Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be 5°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Friday
14th Aug
5

4

2

0
Saturday
15th Aug
5

4

1

0
Sunday
16th Aug
5

3

5

1
Monday
17th Aug
6

3

4

0
Tuesday
18th Aug
7

4

2

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 14th 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 Friday 14th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 80% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 31 kph from the west.

5
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
80
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
31
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 15th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 34% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-west.

5
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
34
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
20
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 16th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 20% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the west.

5
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
5
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
20
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Monday 17th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 22% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-west.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
22
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Tuesday 18th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-west.