Travel and Tourism

Travel and Tourism in Greenland

Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Greenland.

Practical Information

Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.

Time Difference: UTC-2 (3 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) Time zone note: Greenland has four time zones
Currency: Danish krone (DKK)
Climate: Arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
Ethnic Groups: Greenlander 88% (Inuit and Greenland-born whites), Danish and others 12%
National Holiday: National Day, June 21; note - marks the summer solstice and the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere
Geographic Coordinates: 72 00 N, 40 00 W
Location: Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada
Airports: 14