Ilulissat

Greenland

Massive icebergs calved from the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier clog the frigid waters of Disko Bay in this Arctic outpost.

Warmest month is July at 11°C on average. Coolest is February at -11°C. Driest reading falls in February with 4 rain days.

Six lead datapoints

MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January-9°±8°6
February-11°±10°4
March-8°±9°4
April-1°±8°6
May3°±6°7
June7°±5°7
July11°±5°8
August9°±4°10
September4°±5°9
October0°±6°7
November-3°±7°7
December-5°±8°7

What to do

  • Cruise among towering icebergs beneath the midnight sun
  • Hike the wooden boardwalk out to the edge of the Icefjord
  • Take a scenic flight over the calving glacier face

How we know this

Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.