Best year time to visit Ilulissat

General weather information about Ilulissat

Average annual temperature is -4.4 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 16.2 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -36 °C

Number of sunny days: 185

Number of rainy days: 87

Number of snow days: 93

Average annual precipitation: 575 mm

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* Weather data for Ilulissat Greenland is based on climate observations for 2023 year

Ilulissat air temperature forecast for each month

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C) 0.1 6.8 4.8 6.6 8.6 14.3 15 16.2 9.5 6.1 5.4 3.6
Average daytime temperature (°C) -15.2 -13.4 -7.1 -1.7 0.7 5.2 10.3 9.7 3.4 -1.2 -1.8 -8
Average temperature (°C) -19.3 -18.2 -10.6 -5.2 -1.4 2.7 7.4 7.4 1.6 -3.4 -4.3 -10.7
Average night temperature (°C) -22.9 -22.7 -14 -8.8 -4.1 0.4 5.1 5.3 -0.2 -6.3 -7.1 -13.9
Absolute minimum temperature (°C) -34 -36 -23.7 -22.4 -9 -5 2.1 1.8 -4.6 -14.9 -15.9 -22.5

Ilulissat monthly weather indicators

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daylight maximum duration (h) 5.2 9.5 13.8 18.3 24 24 24 20.5 15.4 11.2 6.8 0
Daylight mean duration (h) 3.4 7.5 11.7 16.1 21.8 24 23.4 17.9 13.3 9.1 4.3 NAN
Daylight minimum duration (h) 0 5.3 9.6 13.9 18.5 24 20.8 15.5 11.3 6.9 0 0
Sunshine mean duration (h) 0.9 2.9 7.9 11.3 9.6 9.8 8.2 9.7 7.3 4.8 2.1 NAN
Precipitation (mm) 25 23 5 16 98 89 111 54 29 81 15 29
Sunny days 14 9 23 22 10 9 9 14 15 18 21 21
Rainy days 1 2 1 2 12 13 22 17 13 4
Snow days 16 17 7 6 9 8 2 9 9 10

Ilulissat - weather forecast by months

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Best time to visit Ilulissat:

The best time to visit Ilulissat during the most sunny months:

  • April — 11.3(h)
  • June — 9.8(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in Ilulissat:

  • May — 21.8(h)
  • June — 24(h)
  • July — 23.4(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Ilulissat is at

  • May — 98(mm)
  • June — 89(mm)
  • July — 111(mm)
  • October — 81(mm)

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