Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be 1°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Thursday
22nd Jan
1

-4

0

0
Friday
23rd Jan
0

-8

0

0
Saturday
24th Jan
-8

-14

0

0
Sunday
25th Jan
-11

-14

0

0
Monday
26th Jan
-12

-17

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 22nd January 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 22nd January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 1°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 97% chance of some snow and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south.

1
°C maximum temperature
-4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
97
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-2
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from S

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 23rd January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 0°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 5% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-west.

0
°C maximum temperature
-8
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
5
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-4
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 24th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -8°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the east.

-8
°C maximum temperature
-14
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-12
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 25th January 2026

Expect clear skies in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -11°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the east.

-11
°C maximum temperature
-14
°C minimum temperature
clear skies
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-15
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Monday 26th January 2026

Expect clear skies in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -12°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the east.