Climate of Qaanaaq

Qaanaaq has a tundra climate. It is cold here all year round. The average annual temperature for Qaanaaq is -11° degrees and there is about 129 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 240 days a year with an average humidity of 81% and an UV-index of 2.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -23°C and 4°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -28°C and 0°C
Rain: it rains 44 days and there is a total of approximately 129 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 102 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 896 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between -23°C and 4°C
Warmest month:	4°C in July
Coldest month:	-23°C in February
Night temperature:	between -28°C and 0°C
Dry days:	219 days
Days with rain:	44 days
Days with snow:	102 days
Total rain sum:	129 mm
Hours of sunshine:	896 hours

Climate of Qaanaaq
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Qaanaaq
The best travel time for Qaanaaq
Climate of Qaanaaq by month
Experiences with the weather of Qaanaaq

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Qaanaaq.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Qaanaaq.

Climate table of Qaanaaq

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Qaanaaq. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Qaanaaq might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	-21	-23	-22	-15	-5	1	4	2	-5	-10	-15	-19
Night temp. (°C)	-26	-28	-28	-22	-13	-4	0	-1	-7	-13	-18	-23
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	3	3	3	5	7	14	19	30	15	14	8	8
Days with rain	1	1	2	3	3	5	9	11	3	3	2	1
Days with snow	7	8	8	9	11	7	3	3	10	15	11	10
Dry days	23	19	21	18	17	18	19	17	17	13	17	20
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	0	2	6	6	0	0	0	5	8	3	0	0
Wind force (Bft)	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
UV-index	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2

Best time to visit Qaanaaq

The best time to visit Qaanaaq in Greenland is from January through December. In this period you have a very cold temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Qaanaaq is 4°C in July and the lowest is -23°C in February.

Climate of Qaanaaq by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Qaanaaq? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January