Weather in Nuuk in December 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Nuuk in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is -4°C with a maximum of +4°C and a minimum of -17°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 43% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +4°C to -5°C.
Is Nuuk warm or cold in December?
Nuuk is typically cold in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from -3°C to -5°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -7°C to -10°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 December is compared to other months in Nuuk:
Climate in Nuuk in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -3°C | -5°C | -7°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -21°C | -29°C | -35°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +11°C | +9°C | +7°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 19 mm | 5 mm | 3 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 74% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1004 HPa | 1001 HPa | 999 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From -3°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to -5°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 19 mm to 5 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 76% to 74%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 3 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 17 m/s which is quite strong. The wind will cause branches to move and ground debris to fly around.
The average wind speed in Nuuk is gradually decreasing during December, going from 6 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Nuuk.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Nuuk?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Nuuk in December 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.
