Greenland in April

Long bright days and good snow for sledding in Disko Bay; Easter holidays.

April is rated good. These months rate higher:

• JuneGreatMidnight sun north of the Arctic Circle; National Day on 21 June; boat season starts.
• JulyGreatPeak: boats, whales, hiking; hotels full; mosquitoes and blackflies.
• AugustGreatStable weather, whales in Disko Bay, the first dark nights return.

• Nuuk and the southwest coast · Nuuk, Maniitsoq, Paamiutcool

  Maritime: winters around −8 °C (18 °F), summers 5–10 °C (41–50 °F); fog and wind can ground flights any time.Maritime: winters around 18 °F (−8 °C), summers 41–50 °F (5–10 °C); fog and wind can ground flights any time.

• Disko Bay · Ilulissat, Qeqertarsuaq, Aasiaatfine

  North of the Arctic Circle: midnight sun late May to late July, polar night in December; March–April for sledding with light.

• Kangerlussuaq and the inland · Kangerlussuaq, Sisimiut hinterlandfine

  Dry continental climate: −30 °C (−22 °F) in winter, clear skies for northern lights, 15–20 °C (59–68 °F) on summer days; mosquitoes in July.Dry continental climate: −22 °F (−30 °C) in winter, clear skies for northern lights, 59–68 °F (15–20 °C) on summer days; mosquitoes in July.

• South Greenland · Narsarsuaq, Qaqortoq, Narsaq, Nanortalikcool

  The mildest and greenest region; sheep farms and Norse ruins; föhn winds can be violent.

• East Greenland · Tasiilaq, Ittoqqortoormiitfine

  Sea ice can block the coast into July; polar bears; reached via Iceland.

• Nuuk1 °C (34 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 10 rain days34 °F (1 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 10 rain days
• Aasiaat5 °C (41 °F) / -8 °C (18 °F), 7 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 18 °F (-8 °C), 7 rain days
• Igaliku5 °C (41 °F) / -8 °C (18 °F), 7 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 18 °F (-8 °C), 7 rain days
• Ilulissat-6 °C (21 °F) / -14 °C (7 °F), 7 rain days21 °F (-6 °C) / 7 °F (-14 °C), 7 rain days
• Ittoqqortoormiit-2 °C (28 °F) / -10 °C (14 °F), 7 rain days28 °F (-2 °C) / 14 °F (-10 °C), 7 rain days
• Kangerlussuaq3 °C (37 °F) / -10 °C (14 °F), 7 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 14 °F (-10 °C), 7 rain days
• Kulusuk2 °C (36 °F) / -12 °C (10 °F), 6 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 10 °F (-12 °C), 6 rain days
• Nanortalik5 °C (41 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 7 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 7 rain days
• Narsaq3 °C (37 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 7 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 7 rain days
• Narsarsuaq3 °C (37 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 7 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 7 rain days
• Oqaatsut3 °C (37 °F) / -6 °C (21 °F), 7 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 21 °F (-6 °C), 7 rain days
• Qaanaaq-10 °C (14 °F) / -20 °C (−4 °F), 0 rain days14 °F (-10 °C) / −4 °F (-20 °C), 0 rain days
• Qaqortoq5 °C (41 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 7 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 7 rain days
• Qasigiannguit-1 °C (30 °F) / -9 °C (16 °F), 6 rain days30 °F (-1 °C) / 16 °F (-9 °C), 6 rain days
• Qassiarsuk4 °C (39 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 7 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 7 rain days
• Sisimiut5 °C (41 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 5 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 5 rain days
• Tasiilaq2 °C (36 °F) / -6 °C (21 °F), 8 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 21 °F (-6 °C), 8 rain days
• Upernavik3 °C (37 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 7 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 7 rain days
• Uummannaq2 °C (36 °F) / -7 °C (19 °F), 3 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 19 °F (-7 °C), 3 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Easter (Maundy Thursday – Easter Monday)

  Mar–Apr (varies)

  Offices and shops closed; spring sledding trips busy.

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Rated best or good this month

• Ilulissat

  Best months: Mar–Apr for dogsled and northern lights; Jun–Sep for midnight sun, boats and hiking

• Kangerlussuaq

  Best months: Feb–Apr, Jun–Sep

• Qasigiannguit

  Best months: Jun–Sep (milder weather, boat access); Mar–Apr (dogsled, snow)

• Uummannaq

  Best months: May–July (midnight sun); July–Oct (whale watching); Feb–Apr (dog sledding)