Nuuk, February 16, 2026 – The Europe Today: Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, has recorded its warmest January since temperature measurements began, breaking a record that had stood for 109 years, according to the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI).
In a statement issued on Monday, the DMI reported that Nuuk registered an average temperature of 0.1°C (32°F) during January. The figure marks a significant 7.8°C increase above the January average calculated over the past three decades.
The latest reading also surpassed the city’s previous January record set in 1917 by 1.4°C, underscoring the exceptional nature of this year’s winter conditions.
On the warmest day of the month, temperatures in Nuuk rose to an unseasonably mild 11.3°C, an unusually high level for the Arctic region during midwinter.
The unprecedented warmth in Greenland’s capital has drawn renewed attention to shifting climate patterns in the Arctic, a region widely regarded as one of the most sensitive to global temperature changes. Experts note that the Arctic has been warming at a rate significantly faster than the global average, with potential implications for ice cover, sea levels, and regional ecosystems.
The DMI continues to monitor temperature trends closely as scientists assess the broader climatic significance of the record-breaking January in Nuuk.
