Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be 4°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
23rd Dec
4

2

0

0
Wednesday
24th Dec
3

2

0

0
Thursday
25th Dec
1

-2

0

0
Friday
26th Dec
-1

-6

0

0
Saturday
27th Dec
-5

-12

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 23rd 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 Tuesday 23rd December 2025

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 99% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-west.

4
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
99
% chance of some sleet or snow
<5
mm of sleet/snow expected
0
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Wednesday 24th December 2025

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected with 98% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-west.

3
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
98
% chance of some sleet or snow
<10
mm of sleet/snow expected
0
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Thursday 25th December 2025

Expect overcast with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 1°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 47% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-west.

1
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
47
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-2
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 26th December 2025

Expect overcast with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -1°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 cm of snow expected with 68% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the west.

-1
°C maximum temperature
-6
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
68
% chance of some snow
<5
cm of snow expected
-5
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 27th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of -5°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 48% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north.