Ilulissat vs Ruka: which is better, month by month

Ruka beats Ilulissat in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in December (80 vs 27) — while Ilulissat wins May to September.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Ilulissat

🇬🇱 Greenland · cold climate

Best month: July 84/100
Months won: 5 of 12

Ruka

🇫🇮 Finland · continental climate

Best month: March 88/100
Months won: 7 of 12

Ilulissat vs Ruka — all 12 months

Month	Ilulissat	Ruka	Winner	Gap
January	24Ffreezing, dry, clean air	73Bfreezing, a little rain, clean air	Ruka	49
February	31Ffreezing, dry, clean air	82Afreezing, a little rain, clean air	Ruka	51
March	42Ffreezing, dry, clean air	88Afreezing, a little rain, clean air	Ruka	46
April	55Dfreezing, dry, clean air	77Bfreezing, a little rain, clean air	Ruka	22
May	66Ccold, dry, clean air	48Fcold, a little rain, clean air	Ilulissat	18
June	77Bcold, dry, clean air	19Fcool, a little rain, clean air	Ilulissat	58
July	84Acool, a little rain, clean air	12Fnice, a little rain, clean air	Ilulissat	72
August	80Acold, a little rain, clean air	15Fcool, rainy, clean air	Ilulissat	65
September	63Ccold, a little rain, clean air	28Fcold, a little rain, clean air	Ilulissat	35
October	46Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	59Dfreezing, a little rain, clean air	Ruka	13
November	34Ffreezing, dry, clean air	71Bfreezing, a little rain, clean air	Ruka	37
December	27Ffreezing, dry, clean air	80Afreezing, a little rain, clean air	Ruka	53

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is July (84 vs 12). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.