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Nuuk in December: every year compared

In December, Nuuk averages highs of -7.0 °C and lows of -12.8 °C, with 62 mm of precipitation. The warmest December was 2010 (-0.9 °C), the coldest 1956 (-20.3 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high -7.0 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low -12.8 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 62 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 11

Day by day through December

Normal high and low for each day of December in Nuuk.

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every December in Nuuk, ranked

86 months of December since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 13 of 86 (+2.6 °C vs normal).

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2025 · -7.2 °C · +2.6 °C vs normal · rank 13 of 86

Warmest years

12010-0.9 °C
22003-3.8 °C
31978-3.9 °C
42017-5.2 °C
52018-5.6 °C

Coldest years

11956-20.3 °C
21953-19.1 °C
31971-18.1 °C
41948-17.9 °C
51994-17.6 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Frost days	Snowfall	Rainy days
2025	-7.2 °C	-4.2 °C	-10.6 °C	114 mm	29 days	51 cm	14 days
2024	-10.6 °C	-7.8 °C	-13.4 °C	73 mm	31 days	46 cm	13 days
2023	-9.7 °C	-6.4 °C	-12.8 °C	44 mm	31 days	30 cm	7 days
2022	-8.7 °C	-5.9 °C	-11.7 °C	30 mm	26 days	15 cm	6 days
2021	-6.4 °C	-3.6 °C	-9.3 °C	42 mm	28 days	20 cm	8 days
2020	-7.4 °C	-4.5 °C	-10.9 °C	121 mm	31 days	80 cm	15 days
2019	-11.5 °C	-8.6 °C	-14.8 °C	43 mm	31 days	30 cm	6 days
2018	-5.6 °C	-3.4 °C	-8.6 °C	99 mm	29 days	49 cm	12 days
2017	-5.2 °C	-3.2 °C	-7.6 °C	54 mm	28 days	39 cm	11 days
2016	-10.8 °C	-7.9 °C	-13.7 °C	28 mm	31 days	21 cm	6 days
2015	-16.6 °C	-13.6 °C	-20.0 °C	7 mm	31 days	6 cm	2 days
2014	-10.3 °C	-6.9 °C	-14.1 °C	111 mm	31 days	70 cm	17 days
2013	-12.2 °C	-9.4 °C	-15.0 °C	10 mm	31 days	11 cm	5 days
2012	-11.0 °C	-8.6 °C	-13.4 °C	20 mm	31 days	16 cm	8 days
2011	-10.3 °C	-7.6 °C	-13.3 °C	81 mm	31 days	61 cm	17 days
2010	-0.9 °C	1.2 °C	-3.1 °C	104 mm	25 days	59 cm	14 days
2009	-7.8 °C	-5.0 °C	-10.8 °C	31 mm	27 days	22 cm	4 days
2008	-9.6 °C	-7.2 °C	-11.9 °C	80 mm	30 days	49 cm	14 days
2007	-12.2 °C	-9.6 °C	-15.2 °C	21 mm	31 days	20 cm	8 days
2006	-11.4 °C	-7.9 °C	-15.0 °C	57 mm	31 days	42 cm	8 days
2005	-7.4 °C	-4.4 °C	-10.2 °C	68 mm	31 days	51 cm	14 days
2004	-13.1 °C	-9.6 °C	-16.4 °C	74 mm	31 days	55 cm	12 days
2003	-3.8 °C	-1.3 °C	-6.4 °C	135 mm	28 days	96 cm	19 days
2002	-8.2 °C	-5.6 °C	-11.2 °C	53 mm	31 days	40 cm	15 days
2001	-6.2 °C	-3.9 °C	-8.4 °C	106 mm	23 days	35 cm	11 days
2000	-9.0 °C	-6.4 °C	-11.7 °C	8 mm	31 days	7 cm	3 days
1999	-9.8 °C	-6.6 °C	-13.2 °C	57 mm	31 days	45 cm	12 days
1998	-8.7 °C	-6.0 °C	-11.9 °C	51 mm	31 days	40 cm	12 days
1997	-7.8 °C	-4.4 °C	-11.3 °C	40 mm	31 days	31 cm	7 days
1996	-6.1 °C	-3.1 °C	-9.0 °C	119 mm	29 days	77 cm	16 days
1995	-10.7 °C	-7.9 °C	-13.8 °C	38 mm	31 days	27 cm	5 days
1994	-17.6 °C	-15.1 °C	-20.4 °C	55 mm	31 days	41 cm	7 days
1993	-15.3 °C	-12.8 °C	-18.2 °C	65 mm	31 days	51 cm	12 days
1992	-16.0 °C	-12.6 °C	-19.6 °C	38 mm	31 days	32 cm	8 days
1991	-10.3 °C	-6.6 °C	-13.8 °C	79 mm	31 days	61 cm	14 days
1990	-11.6 °C	-8.7 °C	-14.3 °C	120 mm	31 days	77 cm	16 days
1989	-9.6 °C	-7.0 °C	-12.6 °C	36 mm	29 days	14 cm	6 days
1988	-11.7 °C	-8.5 °C	-14.7 °C	62 mm	31 days	49 cm	11 days
1987	-12.0 °C	-9.5 °C	-14.6 °C	13 mm	31 days	9 cm	4 days
1986	-13.8 °C	-10.7 °C	-16.9 °C	63 mm	31 days	51 cm	10 days
1985	-7.2 °C	-4.1 °C	-10.5 °C	40 mm	31 days	29 cm	3 days
