Weather in Nuuk

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 11:04 am (GMT-2)

Now · overcast 31 °F

Feels like: 24 °F
Low / high: 21 / 36 °F
Rain: 29% · 0.01 in
Wind: 5 mph NNW

↘ 28.67 inHg · falling

Today in Nuuk: light snow, 21 °F to 36 °F, with a 29% chance of rain (0.01 in) and a light breeze from the north-northwest (5 mph). Tomorrow, snow, 30 °F to 33 °F and a 100% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Monday 2, at 40 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Godthab/Nuuk (BGGH), 1.4 mi away · 14 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature32 °F

Wind14 mph from the northeast

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

36° 21°
Today
33° 30°
Fri 30
31° 27°
Sat 31
27° 21°
Sun 1
40° 20°
Mon 2
40° 31°
Tue 3
35° 28°
Wed 4
36° 34°
Thu 5
36° 31°
Fri 6
30° 23°
Sat 7
24° 20°
Sun 8
23° 19°
Mon 9
18° 15°
Tue 10
26° 15°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Light snow	21 / 36 °F	29% · 0.01 in	12 mph NNE	4.2 ft	9:55 am · 10:12 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Snow	30 / 33 °F	100% · 0.19 in	11 mph SW	4.5 ft	10:43 am · 11:03 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Snow	27 / 31 °F	97% · 0.28 in	13 mph S	3.1 ft	11:38 am	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light drizzle	21 / 27 °F	4% · 0.01 in	9 mph ESE	2.3 ft	12:08 am · 12:45 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light drizzle	20 / 40 °F	27% · 0.01 in	14 mph NE	2.2 ft	1:35 am · 2:09 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	31 / 40 °F	33% · 0.06 in	25 mph SE	6.2 ft	3:14 am · 3:34 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Snow	28 / 35 °F	30% · 0.01 in	12 mph S	2.2 ft	4:30 am · 4:44 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Snow	34 / 36 °F	34% · 0.10 in	34 mph S	8.2 ft	5:26 am · 5:38 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Heavy snow	31 / 36 °F	48% · 1.02 in	43 mph S	10 ft	6:11 am · 6:23 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Snow	23 / 30 °F	49% · 0.36 in	19 mph SW	5.7 ft	6:49 am · 7:01 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light snow	20 / 24 °F	35% · 0.01 in	5 mph S	5.1 ft	7:25 am · 7:36 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light snow	19 / 23 °F	35% · 0.11 in	6 mph ENE	3.5 ft	7:58 am · 8:09 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	15 / 18 °F	34%	9 mph NNE	2.0 ft	8:31 am · 8:41 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Snow	15 / 26 °F	32% · 0.07 in	7 mph W	4.0 ft	9:03 am · 9:13 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	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Light snow	Overcast	Mainly clear	Clear	Clear
Temperature	21°	21°	25°	28°	32°	36°	32°	32°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	12%	28%	11%	0%	0%	0%
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)	8 N	8 NNE	9 N	7 NNW	4 N	10 ENE	5 ESE	8 S
Humidity	89%	85%	75%	76%	73%	66%	72%	68%
UV	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on wind today: take it with some caution.

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	36°	33°	31°	27°	40°	40°	35°
AIFS	36°	32°	30°	28°	32°	32°	28°
GFS	35°	31°	31°	26°	30°	31°	32°
ICON	33°	33°	30°	27°	33°	38°	31°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	low	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.01 in	0.19 in	0.28 in	0.01 in	0.01 in	0.06 in	0.01 in
AIFS	0.02 in	0.20 in	0.15 in	0	0.07 in	0.07 in	0.05 in
GFS	0.01 in	0.31 in	0.20 in	0	0.02 in	0.04 in	0.26 in
ICON	0	0.36 in	0.12 in	0	0	0.04 in	0.00 in
Confidence	high	high	high	high	medium	medium	low

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1221	1118	1320	912	1418	2534	1218
AIFS	11	10	9	10	11	11	5
GFS	1521	1318	1729	1113	3032	1522	3240
ICON	611	915	1119	68	711	2741	58
Confidence	medium	high	medium	high	low	low	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)	29%	100%	97%	4%	27%	33%	30%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	100%	68%	9%	29%	13%	29%

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: a bit warmer, a bit drier and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +2.9 °F	A bit below −26%	Normal +0.2 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Above +2.9 °F	A bit below −26%	A bit above +1.4 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.3 °F	A bit below −41%	A bit above +1.3 °F	25° / 22°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.5 °F	A bit below −24%	A bit above +0.7 °F	24° / 22°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.4 °F	A bit below −22%	A bit above +0.5 °F	24° / 22°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +2.3 °F	Normal	—
December	Above +3.4 °F	A bit above +30%	—
January	Above +3.1 °F	Normal	—
February	A bit above +2.3 °F	Normal	—
March	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	—

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.

