Nuuk weather in April

In April, Nuuk sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to 0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of April to 16 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Nuuk's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nuuk's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -2°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: -7°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 53 mm; 8.1 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 36 min; 5:08 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.4 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Nuuk is capital of Greenland.

Density: 22/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1721

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to 0°C by the end.

A typical April day in Nuuk reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Avg low (°C)	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-4	-10
2	-4	-10
3	-4	-9
4	-4	-9
5	-4	-9
6	-3	-9
7	-3	-8
8	-3	-8
9	-3	-8
10	-3	-8
11	-2	-8
12	-2	-7
13	-2	-7
14	-2	-7
15	-2	-7
16	-2	-7
17	-2	-7
18	-1	-6
19	-1	-6
20	-1	-6
21	-1	-6
22	-1	-6
23	-1	-5
24	0	-5
25	0	-5
26	0	-5
27	0	-5
28	0	-4
29	1	-4
30	1	-4

How April really feels in Nuuk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

25 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Nuuk weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-10° / -15°	56	9.4	11.7	4.9	0.0
Feb	-10° / -15°	42	7.1	9.5	7.9	0.0
Mar	-8° / -13°	48	7.8	9.4	11.2	0.0
Apr	-2° / -7°	53	8.1	9	14.6	0.0
May	3° / -2°	58	8.2	6.9	17.9	0.0
Jun	8° / 3°	65	9.6	1.9	20.2	1.4
Jul	11° / 5°	62	9	0.2	19.2	2.6
Aug	10° / 5°	78	11.4	0.3	16.1	2.1
Sep	6° / 2°	97	12.4	3.5	12.7	0.6
Oct	1° / -4°	79	10.4	8.3	9.3	0.0
Nov	-5° / -10°	77	11.1	11.3	6	0.0
Dec	-8° / -13°	62	10.5	11.7	3.8	0.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	31	31	30	30	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	26	27	27	27	27	27
Cloudier (%)	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	69	69	70	70	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	75	74	73	73	73	73	73

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Nuuk gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	24	24	24	25	25	26	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29
Snow chance (%)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	28
2	24	28
3	24	28
4	25	28
5	25	28
6	26	28
7	27	28
8	27	29
9	28	30
10	29	30
11	29	31
12	30	32
13	30	32
14	30	33
15	30	33
16	30	33
17	30	33
18	30	33
19	29	33
20	29	33
21	29	32
22	28	32
23	28	32
24	28	31
25	28	31
26	28	31
27	28	31
28	28	30
29	29	30
30	29	30

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of April to 16 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 192 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 4:18 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 8:30 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	13.0	13.1	13.2	13.3	13.4	13.5	13.6	13.8	13.9	14.0	14.1	14.2	14.3	14.4	14.5	14.6	14.8	14.9	15.0	15.1	15.2	15.3	15.4	15.5	15.6	15.8	15.9	16.0	16.1	16.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:02	5:59	5:55	5:51	5:48	5:44	5:40	5:37	5:33	5:30	5:26	5:22	5:19	5:15	5:11	5:08	5:04	5:01	4:57	4:53	4:50	4:46	4:43	4:39	4:36	4:32	4:29	4:25	4:22	4:18
Sunset (PM)	7:01	7:04	7:07	7:10	7:13	7:16	7:19	7:22	7:25	7:28	7:31	7:34	7:37	7:40	7:43	7:46	7:50	7:53	7:56	7:59	8:02	8:05	8:08	8:11	8:14	8:18	8:21	8:24	8:27	8:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	6:02	7:01
2	13.1	5:59	7:04
3	13.2	5:55	7:07
4	13.3	5:51	7:10
5	13.4	5:48	7:13
6	13.5	5:44	7:16
7	13.6	5:40	7:19
8	13.8	5:37	7:22
9	13.9	5:33	7:25
10	14.0	5:30	7:28
11	14.1	5:26	7:31
12	14.2	5:22	7:34
13	14.3	5:19	7:37
14	14.4	5:15	7:40
15	14.5	5:11	7:43
16	14.6	5:08	7:46
17	14.8	5:04	7:50
18	14.9	5:01	7:53
19	15.0	4:57	7:56
20	15.1	4:53	7:59
21	15.2	4:50	8:02
22	15.3	4:46	8:05
23	15.4	4:43	8:08
24	15.5	4:39	8:11
25	15.6	4:36	8:14
26	15.8	4:32	8:18
27	15.9	4:29	8:21
28	16.0	4:25	8:24
29	16.1	4:22	8:27
30	16.2	4:18	8:30

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 4.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	4.0	Moderate
10	4.0	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Nuuk?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nuuk.

