July
OK
12°C / 5.4°C
14 rain days
cool, rainy
Best time to visit Qaqortoq
Qaqortoq, 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 Qaqortoq
Qaqortoq, also known as Julianehåb, is the capital city of the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland, located near Cape Thorvaldsen. With a population of 3,069 in 2025, it is the most populous town in Kujalleq and the fourth most in Greenland.
— condensed from Wikipedia
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OK — shoulder months
August
OK
12°C / 5.8°C
15 rain days
cool, rainy
June
OK
10.2°C / 3.4°C
15 rain days
cool, rainy
September
OK
8.3°C / 2.3°C
16 rain days
chilly, very wet
May
OK
5.4°C / -0.5°C
16 rain days
chilly, freezing nights, very wet
Months to skip
October
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3.3°C / -2.5°C
12 rain days
cold, freezing nights, rainy
- freezing at night (-2.5°C)
April
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1.4°C / -4.2°C
13 rain days
cold, freezing nights, rainy
- freezing at night (-4.2°C)
November
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-1.9°C / -8.5°C
16 rain days
cold, freezing nights, very wet
- bitterly cold (overnight -8.5°C)
- heavy rain expected (16 days)
March
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-3.3°C / -10°C
14 rain days
cold, freezing nights, rainy
- bitterly cold (overnight -10°C)
- heavy rain expected (14 days)
December
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-4.6°C / -11.2°C
12 rain days
cold, freezing nights, rainy
- bitterly cold (overnight -11.2°C)
January
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-5.9°C / -12.7°C
18 rain days
cold, freezing nights, very wet
- bitterly cold (overnight -12.7°C)
- extremely wet (18 rain days)
February
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-6.7°C / -13.5°C
15 rain days
cold, freezing nights, rainy
- bitterly cold (overnight -13.5°C)
- heavy rain expected (15 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.