The best time to visit Nuuk in Greenland is from June until September, when you will have a very cold temperature, but limited till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in in Nuuk is 10°C in August and the lowest is -7°C in February.
The water temperature is between 0°C and 6°C.
Nuuk has the tundra climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Nuuk or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find a quick overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
Average Nuuk weather by month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Temperature (°C)
-6
-7
-6
-2
2
7
9
10
6
1
-3
-4
Water temperature (°C)
1
0
1
1
2
4
6
6
5
4
2
2
Precipitation (mm)
26
22
20
29
32
26
38
40
50
43
37
34
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The Nuuk weather for will be 0° till 5° degrees in the next 14 days with a few days chance of light rain showers till heavy rain. The water temperature is -0°C.
Nuuk 14 day weather forecast
Weather
Max/min
Precip
Wind
Water
UV
Tuesday 17 may
3°C -2°C
0 mm 0%
4 Bft WSW
-0°C
3
Wednesday 18 may
5°C -1°C
0 mm 0%
3 Bft WSW
-0°C
5
Thursday 19 may
4°C 1°C
0 mm 0%
2 Bft SSW
-0°C
3
Friday 20 may
3°C 1°C
0 mm 0%
2 Bft S
-0°C
2
Saturday 21 may
4°C 1°C
0 mm 0%
3 Bft S
-0°C
4
Climate Nuuk
Nuuk has the tundra climate prevailing. It is cold here all year round. The average annual temperature for Nuuk is 0° degrees and there is about 395 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 190 days a year with an average humidity of 76% and an UV-index of 2.
Nuuk
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Day temp. (°C)
-6
-7
-6
-2
2
7
9
10
6
1
-3
-4
Night temp. (°C)
-9
-10
-10
-6
-1
4
7
7
3
-1
-5
-7
Water temp. (°C)
1
0
1
1
2
4
6
6
5
4
2
2
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Precipitation (mm)
26
22
20
29
32
26
38
40
50
43
37
34
Days with rain
3
3
4
7
8
10
10
11
13
8
6
5
Days with snow
13
13
14
14
11
2
-
1
5
9
10
14
Dry days
15
12
13
9
12
18
21
19
12
14
14
12
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sun hours per day
2
3
5
6
9
12
12
9
6
5
4
1
Wind force (Bft)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
UV-index
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
Nuuk weather by month
What is the average Nuuk weather like in a given month? Let's find out! Click on a month to check all the monthly averages for sunshine, temperature highs and lows, percentage chance of rain per day, snowfall accumulation and number of rainy days.
-6°C
-6°C
2°C
7°C
9°C