Annual mean -8°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
8.6 °C
Coldest
-22.7 °C
Wettest
97%
Windiest
4.3 m/s
Prevailing
SE
2.6 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 Qaanaaq over the whole year is -8°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 8°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -22°C. The rainy (wet) season in Qaanaaq runs from July to September, peaking in August with a 53% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is October to June; January is the driest month, at 2%. Winds in Qaanaaq are highest in October, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.4 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Qaanaaq come in March, when the sky is typically 60% covered; October is the cloudiest month, at 85%.
Month by month Qaanaaq 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
-21°C
-21°C
-26°C
2%
75%
1.4 m/s
0
0
0
February
-22°C
-22°C
-27°C
11%
62%
1.8 m/s
0
0
0
March
-20°C
-22°C
-25°C
5%
60%
1.6 m/s
0
0
0
April
-11°C
-15°C
-16°C
6%
62%
1.7 m/s
0
0
0
May
-2°C
-6°C
-7°C
6%
73%
2.1 m/s
0
0
1
June
4°C
2°C
-1°C
20%
66%
2.7 m/s
0
0
7
July
8°C
5°C
3°C
35%
77%
2.9 m/s
1
0
24
August
7°C
5°C
3°C
53%
83%
2.9 m/s
0
0
17
September
1°C
-1°C
-4°C
32%
82%
3.0 m/s
0
0
1
October
-5°C
-6°C
-11°C
7%
85%
3.5 m/s
0
0
0
November
-12°C
-12°C
-18°C
2%
82%
3.0 m/s
0
0
0
December
-16°C
-17°C
-22°C
19%
80%
2.3 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 Qaanaaq weather by season
Year round, Qaanaaq has days of about -22°C at their warmest in February, its coolest month, and 8°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -22°C to 5°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is -8°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around January. 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.
Qaanaaq weather in winterDecember to February
High -20°CLow -20°CRain 11%
Winter in Qaanaaq has typical daily highs of about -20°C and lows of about -20°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Qaanaaq weather in springMarch to May
High -11°CLow -14°CRain 6%
Spring in Qaanaaq has typical daily highs of about -11°C and lows of about -14°C, with a 6% chance of rain on a given day.
Qaanaaq weather in summerJune to August
High 6°CLow 4°CRain 36%
Summer in Qaanaaq has typical daily highs of about 6°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 36% chance of rain on a given day.
Qaanaaq weather in autumnSeptember to November
High -5°CLow -6°CRain 14%
Autumn in Qaanaaq has typical daily highs of about -5°C and lows of about -6°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Qaanaaq?
The rainy (wet) season in Qaanaaq runs from July to September, peaking in August with a 53% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is October to June; January is the driest month, at 2%.
What time of year is Qaanaaq windiest?
Winds in Qaanaaq are highest in October, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.4 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Qaanaaq year round?
The average temperature in Qaanaaq over the whole year is -8°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 8°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -22°C.