Longyearbyen weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Longyearbyen is expected to be 3°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Longyearbyen, Svalbard for more weather parameters.

Thursday
28th May
3

0

14

1
Friday
29th May
2

-1

8

2
Saturday
30th May
1

-1

6

1
Sunday
31st May
3

0

14

2
Monday
1st Jun
4

2

2

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 28th May 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 Thursday 28th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 14 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the east.

3
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
14
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
-1
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Friday 29th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 2°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 36% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the east.

2
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
8
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
36
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
-2
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from E

Longyearbyen weather for Saturday 30th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 1°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 cm of snow expected with 51% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the west.

1
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
6
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
51
% chance of some snow
<5
cm of snow expected
-3
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from W

Longyearbyen weather for Sunday 31st May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 14 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-west.

3
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
14
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
12
kph wind from SW

Longyearbyen weather for Monday 1st June 2026

Expect overcast skies in Longyearbyen, Svalbard with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-west.