Weather-wise, Qaqortoq is the mildest capital in Greenland, with relatively gentler winters and pleasant blooming summers. Vegetative cover on the tundra is generally hardy plants of short stature.
Most of South Greenland is classified as having a polar tundra climate with cold winters of below 0☌ (32☏) and cool ephemeral summers of between 0☌ (32☏) and 10☌ (50☏). The extremely low temperatures means that no vegetation can survive. This is the perpetual Frost climate of the Inland Ice. Polar ice sheet climate – The mean monthly temperature is below 0☌ all year round.The amount of precipitation spikes during the summer months. The winter is below freezing and summer cool and ephemeral between 0☌ and 10☌. Polar tundra climate – This is the typical climate in Greenland’s coastal settlements.Worldwide, this climate is found 50° – 70°N latitude. Boreal forest climate – A subarctic climate with long cold winters and cool summers.Cold desert climate – This climate type is applied locally to some areas in central and southern Greenland near the Inland Ice front.In Anthony Dzik’s publication Greenland in Climographs, there are only four specific climates in Greenland (using the Köppen classification system, which we won’t delve into here): However, there are a few small areas where dry and continental climates exist. Since 81% of Greenland is covered by a continental ice sheet at high latitudes, almost all of the island is classified as polar. If it is 15☌ in Greenland with still wind, that could very well be classified as t-shirt weather due to the low humidity. While these temperatures may sound low, you should be aware that the weather feels warmer than the number suggests. In the southern part of the country and the innermost parts of the long fjords, the temperature can, however, rise to more than 20° C (68° F) in June, July and August.
The country has an Arctic tundra climate with average temperatures that do not exceed a mean of 5.6☌ (42 ☏) in the warmest summer months but can plunge down to a mean of -18☌ (-4° F) in the north during winter. Having prepared you for change, there are still some things which are general across Greenland. One thing you should know wherever you are: Greenland’s weather is unpredictable and can shift with no notice. While Greenland may look all white on a map due to the Greenland Ice Sheet, it may come as a surprise that the land’s weather and climate depends heavily on whether you live north or south of the country, or in the end of one valley or the next. Weather in Greenland varies between regions and changes dramatically over the seasons.
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