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And a very rough calculation based on each month's value yields around 1,200-1,300 hours/year which seems feasible.
Not a place I'd like to spend much time in and well down there with NW Scotland, the Campbell and Faroe Islands etc (bottom of the climatic heap in my opinion)!
Have a look at the weatherbox source on the Nuuk Wikipedia page. Don't think there's a more plausible source than the WMO.
EDIT: Just realised the discussion was on sunshine hours In that case the monthly figures do look odd and actual figures aren't contained in the sources. Weatherspark suggests that cloudiness doesn't vary much across the year so a distinct peak of sunshine hours around the summer solstice would make more sense.
The temperatures are quite cold for most folk but indeed not as cold as many parts of lower North America. Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Fargo, Winnipeg, Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Montreal, Boston, can get colder than what we see in Nuuk....BUT the fact that there is a spring...a summer and a fall make these places more ideal for human habitation.
I believe that the cold temperatures isn't what makes Nuuk somewhat forbidding but the fact that there is no flora in the city/region. Reykjavik and Anchorage are also very north yet there are trees and flowers and that in my opinion counts for more than Winnipeg or Fargo being colder than Nuuk in January.
It's a solid "D" climate- The cold in winter might not be "lethel" as places with more extreme winters but there's no "warm season" to look forward too. Livable but way too gloomy and clammy
The winters are great temperature-wise, but they're too long, which is a byproduct of the chilly summer. The summer is barely warm enough, and I'd prefer warmer weather. However, the record highs and lows are pleasant enough. The sunshine hours fall within my ideal range. Overall this climate merits a B.
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In that case the monthly figures do look odd and actual figures aren't contained in the sources. Weatherspark suggests that cloudiness doesn't vary much across the year so a distinct peak of sunshine hours around the summer solstice would make more sense.
