July
OK
12.4°C / 6.2°C
13 rain days
cool, rainy
Best time to visit Nuuk
Nuuk, Greenland — ranked month by month from data: temperature, rainfall, snow, and peak hazard seasons. Every month has trade-offs — pick what you can tolerate.
Best · July & August
About Nuuk
Nuuk is the capital and most populous city of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. It is the seat of the Sermersooq municipality and the government of Greenland and is the territory's largest cultural and economic center. In January 2025, it had a population of 20,113—more than a third of the territory's population—making it one of the smallest capital cities in the world by population.
— condensed from Wikipedia
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OK — shoulder months
August
OK
11.4°C / 5.7°C
14 rain days
cool, rainy
June
OK
8.7°C / 2.8°C
14 rain days
chilly, rainy
September
OK
6.7°C / 1.6°C
17 rain days
chilly, very wet
Months to skip
May
Skip
2.8°C / -2.1°C
13 rain days
cold, freezing nights, rainy
- freezing at night (-2.1°C)
October
Skip
0.7°C / -4.6°C
15 rain days
cold, freezing nights, rainy
- freezing at night (-4.6°C)
- heavy rain expected (15 days)
April
Skip
-1.1°C / -6.5°C
14 rain days
cold, freezing nights, rainy
- bitterly cold (overnight -6.5°C)
- heavy rain expected (14 days)
November
Skip
-4.7°C / -10.3°C
15 rain days
cold, freezing nights, rainy
- bitterly cold (overnight -10.3°C)
- heavy rain expected (15 days)
December
Skip
-6.7°C / -12.8°C
14 rain days
cold, freezing nights, rainy
- bitterly cold (overnight -12.8°C)
- heavy rain expected (14 days)
March
Skip
-7.2°C / -12.8°C
16 rain days
cold, freezing nights, very wet
- bitterly cold (overnight -12.8°C)
- heavy rain expected (16 days)
January
Skip
-9°C / -14.9°C
18 rain days
cold, freezing nights, very wet
- bitterly cold (overnight -14.9°C)
- extremely wet (18 rain days)
February
Skip
-10.3°C / -16.1°C
16 rain days
cold, freezing nights, very wet
- bitterly cold (overnight -16.1°C)
- heavy rain expected (16 days)
How we ranked these
Each month is scored on temperature comfort (18–27°C avg high is the sweet spot), rainfall (more rain days = lower score), snow days, and peak hazard seasons (hurricanes, monsoons, etc.). Green-tier months are within ideal range with no major issues. Yellow are workable but with trade-offs. Red has at least one significant problem — extreme heat or cold, heavy rain, or peak storm season.