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When to go · Ilulissat

Ilulissat, month by month

The best months for Ilulissat: Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep. Months to avoid: Jan, May, Oct, Nov, Dec.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (dark, cold, limited tours); May and Oct–Nov shoulder weeks when sea ice and weather cancel boats.-13 °C / -20 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  2. FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (Mar–Apr for dogsled and northern lights; Jun–Sep for midnight sun, boats and hiking). Across Greenland: Cold, longer days; dog sledding begins in the north.-13 °C / -21 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
  3. MarchGreatInside Ilulissat's best window: Mar–Apr for dogsled and northern lights; Jun–Sep for midnight sun, boats and hiking.-13 °C / -21 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  4. AprilGreatInside Ilulissat's best window: Mar–Apr for dogsled and northern lights; Jun–Sep for midnight sun, boats and hiking.-6 °C / -14 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  5. MayAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (dark, cold, limited tours); May and Oct–Nov shoulder weeks when sea ice and weather cancel boats.2 °C / -4 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
  6. JuneGreatInside Ilulissat's best window: Mar–Apr for dogsled and northern lights; Jun–Sep for midnight sun, boats and hiking.7 °C / 1 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  7. JulyGreatInside Ilulissat's best window: Mar–Apr for dogsled and northern lights; Jun–Sep for midnight sun, boats and hiking.11 °C / 4 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustGreatInside Ilulissat's best window: Mar–Apr for dogsled and northern lights; Jun–Sep for midnight sun, boats and hiking.10 °C / 3 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
  9. SeptemberGreatInside Ilulissat's best window: Mar–Apr for dogsled and northern lights; Jun–Sep for midnight sun, boats and hiking.5 °C / 0 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (dark, cold, limited tours); May and Oct–Nov shoulder weeks when sea ice and weather cancel boats.-1 °C / -6 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
  11. NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (dark, cold, limited tours); May and Oct–Nov shoulder weeks when sea ice and weather cancel boats.-6 °C / -12 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (dark, cold, limited tours); May and Oct–Nov shoulder weeks when sea ice and weather cancel boats.-10 °C / -17 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday