Greenland · 1991–2020 normal

Tasiilaq in
January.

Typical January weather in Tasiilaq: -2.9°C by day, -8.9°C at night, 116 mm of rain over 13.6 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-2.9°C
Typical low-8.9°C
Rain116 mm
Wet days13.6

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 35). Daylight is calculated as 4 h 37 from latitude 65.61°. Open-water sea temperature is 0.1°C (1 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 65.6° the calculated mid-month daylight is 4 h 37. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -8.9°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -8.9°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 3424607
NOAA station
GL000004360 · TASIILAQ
Station distance
1.7 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 22 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.