Nuuk weather by month

Check out Nuuk weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature in Nuuk (°C)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max temperature (daytime)
-5°C maximum daytime temperature in January in Nuuk-5
-5°C maximum daytime temperature in February in Nuuk-5
-5°C maximum daytime temperature in March in Nuuk-5
-1°C maximum daytime temperature in April in Nuuk-1
3°C maximum daytime temperature in May in Nuuk3
8°C maximum daytime temperature in June in Nuuk8
10°C maximum daytime temperature in July in Nuuk10
10°C maximum daytime temperature in August in Nuuk10
6°C maximum daytime temperature in September in Nuuk6
1°C maximum daytime temperature in October in Nuuk1
-2°C maximum daytime temperature in November in Nuuk-2
-4°C maximum daytime temperature in December in Nuuk-4
Min temperature (night-time)
-11°C minimum night-time temperature in January in Nuuk-11
-11°C minimum night-time temperature in February in Nuuk-11
-11°C minimum night-time temperature in March in Nuuk-11
-7°C minimum night-time temperature in April in Nuuk-7
-2°C minimum night-time temperature in May in Nuuk-2
1°C minimum night-time temperature in June in Nuuk1
3°C minimum night-time temperature in July in Nuuk3
4°C minimum night-time temperature in August in Nuuk4
1°C minimum night-time temperature in September in Nuuk1
-3°C minimum night-time temperature in October in Nuuk-3
-6°C minimum night-time temperature in November in Nuuk-6
-9°C minimum night-time temperature in December in Nuuk-9
Heat & Humidity
No heat & humidity in January in Nuuk0
No heat & humidity in February in Nuuk0
No heat & humidity in March in Nuuk0
No heat & humidity in April in Nuuk0
No heat & humidity in May in Nuuk0
No heat & humidity in June in Nuuk0
No heat & humidity in July in Nuuk0
No heat & humidity in August in Nuuk0
No heat & humidity in September in Nuuk0
No heat & humidity in October in Nuuk0
No heat & humidity in November in Nuuk0
No heat & humidity in December in Nuuk0
Sea temperature
-1°C sea temperature in January in Nuuk-1
-1°C sea temperature in February in Nuuk-1
-1°C sea temperature in March in Nuuk-1
-1°C sea temperature in April in Nuuk-1
0°C sea temperature in May in Nuuk0
1°C sea temperature in June in Nuuk1
2°C sea temperature in July in Nuuk2
4°C sea temperature in August in Nuuk4
4°C sea temperature in September in Nuuk4
2°C sea temperature in October in Nuuk2
1°C sea temperature in November in Nuuk1
0°C sea temperature in December in Nuuk0

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & Daylight in Nuuk

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily hours of sunshine
Daily hours of daylight
6 hours of daylight per day in January in Nuuk6
9 hours of daylight per day in February in Nuuk9
12 hours of daylight per day in March in Nuuk12
15 hours of daylight per day in April in Nuuk15
19 hours of daylight per day in May in Nuuk19
21 hours of daylight per day in June in Nuuk21
20 hours of daylight per day in July in Nuuk20
16 hours of daylight per day in August in Nuuk16
13 hours of daylight per day in September in Nuuk13
10 hours of daylight per day in October in Nuuk10
6 hours of daylight per day in November in Nuuk6
4 hours of daylight per day in December in Nuuk4
UV Index (Maximum)
No UV (maximum) index in January in Nuuk0
No UV (maximum) index in February in Nuuk0
UV (maximum) index 1 (Low) in March in Nuuk1
UV (maximum) index 2 (Low) in April in Nuuk2
UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate) in May in Nuuk3
UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate) in June in Nuuk4
UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate) in July in Nuuk4
UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate) in August in Nuuk3
UV (maximum) index 2 (Low) in September in Nuuk2
UV (maximum) index 1 (Low) in October in Nuuk1
No UV (maximum) index in November in Nuuk0
No UV (maximum) index in December in Nuuk0

Rainfall in Nuuk

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Number of days with some rain
14 days with some rainfall in January in Nuuk14
12 days with some rainfall in February in Nuuk12
15 days with some rainfall in March in Nuuk15
12 days with some rainfall in April in Nuuk12
12 days with some rainfall in May in Nuuk12
10 days with some rainfall in June in Nuuk10
12 days with some rainfall in July in Nuuk12
12 days with some rainfall in August in Nuuk12
14 days with some rainfall in September in Nuuk14
14 days with some rainfall in October in Nuuk14
14 days with some rainfall in November in Nuuk14
14 days with some rainfall in December in Nuuk14
Average monthly rainfall (mm)
39 mm monthly rainfall in January in Nuuk39
45 mm monthly rainfall in February in Nuuk45
49 mm monthly rainfall in March in Nuuk49
45 mm monthly rainfall in April in Nuuk45
54 mm monthly rainfall in May in Nuuk54
60 mm monthly rainfall in June in Nuuk60
83 mm monthly rainfall in July in Nuuk83
91 mm monthly rainfall in August in Nuuk91
87 mm monthly rainfall in September in Nuuk87
68 mm monthly rainfall in October in Nuuk68
72 mm monthly rainfall in November in Nuuk72
54 mm monthly rainfall in December in Nuuk54

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The climate guide for Greenland (Nuuk) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Nuuk?

Nuuk has a very cold climate, too cold for trees.

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Tropical storm risk: Nuuk, Greenland hurricane season

% of month affected by tropical storms
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Compare Nuuk with the USA

Below the Nuuk chart shows average maximum daytime temperature for Nuuk, Greenland and the USA (Washington).

Maximum daytime temperature (°C)

Nuuk, Greenland
USA (Washington)
5
7
13
19
3
24
8
29
10
31
10
30
6
26
1
20
14
8
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
-5
-5
-5
-1
-2
-4

Metric (°C / mm)  |  Imperial (°F / inches)

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