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Satellite view of Alanngorsuaq Fjord; the pin marks the beach
Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless · EOX, CC BY 4.0, colour-adjusted by Coastya. About 6 km of coast; the pin marks the beach.

Bay

Alanngorsuaq Fjord

GreenlandSermersooq · Greenland · Labrador Sea

60.9261, -48.2266 · Paamiut, 141 km

  • 4°Sea · August
  • 10°High · July
  • 8.7 hSunshine · June
The dot marks Alanngorsuaq Fjord. About 140 km of coast, north at the top.

Your month at the beach

Alanngorsuaq Fjord in October

  • 2°CAir, daytime high-1°C at night
  • 2°CSea temperature
  • 3.8 hSunshine a day
  • 12 daysRainy days in the month106 mm in total
  • 25 km/hAverage wind

Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.

The beach itself

No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.

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October from 2020 to 2025

In October 2025 the sea averaged 3.3 °C — 0.9 °C above the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: +0.9 °C

1991–2020 average: 2.4 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: +0.8 °C

1991–2020 average: 2.3 °C

Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.

When to go

1991–2020 averages
Warmest seaJuly and August4 °CThe sea stays below 18 °C all year here.
Most sunshineJune and July9 h of sun a day
Least rainMarch and May90 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan0°1 h114 mm
  2. Feb0°2 h115 mm
  3. Mar0°4 h90 mm
  4. Apr0°7 h102 mm
  5. May1°8 h101 mm
  6. Jun2°9 h117 mm
  7. Jul4°8 h113 mm
  8. Aug4°7 h150 mm
  9. Sep3°5 h178 mm
  10. Oct2°4 h106 mm
  11. Nov1°1 h173 mm
  12. Dec1°0 h128 mm
8°C20°C32°C

Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.

Sea temperature

1991–2020 averages
0°2°4°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 0°Feb: 0°Mar: 0°Apr: 0°May: 1°Jun: 2°Jul: 4°Aug: 4°Sep: 3°Oct: 2°Nov: 1°Dec: 1°4°0°
8°C20°C32°C

Climate through the year

1991–2020 averages
0°10°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: -6 °C (High -4° / Low -8°)Feb: -6 °C (High -4° / Low -8°)Mar: -5 °C (High -3° / Low -8°)Apr: -2 °C (High 0° / Low -4°)May: 2 °C (High 4° / Low 0°)Jun: 5 °C (High 8° / Low 3°)Jul: 7 °C (High 10° / Low 5°)Aug: 7 °C (High 9° / Low 5°)Sep: 4 °C (High 6° / Low 2°)Oct: 1 °C (High 2° / Low -1°)Nov: -3 °C (High -1° / Low -5°)Dec: -5 °C (High -3° / Low -7°)7°-6°
AverageLow – High
8°C20°C32°C

Rain

0 mm100 mm200 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 114 mmFeb: 115 mmMar: 90 mm90Apr: 102 mmMay: 101 mmJun: 117 mmJul: 113 mmAug: 150 mmSep: 178 mm178Oct: 106 mmNov: 173 mmDec: 128 mm

Sunshine

0 h2.5 h5 h7.5 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 0.6 hFeb: 2.2 hMar: 4.5 hApr: 6.9 hMay: 8.1 hJun: 8.7 h8.7Jul: 8.3 hAug: 6.7 hSep: 5.0 hOct: 3.8 hNov: 1.3 hDec: 0.3 h0.3

Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.

Month by month

1991–2020 averages

Every month at Alanngorsuaq Fjord: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.

Every month at Alanngorsuaq Fjord: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January-4-80114160.629
February-4-80115142.230
March-3-8090124.529
April0-40102126.926
May401101128.121
June832117128.718
July1054113118.317
Augustwarmest sea954150136.719
September623178145.023
October2-12106123.825
November-1-51173141.328
December-3-71128150.328

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Plan your trip

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About these numbers

Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.

WhatWhere it comes from Nearest measurement
Air, rain and sunshineNASA POWER10 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–202010 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.110 km away
Lifeguards and places to stayOpenStreetMapwithin 1–5 km
Nearest airportOurAirportsstraight-line distance
Image at the topSentinel-2 cloudless (EOX)at this spot

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