Nuuk
Elevation 5 m64.18° N, 51.73° W
When to go?
Mean −9 °C, 12 rain days in the month (68 mm).
Against
- Freezinglows of −11 °C
- Dark5.4 hours of daylight
Mean −10 °C, 10 rain days in the month (55 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for skiingSnow on the ground: 104 cm on average in the month.
Against
- Freezinglows of −13 °C
Mean −9 °C, 10 rain days in the month (62 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for skiingSnow on the ground: 113 cm on average in the month.
- Ideal for the auroraNights of 12 hours and the sky 71 % covered on average: clearer than the average of aurora places.
Against
- Freezinglows of −12 °C
Mean −3 °C, 10 rain days in the month (68 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for skiingSnow on the ground: 111 cm on average in the month.
Against
- Freezinglows of −6 °C
Mean 0 °C, 9 rain days in the month (66 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for skiingSnow on the ground: 76 cm on average in the month.
Against
- Freezinglows of −2 °C
Mean 5 °C, 10 rain days in the month (76 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 8 °C, 10 rain days in the month (72 mm).
The least cold month of the year.
Mean 7 °C, 12 rain days in the month (92 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 4 °C, 13 rain days in the month (111 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean −1 °C, 11 rain days in the month (84 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the auroraNights of 14 hours and the sky 69 % covered on average: clearer than the average of aurora places.
Against
- Freezinglows of −3 °C
Mean −5 °C, 12 rain days in the month (88 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the auroraNights of 17 hours and the sky 75 % covered on average: clearer than the average of aurora places.
Against
- Freezinglows of −7 °C
- Dark6.5 hours of daylight
Mean −7 °C, 11 rain days in the month (69 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the auroraNights of 20 hours and the sky 74 % covered on average: clearer than the average of aurora places.
Against
- Freezinglows of −10 °C
- Dark4.2 hours of daylight
No ideal month: the best month is July, the least cold. Nothing against June, August–September either. Ideal for skiing: February–May (snow on the ground, at least 40 cm). Ideal for the aurora: March, October–December (long nights, often clear sky). Avoid January (freezing and dark).
What is the climate like?
Temperature and rain
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
How much it rains
Rain days and how much water
Rain days and how much water
Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day
Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm
Daylight hours
Daylight and sky: sunrise, sunset and cloud cover
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
Times on the 15th of each month, in local time: daylight saving where and when it applies, standard time in the other months.
Sea temperature: Davis Strait
Monthly mean sea temperature: Davis Strait (°C)
Monthly mean sea temperature: Davis Strait (°C)
Snow on the ground
Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)
Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)
Effect of climate change
Today's climate (1996–2025) compared with 1961–1990:
In short
Year by year
Temperature of each year
Against 1961–1990 the mean temperature of today (1996–2025) has changed by +2.1 °C; in the last ten years by +2.5 °C. Warmest year: 2010 (+6.0 °C), coldest: 1984 (−2.3 °C).
August and July warmed the most (+3.8 and +3.7 °C), February the least (+0.3 °C). The warm season (above the annual mean of then, −4 °C) begins 14 days earlier and ends 13 days later.
Warming stripes: after an idea by Ed Hawkins (University of Reading), showyourstripes.info, CC BY 4.0.
Rain of each year (% against 1961–1990)
more rain than in 1961–1990less rain
Rain in a year: no clear trend, dry and wet years alternate as before.
The sea, then and now
+0.5 °Cthe sea today, compared with 1961–1990
Snow, then and now
−12 %winter snow today, compared with 1961–1990