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Qaqortoq, Greenland climate
ET Tundra
Qaqortoq has a seasonal subarctic climate (Tundra, Köppen ET). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 53°F, while the coldest is February averaging around 16°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 37 inches. At latitude 61°N, day length swings from 5.3 hours in midwinter to 18.7 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Qaqortoq climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 29 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 45 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 48 | 41 | 34 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 24 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 37 | 30 | 25 |
| Avg low (°F) | 18 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 32 | 25 | 20 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 29 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 45 | 51 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 24 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 39 | 44 |
| Avg low (°F) | 18 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 33 | 38 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 54 | 53 | 48 | 41 | 34 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 48 | 48 | 44 | 37 | 30 | 25 |
| Avg low (°F) | 41 | 42 | 39 | 32 | 25 | 20 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.7 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 78 | 76 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 63 | 68 | 73 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 77 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 84 | 78 | 77 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 14.1 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 13.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 78 | 76 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 79 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 77 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 85 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 14.1 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 7.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 78 | 76 | 70 | 63 | 68 | 73 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 87 | 88 | 84 | 78 | 77 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.7 | 7.8 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 13.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Julianehaab, a weather station, inside the city. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.