Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be 6°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Monday
20th Jul
6

4

3

1
Tuesday
21st Jul
8

5

1

1
Wednesday
22nd Jul
8

6

2

1
Thursday
23rd Jul
9

6

0

1
Friday
24th Jul
11

8

2

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 20th July 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 20th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 62% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the west.

6
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
62
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
24
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Tuesday 21st July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 8% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the north-east.

8
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
8
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
7
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from NE

Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 22nd July 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 8°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.

8
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 23rd July 2026

Expect overcast skies in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south.

9
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
overcast skies
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
7
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from S

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 24th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 32% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south.