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.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • $3.25 (~$3.25)
      Country-level price estimate for Greenland, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • $4.50 (~$4.50)
      Country-level price estimate for Greenland, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      5h from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • 999 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January-9°16°C6
    February-11°19°C4
    March-8°18°C4
    April-1°16°C6
    May3°12°C7
    June7°10°C7
    July11°9°C8
    August9°8°C10
    September4°9°C9
    October0°12°C7
    November-3°14°C7
    December-5°15°C7

    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. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.