1984	-14.7 °C	-11.2 °C	-18.7 °C	50 mm	31 days	40 cm	8 days
1983	-10.0 °C	-7.4 °C	-12.9 °C	47 mm	31 days	38 cm	13 days
1982	-14.9 °C	-12.2 °C	-18.1 °C	34 mm	31 days	28 cm	4 days
1981	-7.0 °C	-4.2 °C	-9.9 °C	128 mm	29 days	85 cm	15 days
1980	-11.0 °C	-7.5 °C	-14.7 °C	56 mm	30 days	37 cm	9 days
1979	-13.7 °C	-10.5 °C	-16.8 °C	42 mm	31 days	30 cm	6 days
1978	-3.9 °C	-0.8 °C	-7.0 °C	18 mm	28 days	11 cm	6 days
1977	-10.4 °C	-7.1 °C	-14.1 °C	91 mm	31 days	53 cm	12 days
1976	-7.3 °C	-3.9 °C	-10.3 °C	55 mm	29 days	30 cm	10 days
1975	-9.7 °C	-7.0 °C	-12.1 °C	179 mm	31 days	123 cm	22 days
1974	-15.1 °C	-13.2 °C	-16.9 °C	47 mm	31 days	33 cm	11 days
1973	-6.8 °C	-4.1 °C	-9.2 °C	142 mm	30 days	98 cm	20 days
1972	-14.0 °C	-12.1 °C	-16.1 °C	23 mm	31 days	16 cm	7 days
1971	-18.1 °C	-15.4 °C	-20.8 °C	37 mm	31 days	26 cm	8 days
1970	-9.1 °C	-6.7 °C	-11.5 °C	44 mm	31 days	19 cm	9 days
1969	-9.2 °C	-6.6 °C	-11.6 °C	190 mm	29 days	122 cm	18 days
1968	-8.3 °C	-5.9 °C	-10.8 °C	17 mm	30 days	11 cm	6 days
1967	-9.6 °C	-7.1 °C	-12.1 °C	88 mm	31 days	55 cm	10 days
1966	-14.6 °C	-11.2 °C	-17.8 °C	67 mm	31 days	45 cm	13 days
1965	-15.2 °C	-12.2 °C	-17.5 °C	36 mm	31 days	25 cm	7 days
1964	-12.3 °C	-9.1 °C	-15.2 °C	98 mm	31 days	53 cm	14 days
1963	-9.3 °C	-6.5 °C	-12.0 °C	115 mm	31 days	77 cm	13 days
1962	-11.3 °C	-8.0 °C	-14.2 °C	99 mm	31 days	64 cm	14 days
1961	-13.4 °C	-11.0 °C	-15.7 °C	29 mm	31 days	15 cm	6 days
1960	-14.1 °C	-11.0 °C	-17.3 °C	54 mm	31 days	35 cm	10 days
1959	-17.4 °C	-15.0 °C	-19.9 °C	21 mm	31 days	14 cm	6 days
1958	-11.4 °C	-8.4 °C	-14.0 °C	26 mm	31 days	18 cm	10 days
1957	-13.0 °C	-9.5 °C	-16.3 °C	119 mm	31 days	79 cm	14 days
1956	-20.3 °C	-17.4 °C	-23.1 °C	18 mm	31 days	12 cm	7 days
1955	-11.6 °C	-9.1 °C	-14.0 °C	85 mm	31 days	59 cm	13 days
1954	-16.0 °C	-12.5 °C	-18.8 °C	118 mm	31 days	82 cm	14 days
1953	-19.1 °C	-16.2 °C	-21.8 °C	50 mm	31 days	35 cm	11 days
1952	-6.4 °C	-4.0 °C	-9.7 °C	69 mm	31 days	39 cm	15 days
1951	-14.2 °C	-11.3 °C	-17.4 °C	45 mm	31 days	31 cm	11 days
1950	-7.0 °C	-4.1 °C	-10.0 °C	142 mm	30 days	79 cm	14 days
1949	-13.3 °C	-10.5 °C	-16.0 °C	47 mm	31 days	32 cm	14 days
1948	-17.9 °C	-15.7 °C	-19.9 °C	24 mm	31 days	16 cm	8 days
1947	-11.3 °C	-8.2 °C	-14.0 °C	31 mm	31 days	21 cm	8 days
1946	-13.1 °C	-10.2 °C	-16.1 °C	15 mm	31 days	10 cm	7 days
1945	-9.2 °C	-6.2 °C	-12.4 °C	86 mm	31 days	49 cm	13 days
1944	-17.4 °C	-14.2 °C	-20.4 °C	24 mm	31 days	16 cm	8 days
1943	-10.7 °C	-7.3 °C	-13.6 °C	81 mm	31 days	44 cm	16 days
1942	-13.1 °C	-9.8 °C	-16.5 °C	57 mm	31 days	33 cm	13 days
1941	-14.4 °C	-11.2 °C	-17.2 °C	86 mm	31 days	59 cm	14 days
1940	-11.8 °C	-8.5 °C	-14.7 °C	97 mm	31 days	59 cm	15 days

December records

Hottest day

9.8 °C

December 12, 2009 estimate

Coldest night

-34.9 °C

December 30, 1982 estimate

Wettest day

38 mm

December 5, 1969 estimate

The weather on your birthday in Nuuk

Any day since 1940: high, low, rain, snow, and how warm it was compared with the same date in every other year.

Questions & answers

How warm is Nuuk in December?

Highs average -7.0 °C and lows -12.8 °C. A typical December brings 0 hot days (30 °C or more) and 30 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Nuuk in December?

About 62 mm falls in December, over some 11 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest December was 1969 (190 mm), the driest 2015 (7 mm).

What was the warmest December in Nuuk?

2010, with a mean temperature of -0.9 °C. The coldest was 1956 (-20.3 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 13 of 86.