Greenland · 1991–2020 normal

Narsaq in
January.

Typical January weather in Narsaq: -1.9°C by day, -7.7°C at night, 103 mm of rain over 10.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-1.9°C
Typical low-7.7°C
Rain103 mm
Wet days10.9

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 27). Daylight is calculated as 6 h 24 from latitude 60.91°. Open-water sea temperature is 0.3°C (18 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 60.9° the calculated mid-month daylight is 6 h 24. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -7.7°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -7.7°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 3421719
NOAA station
GLE00147301 · QAQORTOQ
Station distance
21.8 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.