Sisimiut Weather in August
Sisimiut in August
The short of it: Sisimiut in August averages a high of 10 °C (50 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 17 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 5° · rain 69 mm · daylight 17 h 3 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Sisimiut an average August high of 10°, a low of 5° and some 69 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 10°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 69 mm.
The sun is up for about 17 h 3 min in mid-August, 296 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Sisimiut runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Kangerlussuaq, 130 km to the E, is 3° warmer by day.
August in Sisimiut, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 15 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Oct–Jun
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KangerlussuaqQeqqata | 130 km E | 13° | 4° | 41 mm |
| KangaatsiaqOther | 152 km N | 9° | 4° | 51 mm |
| ManiitsoqQeqqata | 173 km SSE | 13° | 7° | 74 mm |
| AasiaatQeqertalik | 200 km N | 10° | 5° | 46 mm |
| QasigiannguitQeqertalik | 233 km NNE | 12° | 6° | 49 mm |
| QeqertarsuaqQeqertalik | 257 km N | 10° | 5° | 46 mm |
| IlulissatAvannaata | 275 km NNE | 9° | 4° | 33 mm |
| NuukSermersooq | 319 km SSE | 12° | 6° | 70 mm |