
9
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from NW

Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 27th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 12 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south-west.

6
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
12
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 28th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 8°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 78% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the south-east.

8
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
78
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from SE

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 29th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 53% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the south.