When to go · Ilulissat

Ilulissat in August

Great month. Inside Ilulissat's best window: Mar–Apr for dogsled and northern lights; Jun–Sep for midnight sun, boats and hiking.

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 10°C (50°F)50°F (10°C) / 3°C (37°F)37°F (3°C); average high / low
Rain days: 9
Crowds: High; Greenland overall
Prices: High; Greenland overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Ilulissat

Inside Ilulissat's best window: Mar–Apr for dogsled and northern lights; Jun–Sep for midnight sun, boats and hiking.

No other month rates higher than August for Ilulissat in this guide.

Long-term averages

IlulissatHighs around 10 °C (50 °F), lows around 3 °C (37 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 50 °F (10 °C), lows around 37 °F (3 °C), rain on about 9 days
Disko Bay, Greenland · Ilulissat, Qeqertarsuaq, Aasiaatbest weather
North of the Arctic Circle: midnight sun late May to late July, polar night in December; March–April for sledding with light.

Greenland overall: Stable weather, whales in Disko Bay, the first dark nights return.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Ilulissat, side by side.

First month

Second month

August: Inside Ilulissat's best window: Mar–Apr for dogsled and northern lights; Jun–Sep for midnight sun, boats and hiking.

March: Inside Ilulissat's best window: Mar–Apr for dogsled and northern lights; Jun–Sep for midnight sun, boats and hiking.

Ilulissat: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.