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March Weather in Qasigiannguit Greenland

Daily high temperatures increase by 8°F, from 8°F to 16°F, rarely falling below -12°F or exceeding 32°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 8°F, from -3°F to 4°F, rarely falling below -22°F or exceeding 21°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 March in Qasigiannguit

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 March. 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 March in Qasigiannguit

Average Hourly Temperature in March in QasigiannguitMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMFebAprNowNowfrigidfreezing
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 March in Qasigiannguit experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 73% to 68%.

The clearest day of the month is March 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 32% 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 March in Qasigiannguit

Cloud Cover Categories in March in QasigiannguitMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprMar 127%Mar 127%Mar 3132%Mar 3132%Mar 1128%Mar 1128%Mar 2130%Mar 2130%NowNowclearmostly 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 March is essentially constant, remaining around 6% throughout.

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 March in Qasigiannguit, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 1% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 1% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 4% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in March in Qasigiannguit

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 March in Qasigiannguit is essentially constant, remaining about 0.1 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.7 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in March in Qasigiannguit

Average Monthly Rainfall in March in QasigiannguitMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 inFebAprMar 10.1 inMar 10.1 inMar 310.2 inMar 310.2 inMar 110.1 inMar 110.1 inMar 210.1 inMar 210.1 in
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 March in Qasigiannguit is gradually increasing, starting the month at 2.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.0 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the month at 2.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.8 inches or falls below -0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in March 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 March.

Over the course of March in Qasigiannguit, the length of the day is very rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 4 hours, 6 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 8 minutes, 13 seconds, and weekly increase of 57 minutes, 28 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 9 hours, 47 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 13 hours, 53 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in Qasigiannguit

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in QasigiannguitMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFebAprMar 2012 hr, 14 minMar 2012 hr, 14 minMar 19 hr, 47 minMar 19 hr, 47 minNowNow
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 in Qasigiannguit is 8:44 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 2 hours, 7 minutes earlier at 6:37 AM on March 30.

The earliest sunset is 6:31 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 55 minutes later at 9:26 PM on March 31.

Daylight saving time (DST) ends at 12:00 AM on March 31, 2024, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour earlier.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March in QasigiannguitMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM2 AMFebApr6:37 AM6:37 AMMar 308:22 PMMar 308:22 PM8:44 AM8:44 AMMar 16:31 PMMar 16:31 PM8:01 AM8:01 AMMar 117:10 PMMar 117:10 PMMar 31DSTMar 31DSTSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of March. 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 transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

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 March in Qasigiannguit

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in QasigiannguitMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMFebApr00202030000101030NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of March 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 March 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 March in Qasigiannguit

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in QasigiannguitMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprFeb 99:00 PMFeb 99:00 PMFeb 2410:31 AMFeb 2410:31 AMMar 107:01 AMMar 107:01 AMMar 255:01 AMMar 255:01 AMApr 85:22 PMApr 85:22 PMApr 2310:50 PMApr 2310:50 PM3:51 PM3:51 PM10:05 AM10:05 AM8:38 AM8:38 AM7:43 PM7:43 PM7:04 PM7:04 PM7:18 AM7:18 AM7:13 AM7:13 AM10:16 PM10:16 PM11:10 PM11:10 PM5:22 AM5:22 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.
Mar 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
73%3:15 AMSSE7:26 AMSSW-5:21 AMS247,184 mi
2
63%6:10 AMS244,414 mi
3
50%7:04 AMS241,094 mi
4
42%8:03 AMS237,348 mi
5
31%9:07 AMS233,392 mi
6
21%10:12 AMS229,526 mi
7
12%11:16 AMS226,112 mi
8
5%9:54 AMSSE2:40 PMSW-12:16 PMS223,514 mi
9
1%9:08 AMSE5:22 PMWSW-1:13 PMS222,035 mi
10
0%8:38 AMESE7:43 PMW-2:05 PMS221,852 mi
11
3%8:13 AME9:59 PMWNW-2:56 PMS222,985 mi
12
8%7:47 AMENE--3:46 PMS225,294 mi
13
16%-12:22 AMNW7:14 AMNE4:36 PMS228,512 mi
14
26%-3:19 AMNNW6:09 AMNNE5:28 PMS232,297 mi
15
36%6:22 PMS236,293 mi
16
47%7:16 PMS240,177 mi
17
50%8:10 PMS243,697 mi
18
68%9:02 PMS246,682 mi
19
77%9:51 PMS249,043 mi
20
84%10:36 PMS250,758 mi
21
91%-9:12 AMNNW1:15 PMNNE11:19 PMS251,855 mi
22
96%-8:28 AMNW3:28 PMNE11:59 PMS252,386 mi
23
97%-8:01 AMWNW5:19 PMENE--
24
99%-7:38 AMW7:04 PME12:38 AMS252,415 mi
25
100%-7:18 AMW8:48 PMESE1:16 AMS251,999 mi
26
99%-6:56 AMWSW10:37 PMESE1:55 AMS251,179 mi
27
97%-6:31 AMSW-2:36 AMS249,972 mi
28
92%12:42 AMSE5:55 AMSSW-3:19 AMS248,378 mi
29
86%4:06 AMS246,387 mi
30
78%4:58 AMS243,988 mi
31
71%1:00 AMESE241,891 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 March, remaining around 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in Qasigiannguit

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in QasigiannguitMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FebAprMar 10%Mar 10%Mar 310%Mar 310%Mar 110%Mar 110%Mar 210%Mar 210%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 decreasing during March, decreasing from 9.4 miles per hour to 8.4 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.

Average Wind Speed in March 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 March is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 46% on March 1.

Wind Direction in March in Qasigiannguit

Wind Direction in March in QasigiannguitMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FebAprNowNowsoutheastnorthwest
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 essentially constant during March, remaining around 30°F throughout.

The lowest average surface water temperature during March is 30°F on March 8.

Average Water Temperature in March in Qasigiannguit

Average Water Temperature in March in QasigiannguitMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313128.5°F28.5°F29.0°F29.0°F29.5°F29.5°F30.0°F30.0°F30.5°F30.5°F31.0°F31.0°F31.5°F31.5°F32.0°F32.0°F32.5°F32.5°F33.0°F33.0°FFebAprMar 830°FMar 830°FMar 130°FMar 130°FMar 3130°FMar 3130°FMar 2130°FMar 2130°FNowNow
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 March in Qasigiannguit is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in QasigiannguitMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebApr0%Mar 160%Mar 160%Mar 10%Mar 1frigidfreezingvery 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 March, remaining around 0°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in March in Qasigiannguit

Growing Degree Days in March in QasigiannguitMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0°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°FFebAprMar 10°FMar 10°FMar 310°FMar 310°FMar 110°FMar 110°FMar 210°FMar 210°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of March, 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 rapidly increasing during March, rising by 1.7 kWh, from 1.0 kWh to 2.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in Qasigiannguit

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in QasigiannguitMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWhFebAprMar 11.0 kWhMar 11.0 kWhMar 312.7 kWhMar 312.7 kWhMar 111.5 kWhMar 111.5 kWhMar 212.1 kWhMar 212.1 kWhNowNow
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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