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Best time to visit Nuuk

July is the best time to visit Nuuk for general sightseeing, with average highs of 12 °C and about 9 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly July to August.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking July comfort 55/100
A beach holiday February sea -0.2 °C
The least cloud October 70 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 46 mm
Warmth July 12 °C
Cooler weather February -11 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 55 12 °C 9 13
2 August 48 11 °C 11 8
3 June 40 8.8 °C 9 12
4 February 31 -11 °C 8 15
5 March 30 -8.8 °C 8 14
6 April 29 -2.4 °C 8 14
7 September 29 6.8 °C 12 6
8 January 28 -11 °C 10 11
9 May 28 2.6 °C 8 14
10 December 26 -9.2 °C 10 9
11 October 25 0.2 °C 11 9
12 November 24 -6.2 °C 11 8

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of -0.2 °C and air temperatures around -11 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 0 °C -11 °C 75 % 11
February -0.2 °C -11 °C 76 % 15
March -0.1 °C -8.8 °C 71 % 14
April 0.2 °C -2.4 °C 72 % 14
May 1.4 °C 2.6 °C 74 % 14
June 2.9 °C 8.8 °C 79 % 12
July 4.8 °C 12 °C 76 % 13
August 5.2 °C 11 °C 78 % 8
September 3.9 °C 6.8 °C 75 % 6
October 2.6 °C 0.2 °C 70 % 9
November 1.5 °C -6.2 °C 74 % 8
December 0.6 °C -9.2 °C 74 % 9

When to think twice

November scores lowest with about 11 wet days and highs near -6.2 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January -11.4 °C 60 mm 75 %
February -11.4 °C 46 mm 76 %
March -8.8 °C 51 mm 71 %
April -2.4 °C 56 mm 72 %
May 2.6 °C 60 mm 74 %
June 8.8 °C 67 mm 79 %
July 12.0 °C 64 mm 76 %
August 11.0 °C 80 mm 78 %
September 6.8 °C 100 mm 75 %
October 0.2 °C 82 mm 70 %
November -6.2 °C 79 mm 74 %
December -9.2 °C 64 mm 74 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.