What to pack for Nuuk in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Nuuk sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Nuuk in April

The nearest coast averages about 0°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 5°C and coldest in February near -0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	5	4	3	2	1
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	0	Bracing
Feb	0	Bracing
Mar	0	Bracing
Apr	0	Bracing
May	1	Bracing
Jun	3	Bracing
Jul	5	Bracing
Aug	5	Bracing
Sep	4	Bracing
Oct	3	Bracing
Nov	2	Bracing
Dec	1	Bracing

UV index in Nuuk in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nuuk peaks around June 17 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	0	1	3	3	5	4	3	2	1	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	0	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	3	Moderate
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	2	Low
Oct	1	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Nuuk?

Nuuk sits at 64.2°N, 51.7°W, 5 m above sea level, in Greenland. The nearest listed city is Keflavik, 1,404 km away.

Topography around Nuuk

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nuuk.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nuuk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,157 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,598 m.

The land around Nuuk is covered by water (65%) within 3 km, water (51%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (47%), moss and lichen (21%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

349 m

water 65%

16 km

1,157 m

water 51%

80 km

1,598 m

water 47%

grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetlandmoss and lichen

← March Nuuk year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Keflavik 1,404 km · Reykjanesbær 1,405 km · Kópavogur 1,432 km · Hafnarfjörður 1,432 km · Reykjavik 1,432 km · Akureyri 1,574 km · Vik 1,590 km · Corner Brook 1,734 km

Greenland travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E / F / K; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 77% of US; price level, 2023
GDP per capita: $58,499; 2023
Homicide rate: 5.4; per 100k, 2016
Income group: High; World Bank

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Nuuk (64.1835°, -51.7216°, elevation 5 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-4	-10
2	-4	-10
3	-4	-9
4	-4	-9
5	-4	-9
6	-3	-9
7	-3	-8
8	-3	-8
9	-3	-8
10	-3	-8
11	-2	-8
12	-2	-7
13	-2	-7
14	-2	-7
15	-2	-7
16	-2	-7
17	-2	-7
18	-1	-6
19	-1	-6
20	-1	-6
21	-1	-6
22	-1	-6
23	-1	-5
24	0	-5
25	0	-5
26	0	-5
27	0	-5
28	0	-4
29	1	-4
30	1	-4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	28
2	24	28
3	24	28
4	25	28
5	25	28
6	26	28
7	27	28
8	27	29
9	28	30
10	29	30
11	29	31
12	30	32
13	30	32
14	30	33
15	30	33
16	30	33
17	30	33
18	30	33
19	29	33
20	29	33
21	29	32
22	28	32
23	28	32
24	28	31
25	28	31
26	28	31
27	28	31
28	28	30
29	29	30
30	29	30

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-4	-10
2	-4	-10
3	-4	-9
4	-4	-9
5	-4	-9
6	-3	-9
7	-3	-8
8	-3	-8
9	-3	-8
10	-3	-8
11	-2	-8
12	-2	-7
13	-2	-7
14	-2	-7
15	-2	-7
16	-2	-7
17	-2	-7
18	-1	-6
19	-1	-6
20	-1	-6
21	-1	-6
22	-1	-6
23	-1	-5
24	0	-5
25	0	-5
26	0	-5
27	0	-5
28	0	-4
29	1	-4
30	1	-4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	28
2	24	28
3	24	28
4	25	28
5	25	28
6	26	28
7	27	28
8	27	29
9	28	30
10	29	30
11	29	31
12	30	32
13	30	32
14	30	33
15	30	33
16	30	33
17	30	33
18	30	33
19	29	33
20	29	33
21	29	32
22	28	32
23	28	32
24	28	31
25	28	31
26	28	31
27	28	31
28	28	30
29	29	30
30	29	30

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-4	-10
2	-4	-10
3	-4	-9
4	-4	-9
5	-4	-9
6	-3	-9
7	-3	-8
8	-3	-8
9	-3	-8
10	-3	-8
11	-2	-8
12	-2	-7
13	-2	-7
14	-2	-7
15	-2	-7
16	-2	-7
17	-2	-7
18	-1	-6
19	-1	-6
20	-1	-6
21	-1	-6
22	-1	-6
23	-1	-5
24	0	-5
25	0	-5
26	0	-5
27	0	-5
28	0	-4
29	1	-4
30	1	-4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	28
2	24	28
3	24	28
4	25	28
5	25	28
6	26	28
7	27	28
8	27	29
9	28	30
10	29	30
11	29	31
12	30	32
13	30	32
14	30	33
15	30	33
16	30	33
17	30	33
18	30	33
19	29	33
20	29	33
21	29	32
22	28	32
23	28	32
24	28	31
25	28	31
26	28	31
27	28	31
28	28	30
29	29	30
30	29	30

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100