Annual mean 2°C · wettest around June · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
10.3 °C
Coldest
-5.5 °C
Wettest
75%
Windiest
2.4 m/s
Prevailing
NW
1.9 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
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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Qaqortoq over the whole year is 2°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 10°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -6°C. The rainy (wet) season in Qaqortoq runs from June to February, peaking in June with a 64% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is March to May; April is the driest month, at 31%. Winds in Qaqortoq are highest in February, averaging 2.3 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.4 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Qaqortoq come in September, when the sky is typically 45% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 71%.
Month by month Qaqortoq 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
-4°C
-4°C
-8°C
49%
60%
2.2 m/s
0
0
1
February
-5°C
-6°C
-10°C
53%
58%
2.3 m/s
0
0
1
March
-2°C
-3°C
-7°C
33%
57%
2.1 m/s
0
0
1
April
3°C
0°C
-2°C
31%
56%
2.0 m/s
0
0
7
May
5°C
2°C
1°C
35%
59%
1.9 m/s
0
0
16
June
8°C
5°C
5°C
64%
62%
1.7 m/s
2
0
38
July
10°C
7°C
8°C
58%
55%
1.5 m/s
5
0
58
August
10°C
7°C
8°C
55%
71%
1.4 m/s
4
0
59
September
7°C
4°C
4°C
60%
45%
1.6 m/s
0
0
28
October
3°C
1°C
-1°C
52%
51%
1.5 m/s
0
0
6
November
-1°C
-1°C
-5°C
58%
63%
1.9 m/s
0
0
2
December
-2°C
-2°C
-6°C
48%
59%
2.1 m/s
0
0
1
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 Qaqortoq weather by season
Year round, Qaqortoq has days of about -5°C at their warmest in February, its coolest month, and 10°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -6°C to 7°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 2°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around June 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.
Qaqortoq weather in winterDecember to February
High -4°CLow -4°CRain 50%
Winter in Qaqortoq has typical daily highs of about -4°C and lows of about -4°C, with a 50% chance of rain on a given day.
Qaqortoq weather in springMarch to May
High 2°CLow -0°CRain 33%
Spring in Qaqortoq has typical daily highs of about 2°C and lows of about -0°C, with a 33% chance of rain on a given day.
Qaqortoq weather in summerJune to August
High 9°CLow 6°CRain 59%
Summer in Qaqortoq has typical daily highs of about 9°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 59% chance of rain on a given day.
Qaqortoq weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 3°CLow 1°CRain 57%
Autumn in Qaqortoq has typical daily highs of about 3°C and lows of about 1°C, with a 57% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Qaqortoq?
The rainy (wet) season in Qaqortoq runs from June to February, peaking in June with a 64% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is March to May; April is the driest month, at 31%.
What time of year is Qaqortoq windiest?
Winds in Qaqortoq are highest in February, averaging 2.3 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.4 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Qaqortoq year round?
The average temperature in Qaqortoq over the whole year is 2°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 10°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -6°C.