Weather in Qaqortoq

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:32 am (GMT-2)

Now · overcast 35 °F

Feels like: 29 °F
Low / high: 32 / 40 °F
Rain: 51% · 0.01 in
Wind: 5 mph NNW

↘ 28.48 inHg · falling

Today in Qaqortoq: light drizzle, 32 °F to 40 °F, with a 51% chance of rain (0.01 in) and a light breeze from the north-northwest (5 mph). Tomorrow, light snow, 30 °F to 36 °F and a 43% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Monday 2, at 46 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

40° 32°
Today
36° 30°
Fri 30
31° 27°
Sat 31
41° 23°
Sun 1
46° 33°
Mon 2
33° 29°
Tue 3
29° 24°
Wed 4
28° 21°
Thu 5
32° 21°
Fri 6
36° 31°
Sat 7
30° 24°
Sun 8
30° 15°
Mon 9
19° 15°
Tue 10
26° 18°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Light drizzle	32 / 40 °F	51% · 0.01 in	11 mph NNE	5.1 ft	9:01 am · 9:18 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light snow	30 / 36 °F	43% · 0.09 in	18 mph W	5.0 ft	9:49 am · 10:11 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Overcast	27 / 31 °F	25%	5 mph ENE	3.0 ft	10:44 am · 11:16 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light snow	23 / 41 °F	65% · 0.15 in	15 mph NE	1.6 ft	11:51 am	ECMWF
Mon 2	Heavy snow	33 / 46 °F	71% · 0.44 in	35 mph E	6.4 ft	12:42 am · 1:12 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Snow	29 / 33 °F	64% · 0.15 in	11 mph ENE	4.9 ft	2:19 am · 2:36 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	24 / 29 °F	58%	4 mph ENE	2.2 ft	3:36 am · 3:47 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	21 / 28 °F	29%	6 mph ENE	2.1 ft	4:33 am · 4:43 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Heavy snow	21 / 32 °F	25% · 0.10 in	14 mph ENE	5.8 ft	5:18 am · 5:28 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Heavy snow	31 / 36 °F	35% · 1.22 in	20 mph SE	10 ft	5:56 am · 6:07 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light snow	24 / 30 °F	34%	6 mph NE	6.6 ft	6:31 am · 6:42 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	15 / 30 °F	25%	5 mph NE	4.5 ft	7:05 am · 7:15 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	15 / 19 °F	25%	4 mph NE	4.9 ft	7:38 am · 7:47 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light snow	18 / 26 °F	24% · 0.03 in	5 mph ESE	11 ft	8:10 am · 8:19 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Light drizzle	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	34°	37°	33°	35°	39°	37°	34°	33°
Chance of rain	39%	45%	19%	6%	1%	18%	20%	4%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	5 NNW	9 WNW	2 ESE	2 N	7 N	2 E	7 E	4 E
Humidity	71%	69%	80%	69%	57%	78%	87%	85%
UV	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Low confidence

They don't agree on temperature on Sunday 1: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	40°	36°	31°	41°	46°	33°	29°
AIFS	37°	35°	33°	43°	44°	34°	31°
GFS	37°	34°	34°	34°	32°	34°	36°
ICON	39°	35°	33°	44°	45°	41°	44°
Confidence	high	high	high	low	low	medium	low

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.01 in	0.09 in	0	0.15 in	0.44 in	0.15 in	0
AIFS	0.07 in	0.12 in	0.09 in	0.19 in	0.29 in	0.19 in	0.09 in
GFS	0.02 in	0.01 in	0.01 in	0.35 in	0.02 in	0.99 in	0.72 in
ICON	0.02 in	0	0	0.09 in	0.71 in	0.06 in	0.45 in
Confidence	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1119	1829	59	1511	3522	1123	48
AIFS	8	11	3	13	17	9	3
GFS	1010	1214	88	66	99	1626	3039
ICON	712	1827	35	1929	2234	1421	1425
Confidence	high	high	high	medium	low	high	low

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	51%	43%	25%	65%	71%	64%	58%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	52%	37%	55%	72%	45%	68%	52%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: normal temperatures, normal rain and a slightly cooler sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.4 °F	A bit above +27%	A bit below −0.5 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.4 °F	A bit below −20%	A bit below −0.5 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal −0.4 °F	A bit below −31%	A bit below −0.5 °F	29° / 25°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal −0.2 °F	A bit below −27%	A bit below −0.5 °F	29° / 26°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.4 °F	A bit below −21%	A bit below −0.7 °F	28° / 25°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.5 °F
December	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	Normal +0.2 °F
January	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	Normal +0.2 °F
February	A bit above +1.4 °F	A bit below −22%	Normal +0.4 °F
March	Normal +0.7 °F	A bit below −21%	Normal 0.0 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Qaqortoq climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Qaqortoq is from June to July: highs of 54 °F to 55 °F, about 10 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

