Capital of Greenland
Nuuk
Photo: patano · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- America/Nuuk
- Country
- Greenland
- Population
- 14,798
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Airports
- GOH
- 2.2 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 8,280 km
- 10 hrs 30 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Nuuk, month by month
- Jan-6°
- Feb-6°
- Mar-5°
- Apr-2°
- May2°
- Jun6°
- Jul8°
- Aug8°
- Sept5°
- Oct1°
- Nov-2°
- Dec-4°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
No month is both mild to warm and not wet, on these averages.
Mean highs run from -6°C in February to 8°C in July, with about 885 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for NuukModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Nuuk
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBNuuk
8,280 km
10 hrs 30 mins · Estimate
From AUHNuuk
8,330 km
10 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- America/Nuuk
- Country
- Greenland
- Currency
- Danish Krone DKKToday's indicative rate: DKK 1 ≈ USD 0.15Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C, E, F and K230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +299 · On the right
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