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July Weather in Qasigiannguit Greenland

Daily high temperatures are around 51°F, rarely falling below 43°F or exceeding 59°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 52°F on July 18.

Daily low temperatures are around 42°F, rarely falling below 36°F or exceeding 48°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 43°F on July 21.

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 July 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 July. 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 July in Qasigiannguit

Average Hourly Temperature in July in QasigiannguitJul112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMJunAugvery coldcoldcold
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 July in Qasigiannguit experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 51% to 58%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 50% on July 8.

The clearest day of the month is July 8, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 50% 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 July in Qasigiannguit

Cloud Cover Categories in July in QasigiannguitJul11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JunAugJan 123%Jan 123%Jul 149%Jul 149%Jul 3142%Jul 3142%Jul 1149%Jul 1149%Jul 2145%Jul 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. In Qasigiannguit, the chance of a wet day over the course of July is increasing, starting the month at 15% and ending it at 20%.

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.

Probability of Precipitation in July in Qasigiannguit

Probability of Precipitation in July in QasigiannguitJul11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%16%16%18%18%20%20%22%22%24%24%JunAugJul 115%Jul 115%Jul 3120%Jul 3120%Jul 1116%Jul 1116%Jul 2119%Jul 2119%rainmixed
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 July in Qasigiannguit is increasing, starting the month at 0.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.9 inches or falls below 0.2 inches, and ending the month at 1.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.0 inches or falls below 0.4 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in July in Qasigiannguit

Average Monthly Rainfall in July in QasigiannguitJul11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 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 in4.0 in4.0 inJunAugJul 10.9 inJul 10.9 inJul 311.5 inJul 311.5 inJul 111.1 inJul 111.1 inJul 211.2 inJul 211.2 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.

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.

In the summer in Qasigiannguit during 2024, the Sun is continuously above the horizon for 2.0 months, rising at 2:38 AM on May 21, and not setting again until 2:02 AM on July 22. As such, July begins the month in polar day, which ends before the month is out.

The shortest day of the month is July 31, with 20 hours, 15 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in July 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 3:00 AM on July 22 and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 21 minutes later at 4:20 AM on July 31.

The latest sunset is 2:02 AM on July 21 and the earliest sunset is 1 hour, 27 minutes earlier at 12:36 AM on July 31.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in July in Qasigiannguit

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in July in QasigiannguitJul11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031314 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM2 AMJunAug2:02 AMJul 212:02 AMJul 213:00 AM3:00 AM12:36 AMJul 3112:36 AMJul 31SolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of July. 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 July in Qasigiannguit

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in July in QasigiannguitJul112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMJunAug0101020202030304001010202030303040
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of July 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 July 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 July in Qasigiannguit

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in July in QasigiannguitJul112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMJunAugJun 611:38 AMJun 611:38 AMJul 59:58 PMJul 59:58 PMAug 410:14 AMAug 410:14 AMAug 195:26 PMAug 195:26 PM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM11:26 PM11:26 PM6:48 AM6:48 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.
Jul 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
22%12:49 AMNE10:12 PMN11:13 PMN10:33 AMS232,074 mi
2
14%11:25 AMS233,529 mi
3
7%12:20 PMS235,306 mi
4
2%1:16 PMS237,389 mi
5
0%2:12 PMS239,721 mi
6
1%3:06 PMS242,199 mi
7
3%3:56 PMS244,677 mi
8
8%-3:48 AMN5:21 AMNNE4:43 PMS246,986 mi
9
14%-2:29 AMNW8:15 AMNE5:25 PMS248,945 mi
10
22%-1:57 AMNW10:16 AMENE6:06 PMS250,384 mi
11
30%-1:33 AMWNW12:03 PME6:44 PMS251,158 mi
12
40%-1:12 AMW1:46 PME7:23 PMS251,161 mi
13
50%-12:52 AMWSW3:31 PMESE8:02 PMS250,341 mi
14
59%-12:29 AMWSW5:26 PMSE8:44 PMS248,709 mi
15
69%-12:00 AMSW7:49 PMSSE11:08 PMSSW9:29 PMS246,340 mi
16
78%10:19 PMS243,382 mi
17
86%11:15 PMS240,044 mi
18
90%--
19
93%12:16 AMS236,592 mi
20
98%1:20 AMS233,320 mi
21
100%2:25 AMS230,516 mi
22
99%3:27 AMS228,412 mi
23
96%1:37 AMSE7:12 AMSW-4:24 AMS227,145 mi
24
89%12:59 AMESE9:41 AMWSW-5:17 AMS226,747 mi
25
81%12:31 AMESE11:53 AMW-6:07 AMS227,150 mi
26
70%12:07 AME2:02 PMWNW11:42 PMENE6:55 AMS228,221 mi
27
59%-4:18 PMNW11:10 PMNE7:42 AMS229,794 mi
28
50%-7:06 PMNNW10:11 PMNNE8:31 AMS231,707 mi
29
35%9:22 AMS233,821 mi
30
25%10:15 AMS236,038 mi
31
16%11:10 AMS238,293 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 July, remaining around 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in July in Qasigiannguit

Humidity Comfort Levels in July in QasigiannguitJul11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%JunAugJul 10%Jul 10%Jul 310%Jul 310%Jul 110%Jul 110%Jul 210%Jul 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 essentially constant during July, remaining within 0.3 miles per hour of 5.9 miles per hour throughout.

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 lowest daily average wind speed during July is 5.7 miles per hour on July 13.

Average Wind Speed in July in Qasigiannguit

Average Wind Speed in July in QasigiannguitJul11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphJunAugJul 135.7 mphJul 135.7 mphJul 16.0 mphJul 16.0 mphJul 316.2 mphJul 316.2 mph
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 July is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 41% on July 31.

Wind Direction in July in Qasigiannguit

Wind Direction in July in QasigiannguitJul11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%JunAugwestsoutheastnorth
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 July, remaining within 1°F of 38°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in July 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 July in Qasigiannguit is very likely fully within the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season gradually increasing from 90% to 98% over the course of the month.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in July in Qasigiannguitgrowing seasonJul11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JunAug90%Jul 190%Jul 198%Jul 3198%Jul 3196%Jul 1196%Jul 1197%Jul 2197%Jul 2150%Jun 750%Jun 790%Aug 2090%Aug 20very coldcoldcoolfreezing
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 July, remaining within 16°F of 30°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in July in Qasigiannguit

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of July, 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 decreasing during July, falling by 1.5 kWh, from 6.2 kWh to 4.8 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in July in Qasigiannguit

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in July in QasigiannguitJul11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJunAugJul 16.2 kWhJul 16.2 kWhJul 314.8 kWhJul 314.8 kWhJul 116.0 kWhJul 116.0 kWhJul 215.4 kWhJul 215.4 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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