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November Weather in Qasigiannguit Greenland

Daily high temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 25°F to 21°F, rarely falling below 8°F or exceeding 37°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 18°F to 12°F, rarely falling below -0°F or exceeding 29°F.

For reference, on July 17, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Qasigiannguit typically range from 42°F to 52°F, while on February 27, the coldest day of the year, they range from -3°F to 8°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in November in Qasigiannguit

Average High and Low Temperature in November in QasigiannguitNov112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030-15°F-15°F-10°F-10°F-5°F-5°F0°F0°F5°F5°F10°F10°F15°F15°F20°F20°F25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°FOctDecNov 125°FNov 125°F18°F18°FNov 3021°FNov 3021°F12°F12°FNov 1124°FNov 1124°F16°F16°FNov 2122°FNov 2122°F14°F14°F
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 November. 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 November in Qasigiannguit

Average Hourly Temperature in November in QasigiannguitNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 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 AMOctDecfrigidfreezingvery 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 November in Qasigiannguit experiences increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 62% to 71%.

The clearest day of the month is November 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 38% of the time.

For reference, on January 1, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 77%, while on July 8, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 50%.

Cloud Cover Categories in November in Qasigiannguit

Cloud Cover Categories in November in QasigiannguitNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%OctDecNov 138%Nov 138%Nov 3029%Nov 3029%Nov 1135%Nov 1135%Nov 2132%Nov 2132%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. In Qasigiannguit, the chance of a wet day over the course of November is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 14% and ending it at 11%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 22% on August 9, and its lowest chance is 4% on January 5.

Over the course of November in Qasigiannguit, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 3% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 3% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 7% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in November in Qasigiannguit

Probability of Precipitation in November in QasigiannguitNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%16%16%OctDecNov 715%Nov 715%Nov 3011%Nov 3011%Nov 2113%Nov 2113%snowmixedrain
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 November in Qasigiannguit is essentially constant, remaining about 0.4 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.5 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in November in Qasigiannguit

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 November in Qasigiannguit is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 4.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 10.0 inches or falls below 0.1 inches, and ending the month at 3.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 10.1 inches or falls below 0.1 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 4.1 inches on November 8.

Average Monthly Snowfall in November in Qasigiannguit

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, Qasigiannguit 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.

Neither polar day nor polar night occur during the month of November.

Over the course of November in Qasigiannguit, the length of the day is very rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 5 hours, 34 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 11 minutes, 32 seconds, and weekly decrease of 1 hour, 20 minutes, 41 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is November 30, with 1 hour, 10 minutes of daylight and the longest day is November 1, with 6 hours, 44 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in November in Qasigiannguit

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 earliest sunrise of the month in Qasigiannguit is 9:45 AM on November 1 and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 53 minutes later at 12:38 PM on November 30.

The latest sunset is 4:29 PM on November 1 and the earliest sunset is 2 hours, 41 minutes earlier at 1:48 PM on November 30.

Daylight saving time is observed in Qasigiannguit during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during November, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in November in Qasigiannguit

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in November in QasigiannguitNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM2 AMOctDec9:45 AM9:45 AMNov 14:29 PMNov 14:29 PM12:38 PM12:38 PMNov 301:48 PMNov 301:48 PM10:33 AM10:33 AMNov 113:43 PMNov 113:43 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoon
The solar day over the course of November. 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 November in Qasigiannguit

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in November in QasigiannguitNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 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 AMOctDec01000
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of November 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 November 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 November in Qasigiannguit

