Kangerlussuaq

Greenland

A former US airbase serves as the easiest gateway to stand directly on the vast, blindingly white Greenland Ice Sheet.

Warmest month is July at 16°C on average. Coolest is February at -15°C.

Six lead datapoints

MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January-13°±12°·
February-15°±13°·
March-9°±10°·
April1°±9°·
May8°±7°·
June13°±5°·
July16°±5°·
August14°±5°·
September7°±5°·
October0°±8°·
November-6°±11°·
December-10°±13°·

What to do

  • Drive a 4x4 rugged tour out to Point 660 on the ice cap
  • Search for roaming muskox herds across the barren tundra
  • Witness blazing northern lights displays during the winter months

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.