Greenland
Capital: Nuuk · 6 regions · 18 places
GLUS travel advisory: 2/4Greenland is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark and is the largest of the kingdom's three constituent parts by land area, the others being Denmark proper and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenland are citizens of Denmark. They are thus citizens of the European Union (EU), although Greenland is not part of the EU. It is the world's largest island and lies between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It shares a small 1.2-kilometre (0.75 mi) border with Canada on Hans Island. The capital and largest city is Nuuk. Kaffeklubben Island off the northern coast is the world's northernmost undisputed point of land – Cape Morris Jesup on the main island was thought to be so until the 1960s. Economically, Greenland is heavily reliant on aid from Denmark, which has averaged 5.4 billion kr. annually in the period 2019–2023, amounting to more than… Read more — Wikipedia
Best places in Greenland in October
When to go in Greenland: month-by-month
Go score by month for the main destinations; green means great weather.
| places | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuuk | 7 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Sisimiut | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 33 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| Ilulissat | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 34 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
| Qaqortoq | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
| Aasiaat | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 35 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| Maniitsoq | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 39 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| Tasiilaq | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| Uummannaq | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
| Narsaq | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
| Paamiut | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
| Nanortalik | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
| Upernavik | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
| Qasigiannguit | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
| Qeqertarsuaq | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
More ways to travel in Greenland
Seasonal spectacles in Greenland
Tourism in Greenland
How many visitors come, how concentrated tourism is, and when the country is busiest.
Most popular destinations in Greenland
Greenland: practical information
Plugs, money, emergency numbers, safety and typical prices: what to know before you go.
- Voltage
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Driving
- Drive on the right
Danish Krone
DKK · kr.
1 USD ≈ 6.715 DKK
- Languages
- Kalaallisut
- Calling code
- +299
- Dec 24Christmas Eve
- Dec 25Christmas Day
- Dec 26St. Stephen's Day
- Dec 31New Year's Eve
- Jan 1New Year's Day
- Jan 6Epiphany
Largest cities in Greenland
Nuuk
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Sisimiut
Ilulissat
Qaqortoq
Aasiaat
Maniitsoq
Tasiilaq
Uummannaq
World Heritage sites in Greenland
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Main airports
- GOHNuuk International AirportNuuk
- JEGAasiaat AirportAasiaat
- JAVIlulissat AirportIlulissat
- SFJKangerlussuaq International AirportKangerlussuaq
- KUSKulusuk AirportKulusuk
- CNPNeerlerit Inaat AirportNeerlerit Inaat
- NAQQaanaaq AirportQaanaaq
- JJUQaqortoq AirportQaqortoq
- JHSSisimiut AirportSisimiut
- THUPituffik Space BasePituffik