Greenland · 1991–2020 normal
Nuuk in
October.
Typical October weather in Nuuk: 2.3°C by day, -1.5°C at night, 103 mm of rain over 11 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high2.3°C
Typical low-1.5°C
Rain103 mm
Wet days11
Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 27). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 34 from latitude 64.18°. Open-water sea temperature is 2.6°C (8 km from the place centre).
Event window
Long northern nights in October
At 64.2° the calculated mid-month daylight is 9 h 34. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in October. Typical nights are -1.5°C.
Event window
Frost-level nights in October
The measured night-time normal is -1.5°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 · 28 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.