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
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline$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 timeMethodology5h from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors999 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
| Month | Avg high | Daily spread | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -9° | 16°C | 6 |
| February | -11° | 19°C | 4 |
| March | -8° | 18°C | 4 |
| April | -1° | 16°C | 6 |
| May | 3° | 12°C | 7 |
| June | 7° | 10°C | 7 |
| July | 11° | 9°C | 8 |
| August | 9° | 8°C | 10 |
| September | 4° | 9°C | 9 |
| October | 0° | 12°C | 7 |
| November | -3° | 14°C | 7 |
| December | -5° | 15°C | 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. 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.