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in November in QasigiannguitNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMOctDecOct 25:50 PMOct 25:50 PMOct 1710:27 AMOct 1710:27 AMNov 110:48 AMNov 110:48 AMNov 157:29 PMNov 157:29 PMDec 157:02 AMDec 157:02 AM8:19 AM8:19 AM7:27 PM7:27 PM6:26 PM6:26 PM10:06 AM10:06 AM10:39 AM10:39 AM3:19 PM3:19 PM12:56 PM12:56 PM12:00 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.
Nov 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
0%10:39 AMSE3:19 PMSSW-12:59 PMS250,832 mi
2
1%1:46 PMS249,544 mi
3
4%2:37 PMS247,926 mi
4
10%3:32 PMS245,987 mi
5
17%4:30 PMS243,729 mi
6
25%5:30 PMS241,161 mi
7
35%6:28 PMS238,318 mi
8
46%6:56 PMS7:51 PMS-7:24 PMS235,283 mi
9
50%5:18 PMSE11:18 PMSW-8:17 PMS232,194 mi
10
69%4:42 PMESE--9:08 PMS229,249 mi
11
80%-1:38 AMWSW4:15 PME9:57 PMS226,699 mi
12
88%-3:50 AMW3:51 PME10:46 PMS224,814 mi
13
95%-6:03 AMWNW3:24 PMENE11:36 PMS223,846 mi
14
98%-8:31 AMNW2:48 PMNE--
15
100%-12:22 PMN12:56 PMN12:29 AMS223,975 mi
16
100%1:25 AMS225,263 mi
17
98%2:24 AMS227,626 mi
18
93%3:25 AMS230,847 mi
19
85%4:23 AMS234,603 mi
20
77%5:19 AMS238,538 mi
21
67%-5:11 PMNNW8:26 PMNNE6:09 AMS242,312 mi
22
50%-4:18 PMNW10:53 PMNE6:55 AMS245,652 mi
23
47%-3:48 PMWNW-7:37 AMS248,359 mi
24
37%12:48 AMENE3:25 PMWNW-8:17 AMS250,314 mi
25
28%2:34 AME3:05 PMW-8:55 AMS251,471 mi
26
20%4:17 AME2:44 PMWSW-9:34 AMS251,851 mi
27
13%6:04 AMESE2:20 PMSW-10:13 AMS251,524 mi
28
7%8:03 AMSE1:47 PMSW-10:56 AMS250,599 mi
29
3%10:52 AMSSE12:30 PMS-11:41 AMS249,202 mi
30
0%12:31 PMS247,465 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 in Qasigiannguit is essentially constant during November, remaining around 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in November in Qasigiannguit

Humidity Comfort Levels in November in QasigiannguitNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%OctDecNov 160%Nov 160%Nov 10%Nov 10%Nov 300%Nov 300%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 in Qasigiannguit is increasing during November, increasing from 10.7 miles per hour to 12.0 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on November 28, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.0 miles per hour, while on July 13, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.7 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during November is 12.0 miles per hour on November 28.

Average Wind Speed in November in Qasigiannguit

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 in Qasigiannguit throughout November is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 47% on November 21.

Wind Direction in November in Qasigiannguit

Wind Direction in November in QasigiannguitNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%OctDecsoutheastnorthwest
northeastsouthwest
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).

Qasigiannguit 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 in Qasigiannguit is gradually decreasing during November, falling by 2°F, from 34°F to 32°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in November in Qasigiannguit

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 in Qasigiannguit typically lasts for 3.0 months (93 days), from around June 7 to around September 9, rarely starting before May 19 or after July 1, and rarely ending before August 20 or after September 26.

The month of November in Qasigiannguit is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in November in Qasigiannguit

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in November in QasigiannguitNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%OctDec0%Nov 160%Nov 16frigidfreezingvery 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 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 in Qasigiannguit are essentially constant during November, remaining around 61°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in November in Qasigiannguit

Growing Degree Days in November in QasigiannguitNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303020°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FOctDecNov 161°FNov 161°FNov 3061°FNov 3061°FNov 1161°FNov 1161°FNov 2161°FNov 2161°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of November, 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 in Qasigiannguit is essentially constant during November, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 0.1 kWh throughout.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in November in Qasigiannguit

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in November in QasigiannguitNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.2 kWh0.2 kWh0.4 kWh0.4 kWh0.6 kWh0.6 kWh0.8 kWh0.8 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.2 kWh1.2 kWh1.4 kWh1.4 kWh1.6 kWh1.6 kWh1.8 kWh1.8 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWhOctDecNov 10.3 kWhNov 10.3 kWhNov 300.0 kWhNov 300.0 kWhNov 110.1 kWhNov 110.1 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 Qasigiannguit are 68.819 deg latitude, -51.192 deg longitude, and 20 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Qasigiannguit contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,093 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 208 feet. Within 10 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,706 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,563 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Qasigiannguit is covered by sparse vegetation (47%), trees (23%), and grassland (17%), within 10 miles by water (54%) and sparse vegetation (18%), and within 50 miles by water (37%) and snow and glaciers (31%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Qasigiannguit, 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

There is only a single weather station, Egedesminde, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Qasigiannguit.

At a distance of 68 kilometers from Qasigiannguit, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Qasigiannguit according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

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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