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.
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 factors982 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
| Month | Avg high | Daily spread | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -13° | 24°C | · |
| February | -15° | 25°C | · |
| March | -9° | 20°C | · |
| April | 1° | 18°C | · |
| May | 8° | 14°C | · |
| June | 13° | 10°C | · |
| July | 16° | 9°C | · |
| August | 14° | 9°C | · |
| September | 7° | 10°C | · |
| October | 0° | 16°C | · |
| November | -6° | 21°C | · |
| December | -10° | 25°C | · |
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. 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.