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Monthly climate in Nuuk, Greenland

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nuuk features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -14 °C (8 °F) and 8 °C (47 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -32 °C (-25 °F) or can rise to as high as 20 °C (69 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 813 mm (32.0 inches) and receives 119 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nuuk enjoys an average of 2200 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 4 hours 18 minutes to 20 hours 51 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nuuk, Greenland §

The warmest months in Nuuk are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 6 to 8 °C (42 - 47 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from -14 to -10 °C (8 - 15 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nuuk experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 213 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Nuuk, 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 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(46°F)
Mean maximum 1°C
(33°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Average high -8°C
(17°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)
Daily mean -11°C
(13°F)		 -14°C
(8°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)
Average low -13°C
(8°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)
Mean minimum -22°C
(-7°F)		 -25°C
(-13°F)		 -22°C
(-6°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -19°C
(-1°F)
Minimum -27°C
(-16°F)		 -32°C
(-25°F)		 -27°C
(-16°F)		 -18°C
(-0°F)		 -19°C
(-1°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)		 -21°C
(-5°F)		 -22°C
(-7°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nuuk, Greenland §

Nuuk usually has the most precipitation in April, June and November, with an average of 11 rainy days and 87 mm (3.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nuuk are February, March and May. On average, 45 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nuuk, 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) 58 (2.3) 30 (1.2) 57 (2.3) 79 (3.1) 47 (1.8) 88 (3.5) 68 (2.7) 77 (3.0) 70 (2.8) 70 (2.8) 93 (3.7) 76 (3.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 8 9 11 7 12 9 11 10 9 11 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Nuuk, Greenland §

The sunniest months in Nuuk are April, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 8 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nuuk: January, November and December receive an average of 1 hours 48 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nuuk, 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 37 133 194 249 312 236 263 232 226 186 88 39
Mean daily daylight hours 5h 29m 8h 33m 11h 50m 15h 11m 18h 32m 20h 51m 19h 29m 16h 13m 12h 55m 9h 38m 6h 24m 4h 18m

Solar UV radiation in Nuuk, Greenland §

Nuuk experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 5 - 7, which corresponds to the Moderate / High category of sun exposure.January, February and November 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 Nuuk UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nuuk, 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 3 5 6 7 5 5 3 2 1 1