Nuuk weather in April
Temperature, sea and sunshine in April: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in April
Poor
Best time to visit: July
What is the weather like in Nuuk in April?
In April, Nuuk is freezing cold: daytime highs average −2 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−7 °C). The sea averages 0.3 °C – swimming is only for the hardy. Expect around 6 hours of sunshine a day. Precipitation, often as snow, falls on about 8 days, totalling 59 mm. Snow falls on about 7 days. All in all, April is not an ideal month for a holiday in Nuuk.
April compared
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More details for April
- Daylight
- 14 h 58 min06:58 – 21:56
- UV index
- 2 · lowclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 24 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 73 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 0 days30 °C or more
- Snow days
- 7 days1 cm or more of fresh snowAll months
- Time zone
- UTC−1America/Nuuk
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %0 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %53 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %69 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.
What to pack in April
- Warm jacket
- Hat, scarf & gloves
- Rain jacket or umbrella
Nuuk in April: quick answers
Is Nuuk hot in April?
No. In April, Nuuk is freezing cold: daytime highs average −2 °C and nights drop to about −7 °C.
Can you swim in Nuuk in April?
Only if you don't mind cold water: in April the sea averages just 0.3 °C. Comfortable swimming temperatures are not reached at any time of year.
Does it rain much in Nuuk in April?
Rain falls on about 8 days, adding up to 59 mm.
Nuuk month by month
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences