Ilulissat vs Nuuk: which is better, month by month

Ilulissat beats Nuuk in 3 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (66 vs 62) — while Nuuk wins September; they are within 3 points in the other 8 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Ilulissat vs Nuuk — all 12 months

MonthIlulissatNuukWinnerGap
January24Ffreezing, dry, clean air23Ffreezing, rainy, clean airTie1
February31Ffreezing, dry, clean air31Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airTie0
March42Ffreezing, dry, clean air42Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airTie0
April55Dfreezing, dry, clean air53Dfreezing, a little rain, clean airTie2
May66Ccold, dry, clean air62Ccold, a little rain, clean airIlulissat4
June77Bcold, dry, clean air73Bcold, rainy, clean airIlulissat4
July84Acool, a little rain, clean air80Acold, a little rain, clean airIlulissat4
August80Acold, a little rain, clean air77Bcold, rainy, clean airTie3
September63Ccold, a little rain, clean air67Ccold, rainy, clean airNuuk4
October46Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air48Ffreezing, rainy, clean airTie2
November34Ffreezing, dry, clean air36Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airTie2
December27Ffreezing, dry, clean air28Ffreezing, rainy, clean airTie1

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is May (66 vs 62). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Ilulissat

🇬🇱 Greenland · cold climate

Best month
July 84/100
Months won
3 of 12

Nuuk

🇬🇱 Greenland · cold climate

Best month
July 80/100
Months won
1 of 12

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