Greenland · 1991–2020 normal

Nuuk in
December.

Typical December weather in Nuuk: -3.2°C by day, -7.4°C at night, 124 mm of rain over 13.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-3.2°C
Typical low-7.4°C
Rain124 mm
Wet days13.9

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 27). Daylight is calculated as 4 h 10 from latitude 64.18°. Open-water sea temperature is 0.6°C (8 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 64.2° the calculated mid-month daylight is 4 h 10. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -7.4°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -7.4°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 3421319
NOAA station
GL000004250 · NUUK
Station distance
2.3 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 28 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.