Nuuk climate

Name: Nuuk
Address: Southwest Greenland, Greenland

Greenland · Southwest Greenland · 64.181° N, 51.694° W

Köppen ETtundraPolar & alpine

Cold maritime tundra: chilly damp summers, freezing winters, no tree growth at the edge of the ice sheet.

Cold enough that no month is truly warm — tundra, ice cap, or high mountain.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 54°F / 12°C

Coldest month

February, 5°F / -15°C

Annual swing

49°F / 27°C

Wettest month

June

Driest month

May

Rain per year

19.0" / 484 mm

Snow per year

154.1" / 3915 mm

Elevation

23 ft / 7 m

Time zone

America/Nuuk

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	19 / -7	9 / -13	0.05 / 1	29.1 / 740	71%	8.4 / 13.5	82%
February	15 / -10	5 / -15	0.01 / 0	15.4 / 391	69%	7.2 / 11.6	78%
March	21 / -6	11 / -12	0.12 / 3	17.6 / 448	71%	8.0 / 12.9	74%
April	33 / 0	23 / -5	0.42 / 11	22.5 / 570	79%	9.0 / 14.5	72%
May	38 / 4	29 / -2	0.28 / 7	13.2 / 335	85%	7.5 / 12.1	71%
June	47 / 8	37 / 3	4.14 / 105	6.5 / 166	83%	8.3 / 13.4	79%
July	54 / 12	44 / 6	2.75 / 70	0.0 / 0	83%	8.6 / 13.8	81%
August	52 / 11	42 / 6	3.01 / 76	0.4 / 11	84%	8.1 / 13.0	76%
September	45 / 7	36 / 2	4.59 / 117	2.8 / 72	79%	8.6 / 13.8	67%
October	37 / 3	29 / -2	2.10 / 53	8.0 / 203	75%	8.8 / 14.2	68%
November	27 / -3	17 / -8	1.22 / 31	20.4 / 518	74%	8.6 / 13.8	75%
December	25 / -4	14 / -10	0.35 / 9	18.1 / 461	73%	8.4 / 13.5	71%

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