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May Weather at Egedesminde Greenland

Daily high temperatures increase by 10°F, from 28°F to 39°F, rarely falling below 19°F or exceeding 46°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 11°F, from 21°F to 32°F, rarely falling below 10°F or exceeding 38°F.

For reference, on July 21, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Egedesminde typically range from 41°F to 48°F, while on February 27, the coldest day of the year, they range from -1°F to 8°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in May at Egedesminde

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in May at Egedesminde

Average Hourly Temperature in May at EgedesmindeMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunfrigidfreezingvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
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The month of May at Egedesminde experiences decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 62% to 53%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 53% on May 30.

The clearest day of the month is May 30, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 47% of the time.

For reference, on January 1, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 81%, while on May 30, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 47%.

Cloud Cover Categories in May at Egedesminde

Cloud Cover Categories in May at EgedesmindeMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJunJan 119%Jan 119%May 138%May 138%May 3147%May 3147%May 1142%May 1142%May 2145%May 2145%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Egedesminde, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is essentially constant, remaining around 10% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 22% on August 9, and its lowest chance is 3% on January 6.

Over the course of May at Egedesminde, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 2% to 8%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 2% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow decreases from 4% to 1%.

Probability of Precipitation in May at Egedesminde

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May at Egedesminde is gradually increasing, starting the month at 0.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.7 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the month at 0.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.5 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in May at Egedesminde

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during May at Egedesminde is decreasing, starting the month at 2.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.1 inches or falls below 0.1 inches, and ending the month at 0.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.4 inches or falls below -0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in May at Egedesminde

The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Due to its extreme latitude, Egedesminde experiences polar day (also known as the midnight Sun) during the summer and polar night during the winter. These are periods of time in which the sun is continuously above or below the horizon for more than one day. The precise start and end dates of polar day and night vary from year to year and depend on the precise location and elevation of the observer, and the local topography.

In the summer at Egedesminde during 2024, the Sun is continuously above the horizon for 2.0 months, rising at 2:58 AM on May 21, and not setting again until 2:18 AM on July 21. As such, polar day begins in May and lasts beyond the end of the month.

The shortest day of the month is May 1, with 18 hours, 26 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in May at Egedesminde

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month at Egedesminde is 5:17 AM on May 1 and the earliest sunrise is 2 hours, 18 minutes earlier at 2:58 AM on May 21.

The earliest sunset is 11:42 PM on May 1 and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 13 minutes later at 1:55 AM on May 20.

Daylight saving time is observed at Egedesminde during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during May, so the entire month is in standard time.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in May at Egedesminde

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in May at EgedesmindeMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031314 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM2 AMAprJun2:58 AM2:58 AM1:55 AMMay 201:55 AMMay 205:17 AM5:17 AM11:42 PMMay 111:42 PMMay 14:22 AM4:22 AMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoon
The solar day over the course of May. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May at Egedesminde

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May at EgedesmindeMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun01010202020303040010102020303040
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of May 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for May 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May at Egedesminde

