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Nuuk in March: every year compared

In March, Nuuk averages highs of -7.0 °C and lows of -12.6 °C, with 48 mm of precipitation. The warmest March was 2005 (-2.3 °C), the coldest 1989 (-18.5 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high -7.0 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low -12.6 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 48 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 8

Day by day through March

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

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every March in Nuuk, ranked

86 months of March since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 10 of 86 (+3.0 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · -6.7 °C · +3.0 °C vs normal · rank 10 of 86

Warmest years

12005-2.3 °C
22023-4.1 °C
32006-4.3 °C
42013-4.4 °C
52010-5.1 °C

Coldest years

11989-18.5 °C
21964-18.2 °C
31993-17.9 °C
41948-17.9 °C
51995-17.2 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Frost days	Snowfall	Rainy days
2025	-6.7 °C	-4.4 °C	-9.2 °C	72 mm	29 days	33 cm	14 days
2024	-7.3 °C	-4.8 °C	-10.2 °C	61 mm	31 days	35 cm	7 days
2023	-4.1 °C	-1.7 °C	-6.8 °C	15 mm	30 days	10 cm	6 days
2022	-10.2 °C	-8.1 °C	-12.5 °C	36 mm	31 days	25 cm	12 days
2021	-7.8 °C	-5.6 °C	-10.2 °C	44 mm	31 days	35 cm	11 days
2020	-10.3 °C	-7.5 °C	-13.3 °C	93 mm	31 days	62 cm	7 days
2019	-8.2 °C	-5.6 °C	-11.2 °C	39 mm	31 days	31 cm	9 days
2018	-7.9 °C	-5.3 °C	-10.8 °C	7 mm	31 days	8 cm	1 day
2017	-8.4 °C	-6.1 °C	-10.9 °C	52 mm	31 days	41 cm	7 days
2016	-6.4 °C	-3.9 °C	-9.4 °C	34 mm	31 days	31 cm	11 days
2015	-12.8 °C	-10.7 °C	-15.2 °C	9 mm	31 days	13 cm	4 days
2014	-10.5 °C	-8.3 °C	-13.4 °C	16 mm	31 days	19 cm	5 days
2013	-4.4 °C	-1.4 °C	-7.6 °C	19 mm	30 days	13 cm	4 days
2012	-12.8 °C	-9.9 °C	-15.9 °C	45 mm	30 days	23 cm	9 days
2011	-10.0 °C	-7.5 °C	-12.6 °C	60 mm	31 days	44 cm	7 days
2010	-5.1 °C	-2.9 °C	-7.4 °C	12 mm	29 days	12 cm	6 days
2009	-12.0 °C	-9.6 °C	-14.7 °C	25 mm	31 days	21 cm	3 days
2008	-9.4 °C	-6.9 °C	-12.4 °C	56 mm	29 days	27 cm	11 days
2007	-9.6 °C	-6.6 °C	-13.2 °C	77 mm	31 days	51 cm	13 days
2006	-4.3 °C	-1.6 °C	-7.1 °C	28 mm	27 days	18 cm	6 days
2005	-2.3 °C	0.2 °C	-5.1 °C	112 mm	26 days	56 cm	14 days
2004	-10.5 °C	-7.9 °C	-13.2 °C	72 mm	31 days	56 cm	11 days
2003	-7.1 °C	-4.7 °C	-9.7 °C	16 mm	31 days	17 cm	5 days
2002	-11.0 °C	-8.2 °C	-14.2 °C	48 mm	31 days	31 cm	8 days
2001	-8.3 °C	-5.4 °C	-11.2 °C	2 mm	31 days	2 cm	1 day
2000	-10.9 °C	-8.1 °C	-13.9 °C	48 mm	31 days	38 cm	9 days
1999	-8.8 °C	-6.0 °C	-11.9 °C	50 mm	30 days	37 cm	8 days
1998	-10.2 °C	-7.4 °C	-13.1 °C	141 mm	31 days	104 cm	18 days
1997	-12.9 °C	-9.7 °C	-16.2 °C	8 mm	31 days	10 cm	2 days
1996	-6.1 °C	-3.6 °C	-8.8 °C	173 mm	26 days	99 cm	19 days
1995	-17.2 °C	-13.8 °C	-21.0 °C	20 mm	31 days	20 cm	4 days
1994	-15.9 °C	-13.1 °C	-19.2 °C	34 mm	31 days	27 cm	7 days
1993	-17.9 °C	-15.2 °C	-21.0 °C	21 mm	31 days	20 cm	8 days
1992	-10.6 °C	-7.9 °C	-13.5 °C	55 mm	31 days	42 cm	8 days
1991	-9.1 °C	-6.8 °C	-11.7 °C	62 mm	31 days	47 cm	12 days
1990	-12.1 °C	-8.9 °C	-15.2 °C	64 mm	31 days	51 cm	13 days
1989	-18.5 °C	-15.3 °C	-22.0 °C	35 mm	31 days	28 cm	7 days
1988	-7.0 °C	-4.4 °C	-10.2 °C	65 mm	30 days	42 cm	11 days
1987	-11.8 °C	-8.7 °C	-15.3 °C	36 mm	31 days	30 cm	6 days
1986	-12.6 °C	-9.7 °C	-15.5 °C	46 mm	31 days	36 cm	11 days
