Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be 10°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Thursday
6th Aug
10

7

1

1
Friday
7th Aug
7

5

2

1
Saturday
8th Aug
8

5

10

1
Sunday
9th Aug
7

4

1

1
Monday
10th Aug
5

3

13

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 5th 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 Thursday 6th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 81% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the west.

10
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
81
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
8
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 7th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 51% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the east.

7
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
51
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 8th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the west.

8
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
10
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 9th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 27% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the west.

7
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
27
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
20
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Monday 10th August 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 13 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 39% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the east.