The best time to visit 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 Greenland is 10°C in August and the lowest is -7°C in February.
Greenland has the ice cap climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Greenland 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.
| 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 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 26 | 22 | 20 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 38 | 40 | 50 | 43 | 37 | 34 |
Climate data from city: Nuuk
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The Greenland weather for will be ° degrees in the next 14 days and it stays dry every day.
The Greenland weather forecast is based on the weather conditions in the city of Nuuk.
Greenland has the ice cap climate prevailing. It is always cold here with temperatures below 0°C. The average annual temperature for Greenland 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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
Climate data from city: Nuuk
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Greenland lies in a straight line about 16,066 km from New Zealand (Wellington → Nuuk).
The flight time from Auckland Airport to Greenland is approximately 19 h. 40 min.
These are the largest airports in Greenland:
Greenland has approximately 55,877 inhabitants.
The area of Greenland is around 2,166,086 km². It is 8x bigger than New Zealand.
The capital of Greenland is Nuuk.
In Greenland the Danish krone (DKK) is used to pay.
The area code to call Greenland is +299.
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