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May at EgedesmindeMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunApr 85:22 PMApr 85:22 PMApr 2310:50 PMApr 2310:50 PMMay 82:23 AMMay 82:23 AMJun 611:38 AMJun 611:38 AM7:19 AM7:19 AM10:22 PM10:22 PM11:15 PM11:15 PM5:30 AM5:30 AM3:44 AM3:44 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
May 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%8:58 AMS232,306 mi
2
39%7:13 AMSE12:35 PMSW-9:54 AMS229,961 mi
3
28%6:34 AMSE3:02 PMWSW-10:46 AMS227,946 mi
4
18%6:07 AMESE5:15 PMW-11:36 AMS226,464 mi
5
9%5:43 AME7:26 PMWNW-12:25 PMS225,717 mi
6
3%5:18 AMENE9:47 PMNW-1:14 PMS225,862 mi
7
0%4:46 AMNE--2:05 PMS226,977 mi
8
0%-12:42 AMNNW3:44 AMNNE2:59 PMS229,030 mi
9
3%3:55 PMS231,872 mi
10
9%4:52 PMS235,256 mi
11
16%5:49 PMS238,879 mi
12
25%6:42 PMS242,425 mi
13
34%7:33 PMS245,611 mi
14
44%8:19 PMS248,217 mi
15
50%-6:24 AMNNW11:30 AMNE9:01 PMS250,093 mi
16
64%-5:48 AMNW1:33 PMENE9:41 PMS251,162 mi
17
73%-5:23 AMWNW3:21 PMENE10:20 PMS251,419 mi
18
81%-5:03 AMW5:04 PME10:58 PMS250,917 mi
19
88%-4:42 AMW6:49 PMESE11:37 PMS249,758 mi
20
91%-4:21 AMWSW8:42 PMSE--
21
94%-3:54 AMSW10:56 PMSSE12:19 AMS248,077 mi
22
98%-3:12 AMSSW-1:04 AMS246,027 mi
23
100%1:54 AMS243,766 mi
24
100%2:49 AMS241,435 mi
25
97%3:48 AMS239,155 mi
26
92%4:51 AMS237,011 mi
27
85%5:53 AMS235,053 mi
28
76%6:53 AMS233,305 mi
29
65%5:40 AMSSE9:59 AMSSW-7:49 AMS231,781 mi
30
50%4:55 AMSE12:32 PMWSW-8:42 AMS230,503 mi
31
42%4:26 AMESE2:43 PMWSW-9:31 AMS229,517 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Egedesminde is essentially constant during May, remaining around 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in May at Egedesminde

Humidity Comfort Levels in May at EgedesmindeMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%AprJunMay 160%May 160%May 10%May 10%May 310%May 310%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Egedesminde is gradually decreasing during May, decreasing from 7.7 miles per hour to 6.7 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on December 1, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.6 miles per hour, while on July 14, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in May at Egedesminde

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction at Egedesminde throughout May is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 34% on May 27.

Wind Direction in May at Egedesminde

Wind Direction in May at EgedesmindeNWMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%AprJunwestsoutheastnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Egedesminde is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature at Egedesminde is gradually increasing during May, rising by 3°F, from 31°F to 35°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in May at Egedesminde

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Egedesminde typically lasts for 3.2 months (99 days), from around June 12 to around September 19, rarely starting before May 24 or after July 2, and rarely ending before September 1 or after October 6.

The month of May at Egedesminde is more likely than not fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly increasing from 0% to 22% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May at Egedesminde

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May at Egedesmindegrowing seasonMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJunMay 10%May 10%May 3122%May 3122%May 110%May 110%May 217%May 217%50%Jun 1250%Jun 12frigidfreezingvery coldcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Egedesminde are essentially constant during May, remaining around 0°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in May at Egedesminde

Growing Degree Days in May at EgedesmindeMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0°F0.0°F0.1°F0.1°F0.2°F0.2°F0.3°F0.3°F0.4°F0.4°F0.5°F0.5°F0.6°F0.6°F0.7°F0.7°F0.8°F0.8°F0.9°F0.9°F1.0°F1.0°FAprJunMay 10°FMay 10°FMay 310°FMay 310°FMay 110°FMay 110°FMay 210°FMay 210°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of May, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Egedesminde is increasing during May, rising by 1.5 kWh, from 4.5 kWh to 6.0 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May at Egedesminde

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May at EgedesmindeMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhAprJunMay 14.5 kWhMay 14.5 kWhMay 316.0 kWhMay 316.0 kWhMay 115.0 kWhMay 115.0 kWhMay 215.6 kWhMay 215.6 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Egedesminde are 68.700 deg latitude, -52.750 deg longitude, and 0 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Egedesminde contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 331 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 25 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (804 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,176 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Egedesminde is covered by sparse vegetation (45%), snow and glaciers (22%), water (13%), and trees (10%), within 10 miles by water (52%) and sparse vegetation (25%), and within 50 miles by water (66%) and trees (11%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Egedesminde, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Egedesminde has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

There are no other weather stations in our network within 200 kilometers of this location. Consequently, in the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on NASA's MERRA-2 modern-era reanalysis , adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal differences between this station and the wide-area MERRA-2 reconstructed values.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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