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.

Saturday
8th Aug
5

3

6

1
Sunday
9th Aug
7

3

2

1
Monday
10th Aug
5

2

4

1
Tuesday
11th Aug
7

3

9

1
Wednesday
12th Aug
6

4

1

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 7th 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 Saturday 8th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the west.

5
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
6
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
18
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 9th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 60% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the west.

7
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
60
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
19
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Monday 10th August 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 35% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the west.

5
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
4
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
35
% chance of some sleet or snow
<5
mm of sleet/snow expected
2
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Tuesday 11th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 51% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the west.

7
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
9
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
51
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 12th 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 53% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-west.