Nuuk vs Svolvær: which is better, month by month

Nuuk beats Svolvær in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in November (36 vs 19) — while Svolvær wins April; they are within 3 points in the other 4 months.

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.

Nuuk

🇬🇱 Greenland · cold climate

Best month
July 80/100
Months won
7 of 12

Svolvær

🇳🇴 Norway · mild climate

Best month
July 81/100
Months won
1 of 12

Nuuk vs Svolvær — all 12 months

MonthNuukSvolværWinnerGap
January23Ffreezing, rainy, clean air14Ffreezing, soaked, clean airNuuk9
February31Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air25Ffreezing, soaked, clean airNuuk6
March42Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air39Ffreezing, soaked, clean airTie3
April53Dfreezing, a little rain, clean air57Dcold, rainy, clean airSvolvær4
May62Ccold, a little rain, clean air64Ccold, soaked, clean airTie2
June73Bcold, rainy, clean air75Bcool, rainy, clean airTie2
July80Acold, a little rain, clean air81Acool, rainy, clean airTie1
August77Bcold, rainy, clean air69Ccool, soaked, clean airNuuk8
September67Ccold, rainy, clean air53Dcool, soaked, clean airNuuk14
October48Ffreezing, rainy, clean air33Fcold, soaked, clean airNuuk15
November36Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air19Fcold, soaked, clean airNuuk17
December28Ffreezing, rainy, clean air12Ffreezing, soaked, clean airNuuk16

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is November (36 vs 19). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.