Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Greenland features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 23 °C (74 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1037 mm (40.8 inches) and receives 195 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Greenland enjoys an average of 3897 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 21 minutes to 12 hours 52 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Greenland are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Greenland experiences 328 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Mean maximum | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Average high | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Daily mean | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Average low | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Mean minimum | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Minimum | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
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Greenland usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 21 rainy days and 165 mm (6.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Greenland are February, March and April. On average, 29 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40 (1.6) | 30 (1.2) | 33 (1.3) | 24 (1.0) | 41 (1.6) | 76 (3.0) | 126 (5.0) | 164 (6.4) | 154 (6.1) | 177 (7.0) | 123 (4.8) | 50 (2.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 |
The sunniest months in Greenland are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Greenland: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 267 | 304 | 344 | 336 | 349 | 322 | 350 | 343 | 321 | 317 | 312 | 327 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 26m | 11h 42m | 12h 3m | 12h 25m | 12h 43m | 12h 52m | 12h 47m | 12h 31m | 12h 10m | 11h 48m | 11h 30m | 11h 21m |
Greenland experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Greenland UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 |