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Travel guide > America > Climate and weather of Greenland
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Greenland has a polar climate with a long winter and a short summer.
Temperatures are low all year round (-7° in January to 10° in July in the south and -35° in January to 4° in July in the north). Rainfall ranges from 1 900 mm per year in the south to 50 mm per year in the north. The atmospere is constantly very dry.
Summer (July to August)
Temperatures range from 10° in the south to 4° in the north. Rainfall is low.
Winter (October to April)
A cold air mass stagnates continuously over the island. Temperatures are very low (-7° in the south and -35° in the north). Rainfall is moderate in the south and very low in the north.
Autumn and Spring last only a few weeks.
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The climate of Greenland is pleasant during the following months :
| January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
| July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
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Average temperatures and rainfall
 Aasiaat
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-10° |
-12° |
-12° |
-4° |
1° |
6° |
min |
-17° |
-19° |
-20° |
-13° |
-4° |
0° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
9° |
8° |
5° |
0° |
-3° |
-7° |
min |
3° |
3° |
1° |
-4° |
-8° |
-13° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
10 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
30 |
30 |
40 |
30 |
40 |
30 |
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Illulisat
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-10° |
-9° |
-9° |
-5° |
3° |
3° |
min |
-17° |
-19° |
-19° |
-12° |
-3° |
2° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
11° |
10° |
5° |
-2° |
-4° |
-8° |
min |
5° |
4° |
0° |
-7° |
-11° |
-15° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
10 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
30 |
30 |
40 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
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Nanortalik
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
2° |
4° |
3° |
4° |
6° |
9° |
min |
-7° |
-8° |
-7° |
-2° |
1° |
3° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
9° |
9° |
7° |
5° |
2° |
2° |
min |
5° |
4° |
2° |
0° |
-3° |
-7° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
70 |
100 |
30 |
60 |
30 |
110 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
30 |
80 |
50 |
120 |
90 |
40 |
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Narsaq
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-2° |
-1° |
-1° |
1° |
4° |
7° |
min |
-5° |
-5° |
-4° |
-1° |
1° |
3° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
9° |
9° |
7° |
3° |
1° |
-1° |
min |
4° |
5° |
3° |
1° |
-1° |
-3° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
250 |
230 |
190 |
220 |
170 |
160 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
120 |
170 |
220 |
200 |
230 |
230 |
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Nuuk (Capital of Greenland)
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-4° |
-5° |
-5° |
-1° |
3° |
7° |
min |
-10° |
-11° |
-11° |
-4° |
-2° |
1° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
11° |
10° |
6° |
2° |
-1° |
-3° |
min |
4° |
4° |
2° |
-3° |
-6° |
-9° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
40 |
50 |
50 |
40 |
50 |
60 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
80 |
90 |
90 |
70 |
70 |
50 |
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Upernavik
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-15° |
-17° |
-17° |
-10° |
-1° |
4° |
min |
-20° |
-23° |
-24° |
-16° |
-6° |
-1° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
8° |
8° |
3° |
-3° |
-7° |
-12° |
min |
2° |
2° |
-1° |
-6° |
-11° |
-16° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
20 |
20 |
30 |
20 |
20 |
10 |
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Uummannaq
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
-7° |
-11° |
-9° |
-6° |
3° |
9° |
min |
-12° |
-16° |
-16° |
-13° |
-2° |
3° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
11° |
10° |
5° |
1° |
-2° |
-5° |
min |
6° |
6° |
2° |
-2° |
-5° |
-9° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
20 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
10 |
10 |
20 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Greenland are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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Greenland is located in the noth of the Atlantic Ocean, between Canada and Iceland.
Capital: Nuuk
Area: 2 175 000 km²
Population: 58 000 inhabitants
Languages: Greenlandic, Danish
Currency: Danish kroner
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