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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 monthly temperature — °F / °C
-100102030405060JFMAMJJASOND

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm
8JFMAMJJASOND

Rain Snowfall

At a glance

Warmest month
July, 53°F / 12°C
Coldest month
February, -4°F / -20°C
Annual swing
58°F / 32°C
Wettest month
July
Driest month
February
Rain per year
8.5" / 216 mm
Snow per year
54.5" / 1385 mm
Elevation
144 ft / 44 m
Time zone
America/Nuuk

Monthly climate normals

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
MonthHigh °F/°CLow °F/°CRain in/mmSnow in/mmHumidityWind mph/km/hCloud
January11 / -12-1 / -180.01 / 06.2 / 15763%11.2 / 18.074%
February8 / -13-4 / -200.01 / 03.6 / 9365%10.4 / 16.772%
March14 / -101 / -170.05 / 14.6 / 11765%9.7 / 15.668%
April29 / -217 / -90.08 / 27.7 / 19572%8.9 / 14.364%
May39 / 428 / -20.20 / 56.1 / 15673%7.9 / 12.758%
June47 / 837 / 31.06 / 272.9 / 7374%7.9 / 12.767%
July53 / 1242 / 62.66 / 680.0 / 075%7.3 / 11.772%
August50 / 1040 / 41.75 / 440.3 / 676%7.6 / 12.266%
September39 / 430 / -11.63 / 413.2 / 8173%8.2 / 13.266%
October31 / 023 / -50.85 / 226.5 / 16567%9.5 / 15.367%
November24 / -514 / -100.12 / 36.1 / 15467%11.2 / 18.078%
December19 / -79 / -130.09 / 27.4 / 18766%12.1 / 19.568%

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