About Thule Air Base
US Space Force base in Greenland, the northernmost US military installation.
Quick Facts
Capital
Pituffik
Language
Danish, Greenlandic, English
Currency
DKK
Population
NaN
Area (km²)
15 km² km²
Timezone
UTC-4
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Daylight, UV and air quality in Thule Air Base
Live conditions, updated continuously — sun times calculated for this exact location.
Daylight
Polar night — the sun never rises today
- Sunrise
- –
- Sunset
- –
- Golden hour
- –
- Blue hour
- 14:27
UV indexLive
Air qualityLive
Sources: Open-Meteo and our own solar calculations
Climate in Thule Air Base month by month
Long-term averages 1991–2020 — what the weather is normally like, not a forecast.
Best time to go
Good year round, depending on what you are after
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | -23° | -23° | -22° | -12° | -3° | 4° | 9° | 6° | -1° | -9° | -16° | -20° |
| Night | -29° | -29° | -28° | -19° | -8° | 1° | 5° | 2° | -7° | -15° | -21° | -26° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 47 | 61 | 29 | 30 | 19 | 13 |
| Rain days (days) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Sunshine (h/day) | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 13.8 | 18 | 17.1 | 16 | 12.6 | 8.7 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Colour shows how well the month suits a trip |
Source: Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 1991–2020
Chance of rain in Thule Air Base month by month
How often it normally rains — share of days with at least 1 mm, averaged over 1991–2020.
Driest period
December – May
Driest month
February · 5%
Wettest month
August · 30%
Chance of rain
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain probability | 5% | 5% | 6% | 10% | 15% | 23% | 24% | 30% | 21% | 22% | 16% | 11% |
Rain days per month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain days (days) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Source: Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 1991–2020
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Where to stay in Thule Air Base
An interactive map of hotels and apartments in Thule Air Base, from our partner Stay22.
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Things to do in Thule Air Base
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