Weather in Nuuk in April 2026
Average weather
Average temperature in Nuuk in April
The expected average maximum temperature in April is +1°C with a maximum of +5°C and a minimum of -12°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 18% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -3°C to 0°C.
Is Nuuk warm or cold in April?
Nuuk is typically cold in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from -6°C to -2°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -11°C to -6°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Nuuk:
Climate in Nuuk in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -6°C | -2°C | +3°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -30°C | -21°C | -15°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +11°C | +13°C | +18°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 3 mm | 9 mm | 26 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 79% | 82% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1007 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 16 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 12 | 11 | 10 | ||||
April weather is still as ok as in March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from -6°C to -2°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 3 mm to 9 mm. Humidity rises from 76% to 79%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 4 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 4 sunny days in March to 3 in April.
May brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Nuuk is gradually increasing during April, going from 3 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Snow
Here’s how April is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last April in Nuuk?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Nuuk in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (-3°C) and the highest in 2010 (+4°C). The driest year was 1982 with only 198 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2012 with 696 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Nuuk
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Nuuk, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
