Climate of Greenland
Greenland has a tropical monsoon climate. You have high temperatures and a lot of rainfall throughout the year. The average annual temperature for Greenland is 28° degrees and there is about 723 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 82 days a year with an average humidity of 75% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 27°C and 30°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 25°C and 28°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 28°C and 32°C
- Rain: it rains 226 days and there is a total of approximately 723 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3567 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 27°C and 30°C |
Warmest month: | 30°C in July |
Coldest month: | 27°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 25°C and 28°C |
Sea temperature: | between 28°C and 32°C |
Dry days: | 139 days |
Days with rain: | 226 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 723 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3567 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Greenland.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Greenland.
Climate table of Greenland
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Greenland. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Greenland might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Night temp. (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Water temp. (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 35 | 24 | 29 | 45 | 95 | 76 | 57 | 79 | 82 | 104 | 62 | 35 |
Days with rain | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 15 |
Dry days | 17 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 16 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
UV-index | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Best time to visit Greenland
The best time to visit Greenland on Jamaica is from January through September and November and December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Greenland is 30°C in July and the lowest is 27°C in January. The maximum water temperature is 32°C and the lowest water temperature is 28°C.
Climate of Greenland by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Greenland? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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