28° 18°

JanJ
28° 17°

FebF
31° 20°

MarM
40° 30°

AprA
47° 35°

MayM
54° 40°

JunJ
55° 41°

JulJ
55° 42°

AugA
50° 38°

SepS
42° 33°

OctO
35° 25°

NovN
31° 21°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	28°	18°	2.69 in	13	3.0	33°	5.6 ft
FebruaryFeb	28°	17°	2.74 in	11	3.2	32°	5.7 ft
MarchMar	31°	20°	2.41 in	10	5.9	31°	5.1 ft
AprilApr	40°	30°	2.32 in	9	7.1	32°	4.5 ft
MayMay	47°	35°	2.08 in	10	8.3	33°	3.1 ft
JuneJun	54°	40°	2.66 in	10	7.3	35°	2.6 ft
JulyJul	55°	41°	3.02 in	10	7.4	38°	2.5 ft
AugustAug	55°	42°	4.35 in	11	5.1	40°	2.6 ft
SeptemberSep	50°	38°	4.46 in	12	3.7	38°	4.2 ft
OctoberOct	42°	33°	3.32 in	10	2.4	36°	4.3 ft
NovemberNov	35°	25°	3.61 in	11	2.5	35°	5.3 ft
DecemberDec	31°	21°	2.38 in	11	2.9	33°	5.2 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	33°	5.6 ft
Feb	32°	5.7 ft
Mar	31°	5.1 ft
Apr	32°	4.5 ft
May	33°	3.1 ft
Jun	35°	2.6 ft
Jul	38°	2.5 ft
Aug	40°	2.6 ft
Sep	38°	4.2 ft
Oct	36°	4.3 ft
Nov	35°	5.3 ft
Dec	33°	5.2 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 36.04 in of rain on about 128 days and about 1,800 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now35 °Ffeels like 29 °F

Tomorrow30 / 36 °F

It's 35 °F now (feels like 29 °F). Today, 32 °F to 40 °F; tomorrow, 30 °F to 36 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 51% 0.01 in
Fri 30 43% 0.09 in
Sat 31 25%
Sun 1 65% 0.15 in
Mon 2 71% 0.44 in
Tue 3 64% 0.15 in
Wed 4 58%

Today the chance of rain reaches 51%, with 0.01 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 43% and 0.09 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.02 in; last 3 days, 0.31 in; last 7 days, 0.34 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity68%

Dew point26 °F

Humidity is 68% now and the dew point is 26 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now2.7 mimoderate

Clouds98%

Visibility is moderate now (2.7 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak1low

Fri 30: 1 · Sat 31: 1 · Sun 1: 1

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

28.5029.0029.50 29.66

Falling now (−0.25 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +1.19 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 25

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Light snow	30 / 33 °F	0.02 in	6 mph ENE
Tue 27	Snow	31 / 35 °F	0.17 in	6 mph NE
Mon 26	Snow	27 / 32 °F	0.11 in	11 mph ENE
Sun 25	Light snow	25 / 35 °F	0.01 in	7 mph ENE
Sat 24	Overcast	27 / 32 °F	0	10 mph NNW
Fri 23	Light snow	31 / 41 °F	0.02 in	7 mph N
Thu 22	Overcast	18 / 33 °F	0	9 mph NE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Clear sky	23 / 28 °F	0	18 mph NW
Tue 20	Partly cloudy	22 / 31 °F	0	18 mph NW
Mon 19	Partly cloudy	28 / 33 °F	0	21 mph WNW
Sun 18	Mainly clear	31 / 36 °F	0	27 mph WNW
Sat 17	Heavy drizzle	35 / 46 °F	0.39 in	27 mph W
Fri 16	Snow	34 / 44 °F	1.56 in	19 mph NE
Thu 15	Overcast	31 / 38 °F	0	7 mph E
Wed 14	Light snow	33 / 39 °F	0.02 in	13 mph WNW
Tue 13	Overcast	34 / 40 °F	0	6 mph NNW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	36 / 39 °F	0.18 in	6 mph SE
Sun 11	Light drizzle	39 / 49 °F	0.01 in	13 mph N
Sat 10	Light snow	39 / 43 °F	0.25 in	16 mph NE
Fri 9	Light rain	36 / 42 °F	0.28 in	12 mph ENE
Thu 8	Overcast	38 / 46 °F	0	12 mph NW
Wed 7	Snow	36 / 45 °F	0.08 in	21 mph NE
Tue 6	Overcast	31 / 44 °F	0	11 mph NNE
Mon 5	Light drizzle	33 / 43 °F	0.05 in	17 mph WNW
Sun 4	Light drizzle	34 / 41 °F	0.01 in	3 mph WNW
Sat 3	Light rain	38 / 44 °F	0.51 in	7 mph SSE
Fri 2	Heavy drizzle	35 / 45 °F	0.47 in	8 mph NE
Thu 1	Overcast	32 / 42 °F	0	4 mph NNE
Wed 30	Light drizzle	37 / 42 °F	0.07 in	7 mph WNW
Tue 29	Light drizzle	34 / 40 °F	0.11 in	7 mph ENE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in QaqortoqQuestions

What's the weather like today in Qaqortoq?

Light drizzle, from 32 °F to 40 °F, with a light breeze from the north-northwest (5 mph) and a 51% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Qaqortoq?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 43% (0.09 in): light snow.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 23 °F and a high of 46 °F; the warmest day, Monday 2.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 1 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 28.48 inHg and falling: −0.54 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Qaqortoq?

The best time to visit Qaqortoq is from June to July: highs of 54 °F to 55 °F, about 10 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Qaqortoq in October?

In October, Qaqortoq normally sees highs of 42 °F and lows of 33 °F, with about 10 rainy days (3.32 in for the month) and 2 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 36 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Qaqortoq?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 55 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 17 °F. The wettest is September (4.46 in) and the driest, May.

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Weather near Qaqortoq

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 2.5 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 1:32 am (local time).

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