Greenland · 1991–2020 normal

Nuuk in
February.

Typical February weather in Nuuk: -5.6°C by day, -10.5°C at night, 78 mm of rain over 9.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-5.6°C
Typical low-10.5°C
Rain78 mm
Wet days9.7

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 27). Daylight is calculated as 8 h 23 from latitude 64.18°. Open-water sea temperature is -0.2°C (8 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in February

At 64.2° the calculated mid-month daylight is 8 h 23. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in February. Typical nights are -10.5°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in February

The measured night-time normal is -10.5°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 · 27 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.