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 (°F)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max temperature (daytime)
14°F maximum daytime temperature in January in Ilulissat14
14°F maximum daytime temperature in February in Ilulissat14
10°F maximum daytime temperature in March in Ilulissat10
23°F maximum daytime temperature in April in Ilulissat23
37°F maximum daytime temperature in May in Ilulissat37
46°F maximum daytime temperature in June in Ilulissat46
52°F maximum daytime temperature in July in Ilulissat52
50°F maximum daytime temperature in August in Ilulissat50
41°F maximum daytime temperature in September in Ilulissat41
30°F maximum daytime temperature in October in Ilulissat30
23°F maximum daytime temperature in November in Ilulissat23
18°F maximum daytime temperature in December in Ilulissat18
Min temperature (night-time)
1°F minimum night-time temperature in January in Ilulissat1
-0°F minimum night-time temperature in February in Ilulissat-0
-2°F minimum night-time temperature in March in Ilulissat-2
10°F minimum night-time temperature in April in Ilulissat10
27°F minimum night-time temperature in May in Ilulissat27
36°F minimum night-time temperature in June in Ilulissat36
41°F minimum night-time temperature in July in Ilulissat41
39°F minimum night-time temperature in August in Ilulissat39
32°F minimum night-time temperature in September in Ilulissat32
19°F minimum night-time temperature in October in Ilulissat19
12°F minimum night-time temperature in November in Ilulissat12
7°F minimum night-time temperature in December in Ilulissat7
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
28°F sea temperature in January in Ilulissat28
28°F sea temperature in February in Ilulissat28
28°F sea temperature in March in Ilulissat28
28°F sea temperature in April in Ilulissat28
30°F sea temperature in May in Ilulissat30
34°F sea temperature in June in Ilulissat34
36°F sea temperature in July in Ilulissat36
37°F sea temperature in August in Ilulissat37
37°F sea temperature in September in Ilulissat37
34°F sea temperature in October in Ilulissat34
32°F sea temperature in November in Ilulissat32
30°F sea temperature in December in Ilulissat30

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 (inches)
0.5 inches monthly rainfall in January in Ilulissat0.5
0.5 inches monthly rainfall in February in Ilulissat0.5
0.5 inches monthly rainfall in March in Ilulissat0.5
0.5 inches monthly rainfall in April in Ilulissat0.5
0.6 inches monthly rainfall in May in Ilulissat0.6
0.9 inches monthly rainfall in June in Ilulissat0.9
1.1 inches monthly rainfall in July in Ilulissat1.1
1.0 inches monthly rainfall in August in Ilulissat1.0
1.4 inches monthly rainfall in September in Ilulissat1.4
1.0 inches monthly rainfall in October in Ilulissat1.0
0.9 inches monthly rainfall in November in Ilulissat0.9
0.7 inches monthly rainfall in December in Ilulissat0.7

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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.

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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 (°F)

Ilulissat, Greenland
USA (Washington)
41
45
55
66
37
75
46
84
52
88
50
86
41
79
68
57
46
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
14
14
10
23
30
23
18

Metric (°C)  |  Imperial (°F)

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