Ilulissat weather by month

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

Temperature in Ilulissat (°C)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max temperature (daytime)
-10°C maximum daytime temperature in January in Ilulissat-10
-10°C maximum daytime temperature in February in Ilulissat-10
-12°C maximum daytime temperature in March in Ilulissat-12
-5°C maximum daytime temperature in April in Ilulissat-5
3°C maximum daytime temperature in May in Ilulissat3
8°C maximum daytime temperature in June in Ilulissat8
11°C maximum daytime temperature in July in Ilulissat11
10°C maximum daytime temperature in August in Ilulissat10
5°C maximum daytime temperature in September in Ilulissat5
-1°C maximum daytime temperature in October in Ilulissat-1
-5°C maximum daytime temperature in November in Ilulissat-5
-8°C maximum daytime temperature in December in Ilulissat-8
Min temperature (night-time)
-17°C minimum night-time temperature in January in Ilulissat-17
-18°C minimum night-time temperature in February in Ilulissat-18
-19°C minimum night-time temperature in March in Ilulissat-19
-12°C minimum night-time temperature in April in Ilulissat-12
-3°C minimum night-time temperature in May in Ilulissat-3
2°C minimum night-time temperature in June in Ilulissat2
5°C minimum night-time temperature in July in Ilulissat5
4°C minimum night-time temperature in August in Ilulissat4
0°C minimum night-time temperature in September in Ilulissat0
-7°C minimum night-time temperature in October in Ilulissat-7
-11°C minimum night-time temperature in November in Ilulissat-11
-14°C minimum night-time temperature in December in Ilulissat-14
Heat & Humidity
No heat & humidity in January in Ilulissat0
No heat & humidity in February in Ilulissat0
No heat & humidity in March in Ilulissat0
No heat & humidity in April in Ilulissat0
No heat & humidity in May in Ilulissat0
No heat & humidity in June in Ilulissat0
No heat & humidity in July in Ilulissat0
No heat & humidity in August in Ilulissat0
No heat & humidity in September in Ilulissat0
No heat & humidity in October in Ilulissat0
No heat & humidity in November in Ilulissat0
No heat & humidity in December in Ilulissat0
Sea temperature
-2°C sea temperature in January in Ilulissat-2
-2°C sea temperature in February in Ilulissat-2
-2°C sea temperature in March in Ilulissat-2
-2°C sea temperature in April in Ilulissat-2
-1°C sea temperature in May in Ilulissat-1
1°C sea temperature in June in Ilulissat1
2°C sea temperature in July in Ilulissat2
3°C sea temperature in August in Ilulissat3
3°C sea temperature in September in Ilulissat3
1°C sea temperature in October in Ilulissat1
0°C sea temperature in November in Ilulissat0
-1°C sea temperature in December in Ilulissat-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 Dec
Daily hours of sunshine
Daily hours of daylight
2 hours of daylight per day in January in Ilulissat2
7 hours of daylight per day in February in Ilulissat7
12 hours of daylight per day in March in Ilulissat12
16 hours of daylight per day in April in Ilulissat16
22 hours of daylight per day in May in Ilulissat22
24 hours of daylight per day in June in Ilulissat24
23 hours of daylight per day in July in Ilulissat23
18 hours of daylight per day in August in Ilulissat18
13 hours of daylight per day in September in Ilulissat13
9 hours of daylight per day in October in Ilulissat9
4 hours of daylight per day in November in Ilulissat4
0 hours of daylight per day in December in Ilulissat0
UV Index (Maximum)
No UV (maximum) index in January in Ilulissat0
No UV (maximum) index in February in Ilulissat0
UV (maximum) index 1 (Low) in March in Ilulissat1
UV (maximum) index 2 (Low) in April in Ilulissat2
UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate) in May in Ilulissat3
UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate) in June in Ilulissat4
UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate) in July in Ilulissat3
UV (maximum) index 2 (Low) in August in Ilulissat2
UV (maximum) index 1 (Low) in September in Ilulissat1
No UV (maximum) index in October in Ilulissat0
No UV (maximum) index in November in Ilulissat0
No UV (maximum) index in December in Ilulissat0

Rainfall in Ilulissat

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Number of days with some rain
8 days with some rainfall in January in Ilulissat8
7 days with some rainfall in February in Ilulissat7
9 days with some rainfall in March in Ilulissat9
9 days with some rainfall in April in Ilulissat9
7 days with some rainfall in May in Ilulissat7
7 days with some rainfall in June in Ilulissat7
7 days with some rainfall in July in Ilulissat7
8 days with some rainfall in August in Ilulissat8
9 days with some rainfall in September in Ilulissat9
8 days with some rainfall in October in Ilulissat8
9 days with some rainfall in November in Ilulissat9
8 days with some rainfall in December in Ilulissat8
Average monthly rainfall (mm)
12 mm monthly rainfall in January in Ilulissat12
13 mm monthly rainfall in February in Ilulissat13
12 mm monthly rainfall in March in Ilulissat12
13 mm monthly rainfall in April in Ilulissat13
16 mm monthly rainfall in May in Ilulissat16
22 mm monthly rainfall in June in Ilulissat22
29 mm monthly rainfall in July in Ilulissat29
26 mm monthly rainfall in August in Ilulissat26
35 mm monthly rainfall in September in Ilulissat35
26 mm monthly rainfall in October in Ilulissat26
23 mm monthly rainfall in November in Ilulissat23
17 mm monthly rainfall in December in Ilulissat17

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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.

Metric (°C / mm)  |  Imperial (°F / inches)

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Compare Ilulissat with the USA

Below the Ilulissat chart shows average maximum daytime temperature for Ilulissat, Greenland and the USA (Washington).

Maximum daytime temperature (°C)

Ilulissat, Greenland
USA (Washington)
5
7
13
19
3
24
8
29
11
31
10
30
5
26
20
14
8
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
-10
-10
-12
-5
-1
-5
-8

Metric (°C / mm)  |  Imperial (°F / inches)

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