Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be 2°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Monday
22nd Dec
2

-1

0

0
Tuesday
23rd Dec
2

0

0

0
Wednesday
24th Dec
2

0

0

0
Thursday
25th Dec
1

-4

0

0
Friday
26th Dec
-1

-7

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Sunday 21st December 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 Monday 22nd December 2025

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected with 96% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-west.

2
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
96
% chance of some sleet or snow
<10
mm of sleet/snow expected
-3
°C wind chill
19
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Tuesday 23rd December 2025

Expect overcast with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 54% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-west.

2
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
54
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
-2
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 24th December 2025

2
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
96
% chance of some sleet or snow
<10
mm of sleet/snow expected
-1
°C wind chill
12
kph wind from S

Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 25th December 2025

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 1°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected with 82% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south.

1
°C maximum temperature
-4
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
82
% chance of some sleet or snow
<10
mm of sleet/snow expected
-3
°C wind chill
12
kph wind from S

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 26th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -1°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 cm of snow expected with 66% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north-west.