Annual mean -3°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind E
Warmest
8.1 °C
Coldest
-14.8 °C
Wettest
56%
Windiest
5.8 m/s
Prevailing
E
4.5 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
never good
never good
never good
never good
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The average temperature in Ilulissat over the whole year is -3°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 8°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -15°C. The rainy (wet) season in Ilulissat runs from July to January, peaking in July with a 33% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is February to June; March is the driest month, at 13%. Winds in Ilulissat are highest in January, averaging 5.4 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in August, at 3.2 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Ilulissat come in December, when the sky is typically 61% covered; June is the cloudiest month, at 69%.
Month by month Ilulissat climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-11°C
-11°C
-18°C
23%
63%
5.4 m/s
0
0
0
February
-14°C
-15°C
-20°C
17%
63%
5.1 m/s
0
0
0
March
-10°C
-13°C
-16°C
13%
66%
4.2 m/s
0
0
0
April
-4°C
-6°C
-9°C
16%
64%
3.9 m/s
0
0
0
May
0°C
-2°C
-5°C
17%
65%
4.1 m/s
0
0
2
June
4°C
3°C
-1°C
22%
69%
3.8 m/s
0
0
7
July
8°C
6°C
3°C
33%
64%
3.7 m/s
0
0
26
August
7°C
5°C
3°C
33%
66%
3.2 m/s
0
0
20
September
3°C
1°C
-2°C
29%
68%
3.2 m/s
0
0
3
October
-1°C
-2°C
-7°C
25%
66%
4.2 m/s
0
0
0
November
-5°C
-6°C
-12°C
23%
66%
5.3 m/s
0
0
0
December
-8°C
-8°C
-15°C
23%
61%
5.3 m/s
0
0
0
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Ilulissat weather by season
Year round, Ilulissat has days of about -14°C at their warmest in February, its coolest month, and 8°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -15°C to 6°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is -3°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July and least likely around March. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Ilulissat weather in winterDecember to February
High -11°CLow -11°CRain 21%
Winter in Ilulissat has typical daily highs of about -11°C and lows of about -11°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
Ilulissat weather in springMarch to May
High -5°CLow -7°CRain 16%
Spring in Ilulissat has typical daily highs of about -5°C and lows of about -7°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Ilulissat weather in summerJune to August
High 6°CLow 4°CRain 29%
Summer in Ilulissat has typical daily highs of about 6°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
Ilulissat weather in autumnSeptember to November
High -1°CLow -2°CRain 26%
Autumn in Ilulissat has typical daily highs of about -1°C and lows of about -2°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Ilulissat?
The rainy (wet) season in Ilulissat runs from July to January, peaking in July with a 33% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is February to June; March is the driest month, at 13%.
What time of year is Ilulissat windiest?
Winds in Ilulissat are highest in January, averaging 5.4 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in August, at 3.2 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Ilulissat year round?
The average temperature in Ilulissat over the whole year is -3°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 8°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -15°C.