When to go · Sisimiut

Sisimiut in January

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, limited services, possible flight cancellations).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: −2°C (28°F)28°F (−2°C) / −12°C (10°F)10°F (−12°C); average high / low
Rain days: 5
Crowds: Low; Greenland overall
Prices: Low; Greenland overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Sisimiut

Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, limited services, possible flight cancellations).

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

SisimiutHighs around -2 °C (28 °F), lows around -12 °C (10 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 28 °F (-2 °C), lows around 10 °F (-12 °C), rain on about 5 days
Kangerlussuaq and the inland, Greenland · Kangerlussuaq, Sisimiut hinterlandcool
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.

Greenland overall: Dark and cold; sun returns to Ilulissat in mid-January. Northern lights in Kangerlussuaq.

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

First month

Second month

January: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, limited services, possible flight cancellations).

June: Inside Sisimiut's best window: Jun–Aug (mid‑summer, milder temps, daylight > 20 h).

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