Kangerlussuaq weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇱 Greenland · small town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Kangerlussuaq is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 55/100). Kangerlussuaq averages about 2,246 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 16°C / 61°F and roughly 51 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,246
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 55/100
- Rain / year
- 417 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Population
- 508
- Elevation
- 46 m
When is the best time to visit Kangerlussuaq?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kangerlussuaq is July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 15 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kangerlussuaq?
Kangerlussuaq gets a moderate 2,246 hours of sunshine a year. 55 Sunshine Score points separate July (55) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 of 8 destinations in Greenland for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,017 hours. The year's 417 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -13° / 9°F | -19° / -2°F | 15 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -13° / 9°F | -20° / -4°F | 14 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -18° / 0°F | 16 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -11° / 12°F | 29 mm | 2 |
| May | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -1° / 30°F | 38 mm | 3 |
| June | 42 | 14° / 57°F | 6° / 43°F | 44 mm | 3 |
| July | 55 | 16° / 61°F | 8° / 46°F | 51 mm | 3 |
| August | 41 | 14° / 57°F | 6° / 43°F | 57 mm | 2 |
| September | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -1° / 30°F | 56 mm | 1 |
| October | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -7° / 19°F | 37 mm | 0 |
| November | 0 | -8° / 18°F | -13° / 9°F | 33 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -11° / 12°F | -17° / 1°F | 27 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Ilulissat Greenland · 249 km · best in Jul · 2,313 h sun/yr
- Nuuk Greenland · 317 km · best in Jan · 1,885 h sun/yr
- Iqaluit Canada · 898 km · best in Jul · 1,936 h sun/yr
- Reykjavík Iceland · 1,327 km · best in Jul · 1,318 h sun/yr
- Reykjavík Iceland · 1,348 km · best in Jul · 1,456 h sun/yr
- Goose Bay Canada · 1,610 km · best in Jul · 1,776 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sisimiut Greenland · 131 km · 2,068 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Maniitsoq Greenland · 204 km · 1,761 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Aasiaat Greenland · 209 km · 1,965 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Uummannaq Greenland · 422 km · best in Jul
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