Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be 8°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

  • Wednesday
    27th Aug
    Overcast with light rain (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Thursday
    28th Aug
    Broken clouds
  • Friday
    29th Aug
    Overcast skies
  • Saturday
    30th Aug
    Broken clouds
  • Sunday
    31st Aug
    Scattered clouds

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 27th August 2025 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 Wednesday 27th August 2025

Expect overcast with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 8°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 19% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the west.

  • 8°C maximum temperature8
    °C maximum temperature
  • 5°C minimum temperature5
    °C minimum temperature
  • Overcast with light rain
    overcast with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 19% chance of some rain19
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 6°C wind chill6
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 11 kph from the West11
    kph wind from W

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Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 28th August 2025

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-west.

  • 7°C maximum temperature7
    °C maximum temperature
  • 5°C minimum temperature5
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 5°C wind chill5
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 9 kph from the South-West9
    kph wind from SW

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Longyearbyen weather for Friday 29th August 2025

Expect overcast skies in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 9°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south.

  • 9°C maximum temperature9
    °C maximum temperature
  • 6°C minimum temperature6
    °C minimum temperature
  • Overcast skies
    overcast skies
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 7°C wind chill7
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 9 kph from the South9
    kph wind from S

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Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 30th August 2025

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 kph from the south-west.

  • 11°C maximum temperature11
    °C maximum temperature
  • 8°C minimum temperature8
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 11°C wind chill11
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 7 kph from the South-West7
    kph wind from SW

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Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 31st August 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 13 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the east.

  • 10°C maximum temperature10
    °C maximum temperature
  • 7°C minimum temperature7
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 13 hours of bright sunshine13
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 8°C wind chill8
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 10 kph from the East10
    kph wind from E

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