Greenland · 1991–2020 normal

Sisimiut in
February.

Typical February weather in Sisimiut: -7.7°C by day, -14.6°C at night, 28 mm of rain over 6.8 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-7.7°C
Typical low-14.6°C
Rain28 mm
Wet days6.8

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 42). Daylight is calculated as 7 h 49 from latitude 66.94°. Open-water sea temperature is -0.3°C (8 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in February

At 66.9° the calculated mid-month daylight is 7 h 49. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in February. Typical nights are -14.6°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in February

The measured night-time normal is -14.6°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 3419842
NOAA station
GLE00147061 · MITT. SISIMIUT
Station distance
2.2 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 17 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.