Ilulissat weather by month

Check out Ilulissat weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & daylight
UV levels & humidity

Temperature in Ilulissat (°C)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	-10	-10	-12	-5	3	8	11	10	5	-1	-5	-8
Min temperature (night-time)	-17	-18	-19	-12	-3	2	5	4	0	-7	-11	-14
Heat & Humidity	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sea temperature	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	1	2	3	3	1	0	-1

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & Daylight in Ilulissat

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov
Daily hours of sunshine	0	1	3	6	9	10	9	7	4	2	1
Daily hours of daylight	2	7	12	16	22	24	23	18	13	9	4
UV Index (Maximum)	0	0	1	2	3	4	3	2	1	0	0

Rainfall in Ilulissat

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	8	7	9	9	7	7	7	8	9	8	9	8
Average monthly rainfall (mm)	12	13	12	13	16	22	29	26	35	26	23	17

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The climate guide for Greenland (Ilulissat) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Ilulissat?

Ilulissat has a very cold climate, too cold for trees.

Ilulissat weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -10°C in Ilulissat, Greenland in January based on long-term weather averages. There are no hours of sunshine per day on average, which might fall as snow.

-10
-10°C max day temperature
0
0 hours of sunshine per day
8
8 days with some rainfall
-17
-17°C min night temperature
2
2 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
12
12 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
-2
-2°C sea temperature

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Ilulissat weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -10°C in Ilulissat, Greenland in February based on long-term weather averages. There is 1 hour of sunshine per day on average, which might fall as snow.

-10
-10°C max day temperature
1
1 hour of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
-18
-18°C min night temperature
7
7 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
13
13 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
-2
-2°C sea temperature

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Ilulissat weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -12°C in Ilulissat, Greenland in March based on long-term weather averages. There are 3 hours of sunshine per day on average, which might fall as snow.

-12
-12°C max day temperature
3
3 hours of sunshine per day
9
9 days with some rainfall
-19
-19°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
12
12 mm of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index
-2
-2°C sea temperature

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Ilulissat weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -5°C in Ilulissat, Greenland in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average, which might fall as snow.

-5
-5°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
9
9 days with some rainfall
-12
-12°C min night temperature
16
16 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
13
13 mm of monthly rainfall
2
2 (Low) UV index
-2
-2°C sea temperature

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Ilulissat weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 3°C in Ilulissat, Greenland in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average, which might fall as snow.

3
3°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
-3
-3°C min night temperature
22
22 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
16
16 mm of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
-1
-1°C sea temperature

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Ilulissat weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 8°C in Ilulissat, Greenland in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

8
8°C max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
2
2°C min night temperature
24
24 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
22
22 mm of monthly rainfall
4
4 (Moderate) UV index
1
1°C sea temperature

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Ilulissat weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 11°C in Ilulissat, Greenland in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

11
11°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
5
5°C min night temperature
23
23 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
29
29 mm of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
2
2°C sea temperature

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Ilulissat weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 10°C in Ilulissat, Greenland in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average.

10
10°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
8
8 days with some rainfall
4
4°C min night temperature
18
18 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
26
26 mm of monthly rainfall
2
2 (Low) UV index
3
3°C sea temperature

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Ilulissat weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 5°C in Ilulissat, Greenland in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 4 hours of sunshine per day on average.

5
5°C max day temperature
4
4 hours of sunshine per day
9
9 days with some rainfall
0
0°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
35
35 mm of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index
3
3°C sea temperature

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Ilulissat weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -1°C in Ilulissat, Greenland in October based on long-term weather averages. There are 2 hours of sunshine per day on average, which might fall as snow.

-1
-1°C max day temperature
2
2 hours of sunshine per day
8
8 days with some rainfall
-7
-7°C min night temperature
9
9 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
26
26 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
1
1°C sea temperature

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Ilulissat weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -5°C in Ilulissat, Greenland in November based on long-term weather averages. There is 1 hour of sunshine per day on average, which might fall as snow.

-5
-5°C max day temperature
1
1 hour of sunshine per day
9
9 days with some rainfall
-11
-11°C min night temperature
4
4 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
23
23 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
0
0°C sea temperature

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Ilulissat weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -8°C in Ilulissat, Greenland in December based on long-term weather averages. There are no hours of sunshine per day on average, which might fall as snow.

-8
-8°C max day temperature
0
0 hours of sunshine per day
8
8 days with some rainfall
-14
-14°C min night temperature
0
0 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
17
17 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
-1
-1°C sea temperature

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