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Monthly climate in Qasigiannguit, Qeqertalik, Greenland

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qasigiannguit features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -17 °C (2 °F) and 9 °C (48 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -36 °C (-33 °F) or can rise to as high as 21 °C (70 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 336 mm (13.2 inches) and receives 75 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qasigiannguit enjoys an average of 2709 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 0 hours 0 minutes to 24 hours 0 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Qasigiannguit, Qeqertalik, Greenland §

The warmest months in Qasigiannguit are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 6 to 9 °C (43 - 48 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from -17 to -13 °C (2 - 8 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qasigiannguit experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 226 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Qasigiannguit, Qeqertalik, Greenland.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Mean maximum 2°C
(36°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Average high -10°C
(14°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)
Daily mean -13°C
(8°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)
Average low -16°C
(3°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)		 -17°C
(1°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)
Mean minimum -25°C
(-12°F)		 -28°C
(-18°F)		 -29°C
(-20°F)		 -19°C
(-1°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)
Minimum -29°C
(-19°F)		 -36°C
(-33°F)		 -32°C
(-25°F)		 -21°C
(-6°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -13°C
(10°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -23°C
(-10°F)		 -25°C
(-12°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Qasigiannguit, Qeqertalik, Greenland §

Qasigiannguit usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 8 rainy days and 48 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qasigiannguit are January, February and May. On average, 14 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Qasigiannguit, Qeqertalik, Greenland.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 19 (0.7) 10 (0.4) 20 (0.8) 28 (1.1) 13 (0.5) 24 (0.9) 54 (2.1) 51 (2.0) 38 (1.5) 29 (1.2) 25 (1.0) 24 (1.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 2 5 8 3 6 8 8 10 6 6 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Qasigiannguit, Qeqertalik, Greenland §

The sunniest months in Qasigiannguit are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 14 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qasigiannguit: January, November and December receive an average of 0 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Qasigiannguit, Qeqertalik, Greenland.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 15 117 215 307 402 413 401 358 252 175 50 0
Mean daily daylight hours 5h 49m 7h 34m 11h 48m 16h 4m 21h 37m 24h 0m 23h 6m 17h 31m 13h 8m 8h 59m 7h 9m 0h 0m

Solar UV radiation in Qasigiannguit, Qeqertalik, Greenland §

Qasigiannguit experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 4 - 5, which corresponds to the Moderate category of sun exposure.February, October and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 1. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Qasigiannguit UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Qasigiannguit, Qeqertalik, Greenland.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 4 3 1 1 0