Nuuk vs Goose Bay: which is sunnier?
🇬🇱 Greenland vs 🇨🇦 Canada · 1,307 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Nuuk is the sunnier overall: about 1,885 hours of sunshine a year to Goose Bay's 1,776. Goose Bay has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months; the other 8 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
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At a glance
| Nuuk | Goose Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,885 | 1,776 |
| Sunniest month | January (0/100) | July (66/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 0/100 | 58/100 |
| Rain / year | 885 mm | 1,122 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 4 (moderate) | 4 (moderate) |
Nuuk vs Goose Bay month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuuk | Goose Bay | Nuuk | Goose Bay | Nuuk | Goose Bay | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -6° | -14° | 55 | 76 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -6° | -12° | 51 | 65 |
| March | 0 | 0 | -5° | -6° | 51 | 69 |
| April | 0 | 0 | -2° | 0° | 59 | 79 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 2° | 8° | 71 | 89 |
| June | 0 | 46 | 6° | 16° | 76 | 112 |
| July | 0 | 66 | 8° | 20° | 81 | 127 |
| August | 0 | 61 | 8° | 19° | 95 | 125 |
| September | 0 | 36 | 5° | 14° | 108 | 97 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 1° | 6° | 78 | 102 |
| November | 0 | 0 | -2° | -2° | 84 | 100 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -4° | -10° | 76 | 81 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May even · Jun Goose Bay · Jul Goose Bay · Aug Goose Bay · Sep Goose Bay · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Nuuk averages 0/100, Goose Bay 0/100. Nuuk is the warmer, around -4°C daytime highs vs -9°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Nuuk averages 0/100, Goose Bay 0/100. Goose Bay is the warmer, around 1°C daytime highs vs -2°C.
- June–August: Goose Bay (average score 58/100 vs 0). Goose Bay is the warmer, around 18°C daytime highs vs 7°C.
- September–October: Goose Bay (average score 18/100 vs 0). Goose Bay is the warmer, around 10°C daytime highs vs 3°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Nuuk weather by month · Goose Bay weather by month · Best time to visit Canada.
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