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
11th Aug
4

2

16

1
Wednesday
12th Aug
6

2

4

1
Thursday
13th Aug
5

3

7

1
Friday
14th Aug
6

3

1

1
Saturday
15th Aug
7

4

1

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 10th 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 11th August 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 16 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the east.

4
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
16
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 12th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the north-east.

6
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
12
kph wind from NE

Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 13th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 65% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the west.

5
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
7
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
65
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
26
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 14th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 54% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the west.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
54
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
23
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 15th 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 gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-west.