The Frontier Gazette & Almanack
“Fair Warning for Every Town Under the Sky” · Est. 1881
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Greenland Weather

News from Greenland

The short of it: Wanted Weather covers 18 towns in Greenland. 9 warnings are in force among the 10 largest towns as of 17:17 UTC. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models; TerraClimate normals 1991–2020.

Warnings are in force for 8 of the 10 largest towns.

The Gazette carries the weather for 18 towns in Greenland, from Qaanaaq in the north to Nanortalik in the south. The largest is Nuuk, home to some 15k souls.

Among the larger towns, Kangerlussuaq runs hottest, with summer highs near 15°, and Qaanaaq coldest, with winter nights near -28°. Nanortalik is the wettest at about 1015 mm a year, Qaanaaq the driest at 146 mm.

The Largest Towns

Conditions now
TownSkyNowHigh / Low
NuukSermersooq, GreenlandOvercast-1°0° / -1°
SisimiutQeqqata, GreenlandOvercast-3°-2° / -3°
IlulissatAvannaata, GreenlandPartly cloudy-1°1° / -2°
QaqortoqKujalleq, GreenlandFog0°2° / -2°
AasiaatQeqertalik, GreenlandOvercast-2°1° / -3°
ManiitsoqQeqqata, GreenlandLight snow-1°0° / -2°
TasiilaqSermersooq, GreenlandClear sky-3°-2° / -4°
UummannaqAvannaata, GreenlandPartly cloudy-2°-2° / -3°
NarsaqKujalleq, GreenlandClear sky1°2° / -3°
PaamiutSermersooq, GreenlandClear sky0°1° / -1°

Regions of Greenland

6 regions · largest town in each
RegionLargest townTowns
SermersooqNuuk4
QeqqataSisimiut3
AvannaataIlulissat4
KujalleqQaqortoq3
QeqertalikAasiaat3
OtherKangaatsiaq1

Every Town in Greenland

18 towns · largest first

Nuuk · Sisimiut · Ilulissat · Qaqortoq · Aasiaat · Maniitsoq · Tasiilaq · Uummannaq · Narsaq · Paamiut · Nanortalik · Upernavik · Qasigiannguit · Qeqertarsuaq · Qeqertarsuaq · Qaanaaq · Kangaatsiaq · Kangerlussuaq