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.

Monday
5th Oct
3

2

0

0
Tuesday
6th Oct
2

1

0

0
Wednesday
7th Oct
1

-3

0

0
Thursday
8th Oct
-3

-4

2

0
Friday
9th Oct
-4

-7

5

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 5th October 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 5th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 31% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the north-east.

3
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
31
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
12
kph wind from NE

Longyearbyen weather for Tuesday 6th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 46% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north-east.

2
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
46
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
-2
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from NE

Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 7th October 2026

Expect overcast skies in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 1°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north.

1
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
overcast skies
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
-3
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from N

Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 8th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -3°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the north.

-3
°C maximum temperature
-4
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-7
°C wind chill
12
kph wind from N

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 9th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -4°C and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the north-west.