1985	-7.6 °C	-5.0 °C	-10.5 °C	30 mm	31 days	28 cm	9 days
1984	-10.5 °C	-7.6 °C	-13.3 °C	61 mm	31 days	47 cm	11 days
1983	-15.6 °C	-12.9 °C	-18.6 °C	56 mm	31 days	42 cm	9 days
1982	-13.2 °C	-9.8 °C	-16.6 °C	34 mm	31 days	28 cm	8 days
1981	-8.8 °C	-5.7 °C	-12.3 °C	16 mm	31 days	13 cm	4 days
1980	-7.0 °C	-4.1 °C	-10.3 °C	47 mm	30 days	31 cm	12 days
1979	-9.7 °C	-7.0 °C	-13.2 °C	116 mm	31 days	80 cm	16 days
1978	-12.2 °C	-9.4 °C	-15.8 °C	21 mm	31 days	14 cm	10 days
1977	-6.3 °C	-3.9 °C	-8.9 °C	52 mm	30 days	21 cm	6 days
1976	-13.6 °C	-11.0 °C	-16.1 °C	28 mm	31 days	19 cm	12 days
1975	-9.4 °C	-6.8 °C	-12.2 °C	106 mm	30 days	51 cm	16 days
1974	-7.1 °C	-4.9 °C	-9.4 °C	40 mm	31 days	28 cm	14 days
1973	-12.0 °C	-9.5 °C	-14.6 °C	58 mm	31 days	40 cm	9 days
1972	-15.2 °C	-12.6 °C	-17.9 °C	55 mm	31 days	38 cm	8 days
1971	-8.9 °C	-6.6 °C	-11.5 °C	20 mm	30 days	9 cm	6 days
1970	-5.4 °C	-3.2 °C	-7.7 °C	124 mm	29 days	52 cm	17 days
1969	-7.1 °C	-4.6 °C	-9.5 °C	95 mm	31 days	66 cm	17 days
1968	-12.0 °C	-9.2 °C	-14.7 °C	178 mm	31 days	87 cm	14 days
1967	-14.3 °C	-11.6 °C	-17.9 °C	40 mm	31 days	28 cm	12 days
1966	-13.2 °C	-10.3 °C	-16.3 °C	77 mm	31 days	54 cm	14 days
1965	-9.7 °C	-7.2 °C	-12.8 °C	38 mm	31 days	27 cm	6 days
1964	-18.2 °C	-15.5 °C	-21.0 °C	58 mm	31 days	41 cm	9 days
1963	-13.6 °C	-10.8 °C	-16.6 °C	40 mm	31 days	28 cm	8 days
1962	-9.1 °C	-6.9 °C	-11.8 °C	11 mm	30 days	2 cm	5 days
1961	-16.6 °C	-13.7 °C	-19.8 °C	73 mm	31 days	50 cm	20 days
1960	-16.8 °C	-14.7 °C	-18.8 °C	25 mm	31 days	18 cm	6 days
1959	-17.0 °C	-14.7 °C	-19.4 °C	20 mm	31 days	14 cm	4 days
1958	-12.3 °C	-9.9 °C	-14.9 °C	8 mm	31 days	5 cm	3 days
1957	-13.5 °C	-11.1 °C	-16.0 °C	9 mm	31 days	6 cm	3 days
1956	-10.6 °C	-8.6 °C	-13.2 °C	47 mm	31 days	29 cm	14 days
1955	-8.0 °C	-5.2 °C	-11.2 °C	92 mm	31 days	58 cm	15 days
1954	-8.4 °C	-5.7 °C	-11.7 °C	37 mm	31 days	23 cm	6 days
1953	-12.9 °C	-10.1 °C	-16.4 °C	30 mm	31 days	21 cm	5 days
1952	-12.9 °C	-10.2 °C	-16.0 °C	14 mm	31 days	8 cm	4 days
1951	-10.6 °C	-7.9 °C	-13.6 °C	62 mm	31 days	40 cm	8 days
1950	-8.5 °C	-5.8 °C	-11.8 °C	76 mm	31 days	44 cm	11 days
1949	-12.6 °C	-9.2 °C	-16.1 °C	72 mm	31 days	50 cm	14 days
1948	-17.9 °C	-15.5 °C	-20.9 °C	59 mm	31 days	41 cm	15 days
1947	-10.3 °C	-7.5 °C	-13.3 °C	33 mm	31 days	22 cm	9 days
1946	-10.2 °C	-8.0 °C	-12.9 °C	52 mm	31 days	34 cm	13 days
1945	-13.1 °C	-10.4 °C	-16.3 °C	40 mm	31 days	25 cm	10 days
1944	-9.4 °C	-6.6 °C	-12.6 °C	131 mm	31 days	78 cm	17 days
1943	-16.2 °C	-13.7 °C	-19.0 °C	42 mm	31 days	29 cm	12 days
1942	-12.8 °C	-10.3 °C	-15.5 °C	29 mm	31 days	18 cm	11 days
1941	-11.3 °C	-8.9 °C	-14.2 °C	26 mm	31 days	17 cm	8 days
1940	-12.5 °C	-10.1 °C	-15.0 °C	61 mm	31 days	43 cm	9 days

March records

Hottest day

9.0 °C

March 4, 2023 estimate

Coldest night

-31.7 °C

March 5, 1997 estimate

Wettest day

65 mm

March 9, 1968 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 March?

Highs average -7.0 °C and lows -12.6 °C. A typical March brings 0 hot days (30 °C or more) and 30 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Nuuk in March?

About 48 mm falls in March, over some 8 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest March was 1968 (178 mm), the driest 2001 (2 mm).

What was the warmest March in Nuuk?

2005, with a mean temperature of -2.3 °C. The coldest was 1989 (-18.5 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 10 of 86.