
Sunrise and sunset in Greenland
Sunrise today: 5:28 h
Sunset today: 21:22 h
(Times for Nuuk)Sunset today: 21:22 h
The times of sunrise and sunset in Greenland are significantly influenced by the country's very northern position in the hemisphere. Relatively high in the north the days in summer are long and short in winter. With up to approximately 21:20 hours the longest days happen in Juni. On the other hand, the longest and darkest nights are in winter (in the southern hemisphere it is the other way around). In Dezember a night in Nuuk lasts almost 20 hours.
Who wants to look at the sunrise in these days, has to wake up early. Sunrise in Nuuk starts already at 5:28 in the morning. The sunset on the other hand is currently late at 21:22 in the evening.
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Average length of daylight in Nuuk

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Greenland

City | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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Tasiilaq | 04:24 am | 08:34 pm | 16:10 h |
Nanortalik | 05:22 am | 08:36 pm | 15:15 h |
Qaqortoq | 05:23 am | 08:42 pm | 15:19 h |
Narsaq | 05:22 am | 08:43 pm | 15:21 h |
Paamiut | 05:31 am | 09:02 pm | 15:31 h |
Ilulissat | 04:50 am | 09:56 pm | 17:06 h |
Qasigiannguit | 04:54 am | 09:52 pm | 16:59 h |
Nuuk | 05:28 am | 09:22 pm | 15:53 h |
Uummannaq | 04:38 am | 10:15 pm | 17:36 h |
Aasiaat | 05:01 am | 09:58 pm | 16:57 h |
Maniitsoq | 05:26 am | 09:34 pm | 16:08 h |
Sisimiut | 05:19 am | 09:47 pm | 16:29 h |
Upernavik | 04:26 am | 11:00 pm | 18:34 h |
Sunrise and sunset by month (Nuuk)
Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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Januar | 09:49 am | 03:23 pm | 5:34 h |
Februar | 08:18 am | 05:03 pm | 8:46 h |
März | 06:41 am | 06:30 pm | 11:49 h |
April | 05:50 am | 09:03 pm | 15:13 h |
Mai | 04:05 am | 10:40 pm | 18:35 h |
Juni | 02:47 am | 12:07 am | 21:20 h |
Juli | 03:36 am | 11:29 pm | 19:53 h |
August | 05:16 am | 09:46 pm | 16:29 h |
September | 06:48 am | 07:55 pm | 13:06 h |
Oktober | 08:16 am | 06:09 pm | 9:53 h |
November | 08:53 am | 03:29 pm | 6:35 h |
Dezember | 10:11 am | 02:32 pm | 4:21 h |
Where does the sun rise in Greenland?
The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Greenland is Tasiilaq in the region of Sermersooq. There, the sun rises at 4:24 am and sets at 8:34 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Upernavik (Qaasuitsup) at 11:00 pm.International cities for comparison
City | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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Berlin (Germany) | 05:50 am | 08:19 pm | 14:28 h |
New York (USA) | 06:06 am | 07:43 pm | 13:37 h |
Sydney (Australia) | 06:21 am | 05:25 pm | 11:04 h |
Manila (Philippines) | 05:36 am | 06:12 pm | 12:35 h |
Moscow (Russia) | 05:04 am | 07:51 pm | 14:47 h |
Shanghai (China) | 05:17 am | 06:28 pm | 13:11 h |
Helsinki (Finland) | 05:39 am | 08:58 pm | 15:19 h |