Annual mean -0°C · wettest around February · prevailing wind NE
Warmest
10.3 °C
Coldest
-8.6 °C
Wettest
67%
Windiest
6.1 m/s
Prevailing
NE
5.4 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
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The average temperature in Nuuk over the whole year is -0°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 9°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -9°C. The rainy (wet) season in Nuuk runs from December to February, peaking in February with a 26% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is March to May; April is the driest month, at 4%. Winds in Nuuk are highest in January, averaging 6.0 m/s (22 km/h), and lightest in August, at 4.5 m/s (16 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE. The clearest skies in Nuuk come in October, when the sky is typically 62% covered; June is the cloudiest month, at 75%.
Month by month Nuuk 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
-7°C
-7°C
-14°C
24%
73%
6.0 m/s
0
0
0
February
-8°C
-9°C
-16°C
26%
74%
5.9 m/s
0
0
0
March
-5°C
-7°C
-12°C
6%
71%
5.7 m/s
0
0
0
April
-0°C
-2°C
-7°C
4%
69%
5.6 m/s
0
0
1
May
3°C
0°C
-3°C
7%
70%
5.0 m/s
0
0
5
June
6°C
4°C
2°C
16%
75%
4.7 m/s
2
0
17
July
9°C
6°C
5°C
14%
70%
4.7 m/s
4
0
38
August
9°C
6°C
5°C
16%
74%
4.5 m/s
1
0
35
September
5°C
3°C
0°C
18%
68%
4.9 m/s
0
0
9
October
2°C
-0°C
-5°C
21%
62%
5.3 m/s
0
0
1
November
-2°C
-3°C
-9°C
11%
68%
5.7 m/s
0
0
0
December
-4°C
-5°C
-11°C
24%
67%
5.6 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 Nuuk weather by season
Year round, Nuuk has days of about -8°C at their warmest in February, its coolest month, and 9°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -9°C to 6°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is -0°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February and least likely around April. 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.
Nuuk weather in winterDecember to February
High -6°CLow -7°CRain 25%
Winter in Nuuk has typical daily highs of about -6°C and lows of about -7°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
Nuuk weather in springMarch to May
High -1°CLow -3°CRain 6%
Spring in Nuuk has typical daily highs of about -1°C and lows of about -3°C, with a 6% chance of rain on a given day.
Nuuk weather in summerJune to August
High 8°CLow 5°CRain 15%
Summer in Nuuk has typical daily highs of about 8°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
Nuuk weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 2°CLow 0°CRain 16%
Autumn in Nuuk has typical daily highs of about 2°C and lows of about 0°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Nuuk?
The rainy (wet) season in Nuuk runs from December to February, peaking in February with a 26% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is March to May; April is the driest month, at 4%.
What time of year is Nuuk windiest?
Winds in Nuuk are highest in January, averaging 6.0 m/s (22 km/h), and lightest in August, at 4.5 m/s (16 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE.
What is the average temperature in Nuuk year round?
The average temperature in Nuuk over the whole year is -0°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 9°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -9°C.