Nuuk weather in November

In November, Nuuk sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 77 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 30 min at the start of November to 4 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Nuuk's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nuuk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
5th coldest
Precipitation
77 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
5 h 54 min
9:15 AM – 3:10 PM
Cloud cover
75%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.31 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.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to -6°C by the end.

A typical November day in Nuuk reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -13°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-3-8
2-3-8
3-3-8
4-3-8
5-3-9
6-4-9
7-4-9
8-4-9
9-4-9
10-4-9
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30-7-12

How November really feels in Nuuk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
30
30 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Nuuk weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -15°569.411.74.90.0
Feb-10° / -15°427.19.57.90.0
Mar-8° / -13°487.89.411.20.0
Apr-2° / -7°538.1914.60.0
May / -2°588.26.917.90.0
Jun / 659.61.920.21.4
Jul11° / 6290.219.22.6
Aug10° / 7811.40.316.12.1
Sep / 9712.43.512.70.6
Oct / -4°7910.48.39.30.0
Nov-5° / -10°7711.111.360.0
Dec-8° / -13°6210.511.73.80.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
33070
43070
52971
62971
72971
82872
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112773
122773
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302773

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Nuuk gets around 77 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13332
23332
33333
43434
53435
63435
73536
83637
93638
103738
113739
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303738

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
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22100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 15 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 30 min at the start of November to 4 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 174 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 8:25 AM to 9:59 AM, and sunset from 3:56 PM to 2:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.58:253:56
27.48:283:53
37.38:313:50
47.28:353:46
57.18:383:43
67.08:413:40
76.98:453:37
86.88:483:34
96.78:513:31
106.58:553:27
116.48:583:24
126.39:013:21
136.29:053:18
146.19:083:15
156.09:113:12
165.99:153:10
175.89:183:07
185.79:213:04
195.69:253:01
205.59:282:58
215.49:312:56
225.39:342:53
235.29:382:50
245.19:412:48
255.09:442:45
264.99:472:43
274.89:502:40
284.79:532:38
294.79:562:36
304.69:592:34

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.31 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 — November's 0.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
20.6Dim
30.6Dim
40.5Dim
50.5Dim
60.5Dim
70.5Dim
80.4Dim
90.4Dim
100.4Dim
110.4Dim
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300.1Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Nuuk?

Our two travel scores rate November 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

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nuuk.

What to pack for Nuuk in November

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

In November, Nuuk sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Nuuk in November

The nearest coast averages about 2°C in November — 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.

-2°0°2°4°6°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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May1Bracing
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Jul5Bracing
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UV index in Nuuk in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 0. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
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.

KeflavikReykjanesbærKópavogurHafnarfjörðurReykjavikAkureyriVik

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
16 km
1,157 m
80 km
1,598 m
grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetlandmoss and lichen
November 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).