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Nuuk May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Nuuk, Greenland in the month of May.

Typical Nuuk May Weather 1991–2020
Average daily high	4.0 °C
Average daily low	-0.9 °C
Average monthly precipitation	6.5 cm
Daily chance of precipitation	43.3%

Nuuk May Weather Records 1958–2024
Highest temperature	18.3 °C	May 25, 2010
Lowest temperature	-13.4 °C	May 3, 1993
Highest daily low	10.5 °C	May 24, 2010
Lowest daily high	-11.2 °C	May 3, 1993
Hottest average high temperature	9.1 °C	2010
Coldest average high temperature	-0.4 °C	1992
Most daily precipitation	6.6 cm	May 12, 2005
Most monthly precipitation	23.0 cm	2005

Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after

Day	Average (°C)		Record (°C)
Day	High	Low	High	Low
May 1	1.7	-2.7	9.8	-12.0
May 2	1.9	-2.6	10.5	-13.1
May 3	2.0	-2.4	13.8	-13.4
May 4	2.2	-2.3	11.6	-12.0
May 5	2.4	-2.1	12.6	-11.5
May 6	2.6	-2.0	11.7	-11.0
May 7	2.7	-1.9	14.1	-9.9
May 8	2.8	-1.8	14.6	-9.5
May 9	3.0	-1.7	15.4	-9.0
May 10	3.1	-1.5	10.3	-7.3
May 11	3.3	-1.4	9.8	-8.0
May 12	3.4	-1.3	12.0	-8.4
May 13	3.5	-1.2	10.0	-6.5
May 14	3.7	-1.1	11.4	-8.0
May 15	3.8	-1.0	12.7	-8.2
May 16	3.9	-0.9	15.0	-5.6
May 17	4.1	-0.8	13.3	-7.1
May 18	4.3	-0.6	14.0	-6.5
May 19	4.4	-0.5	11.6	-7.4
May 20	4.6	-0.4	12.0	-6.4
May 21	4.8	-0.3	11.0	-6.6
May 22	4.9	-0.2	12.1	-4.5
May 23	5.1	-0.1	15.6	-6.3
May 24	5.2	0.0	17.7	-4.5
May 25	5.3	0.1	18.3	-4.6
May 26	5.5	0.2	17.2	-4.4
May 27	5.7	0.3	16.0	-4.5
May 28	5.9	0.3	16.0	-3.8
May 29	6.0	0.4	15.1	-6.0
May 30	6.2	0.6	15.8	-5.0
May 31	6.3	0.6	16.9	-5.8

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1958–2024	Nuuk	location