Ilulissat climate
Greenland · West Greenland · 69.217° N, 51.100° W
Köppen ETtundraPolar & alpine
Arctic icefjord town: frigid, with a brief cool summer and the midnight sun.
Cold enough that no month is truly warm — tundra, ice cap, or high mountain.
What the year looks like
Average high Average low
Rain Snowfall
At a glance
Monthly climate normals
| Month | High °F/°C | Low °F/°C | Rain in/mm | Snow in/mm | Humidity | Wind mph/km/h | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11 / -12 | -1 / -18 | 0.01 / 0 | 6.2 / 157 | 63% | 11.2 / 18.0 | 74% |
| February | 8 / -13 | -4 / -20 | 0.01 / 0 | 3.6 / 93 | 65% | 10.4 / 16.7 | 72% |
| March | 14 / -10 | 1 / -17 | 0.05 / 1 | 4.6 / 117 | 65% | 9.7 / 15.6 | 68% |
| April | 29 / -2 | 17 / -9 | 0.08 / 2 | 7.7 / 195 | 72% | 8.9 / 14.3 | 64% |
| May | 39 / 4 | 28 / -2 | 0.20 / 5 | 6.1 / 156 | 73% | 7.9 / 12.7 | 58% |
| June | 47 / 8 | 37 / 3 | 1.06 / 27 | 2.9 / 73 | 74% | 7.9 / 12.7 | 67% |
| July | 53 / 12 | 42 / 6 | 2.66 / 68 | 0.0 / 0 | 75% | 7.3 / 11.7 | 72% |
| August | 50 / 10 | 40 / 4 | 1.75 / 44 | 0.3 / 6 | 76% | 7.6 / 12.2 | 66% |
| September | 39 / 4 | 30 / -1 | 1.63 / 41 | 3.2 / 81 | 73% | 8.2 / 13.2 | 66% |
| October | 31 / 0 | 23 / -5 | 0.85 / 22 | 6.5 / 165 | 67% | 9.5 / 15.3 | 67% |
| November | 24 / -5 | 14 / -10 | 0.12 / 3 | 6.1 / 154 | 67% | 11.2 / 18.0 | 78% |
| December | 19 / -7 | 9 / -13 | 0.09 / 2 | 7.4 / 187 | 66% | 12.1 / 19.5 | 68% |
Could you have placed Ilulissat from those graphs alone?
That is the whole game: read a mystery location's climate charts, drop a pin on the world map, and score by how close you got.
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