Nuuk climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Nuuk is in July: highs of 54 °F, about 10 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

23° 15°

JanJ
23° 14°

FebF
24° 15°

MarM
33° 24°

AprA
40° 31°

MayM
49° 38°

JunJ
54° 42°

JulJ
53° 43°

AugA
46° 38°

SepS
38° 31°

OctO
31° 23°

NovN
28° 19°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	23°	15°	2.17 in	12	4.7	32°	3.1 ft
FebruaryFeb	23°	14°	1.42 in	10	3.8	32°	3.3 ft
MarchMar	24°	15°	1.49 in	10	6.4	32°	2.7 ft
AprilApr	33°	24°	1.51 in	10	8.6	32°	2.7 ft
MayMay	40°	31°	1.63 in	10	9.8	34°	2.2 ft
JuneJun	49°	38°	1.93 in	11	7.6	37°	1.9 ft
JulyJul	54°	42°	2.20 in	10	7.9	41°	1.9 ft
AugustAug	53°	43°	2.87 in	13	5.4	41°	2.1 ft
SeptemberSep	46°	38°	3.30 in	13	3.2	39°	2.9 ft
OctoberOct	38°	31°	2.32 in	12	1.9	37°	3.0 ft
NovemberNov	31°	23°	2.31 in	12	3.2	35°	3.5 ft
DecemberDec	28°	19°	1.68 in	13	3.6	33°	3.3 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	32°	3.1 ft
Feb	32°	3.3 ft
Mar	32°	2.7 ft
Apr	32°	2.7 ft
May	34°	2.2 ft
Jun	37°	1.9 ft
Jul	41°	1.9 ft
Aug	41°	2.1 ft
Sep	39°	2.9 ft
Oct	37°	3.0 ft
Nov	35°	3.5 ft
Dec	33°	3.3 ft

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

A normal year brings 24.84 in of rain on about 135 days and about 2,000 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

Now31 °Ffeels like 24 °F

Tomorrow30 / 33 °F

It's 31 °F now (feels like 24 °F). Today, 21 °F to 36 °F; tomorrow, 30 °F to 33 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 29% 0.01 in
Fri 30 100% 0.19 in
Sat 31 97% 0.28 in
Sun 1 4% 0.01 in
Mon 2 27% 0.01 in
Tue 3 33% 0.06 in
Wed 4 30% 0.01 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 29%, with 0.01 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 100% and 0.19 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.01 in; last 3 days, 0.01 in; last 7 days, 0.08 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity76%

Dew point24 °F

Humidity is 76% now and the dew point is 24 °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

Now15 migood

Clouds98%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak0low

Fri 30: 0 · Sat 31: 0 · Sun 1: 0

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 29.70

Falling now (−0.09 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +1.03 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 24

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	Overcast	21 / 28 °F	0	7 mph N
Tue 27	Overcast	23 / 31 °F	0	7 mph NNE
Mon 26	Overcast	23 / 29 °F	0	9 mph NE
Sun 25	Overcast	19 / 26 °F	0	11 mph NNE
Sat 24	Snow	23 / 30 °F	0.07 in	10 mph E
Fri 23	Overcast	20 / 26 °F	0	11 mph NNE
Thu 22	Overcast	19 / 23 °F	0	11 mph NE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Partly cloudy	19 / 26 °F	0	9 mph N
Tue 20	Snow	25 / 29 °F	0.11 in	6 mph S
Mon 19	Snow	28 / 30 °F	0.17 in	8 mph WSW
Sun 18	Snow	29 / 34 °F	0.13 in	17 mph NW
Sat 17	Light snow	34 / 36 °F	0.05 in	19 mph NW
Fri 16	Snow	33 / 38 °F	0.31 in	19 mph ESE
Thu 15	Light snow	32 / 37 °F	0.01 in	7 mph ESE
Wed 14	Light snow	32 / 35 °F	0.02 in	13 mph NW
Tue 13	Light drizzle	32 / 37 °F	0.01 in	17 mph NW
Mon 12	Overcast	28 / 43 °F	0	18 mph N
Sun 11	Overcast	29 / 34 °F	0	18 mph N
Sat 10	Overcast	31 / 38 °F	0	9 mph N
Fri 9	Light snow	34 / 39 °F	0.06 in	10 mph NNE
Thu 8	Light drizzle	36 / 40 °F	0.05 in	13 mph SSW
Wed 7	Light drizzle	35 / 41 °F	0.09 in	12 mph NE
Tue 6	Overcast	32 / 40 °F	0	9 mph NE
Mon 5	Overcast	34 / 41 °F	0	6 mph SSE
Sun 4	Light drizzle	35 / 41 °F	0.04 in	14 mph SSE
Sat 3	Light rain	38 / 41 °F	0.47 in	30 mph S
Fri 2	Drizzle	36 / 42 °F	0.32 in	23 mph SE
Thu 1	Partly cloudy	31 / 42 °F	0	9 mph NE
Wed 30	Partly cloudy	32 / 40 °F	0	9 mph N
Tue 29	Light drizzle	35 / 39 °F	0.01 in	17 mph S

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 NuukQuestions

What's the weather like today in Nuuk?

Light snow, from 21 °F to 36 °F, with a light breeze from the north-northwest (5 mph) and a 29% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Nuuk?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 100% (0.19 in): snow.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 20 °F and a high of 40 °F; the warmest day, Monday 2.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 0 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 28.67 inHg and falling: −0.49 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Nuuk?

The best time to visit Nuuk is in July: highs of 54 °F, about 10 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Nuuk in October?

In October, Nuuk normally sees highs of 38 °F and lows of 31 °F, with about 12 rainy days (2.32 in for the month) and 2 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 37 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Nuuk?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 54 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 14 °F. The wettest is September (3.30 in) and the driest, February.

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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 4.7 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 11:04 am (local time).

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