climigo

Churchill

58.77° N, 94.17° W

When to go?

No ideal month: the best month is July, the least cold. Nothing against June, August–September either. Avoid October–May (freezing, at times extreme cold and dark).

What is the climate like?

Temperature and rain

January −21°−28° extreme cold
February −20°−28° extreme cold
March −14°−23° extreme cold
April −5°−14° snow likely
May 3°−5° snow likely
June 11°2°
July 16°8°
August 16°8°
September 10°4°
October 2°−3° snow likely
November −8°−14° snow likely
December −17°−24° extreme cold

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−30°−25°−20°−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−28.3 · −21.0 °CJanuary: −28.3 · −21.0 °C−28.2 · −20.0 °CFebruary: −28.2 · −20.0 °C−22.9 · −14.0 °CMarch: −22.9 · −14.0 °C−13.6 · −5.2 °CApril: −13.6 · −5.2 °C−4.9 · 2.7 °CMay: −4.9 · 2.7 °C2.2 · 11.1 °CJune: 2.2 · 11.1 °C7.7 · 16.2 °CJuly: 7.7 · 16.2 °C8.2 · 15.7 °CAugust: 8.2 · 15.7 °C4.0 · 10.3 °CSeptember: 4.0 · 10.3 °C−2.9 · 2.0 °COctober: −2.9 · 2.0 °C−14.1 · −7.8 °CNovember: −14.1 · −7.8 °C−23.7 · −17.0 °CDecember: −23.7 · −17.0 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −28.3 – −21.0 °C
Feb −28.2 – −20.0 °C
Mar −22.9 – −14.0 °C
Apr −13.6 – −5.2 °C
May −4.9 – 2.7 °C
Jun 2.2 – 11.1 °C
Jul 7.7 – 16.2 °C
Aug 8.2 – 15.7 °C
Sep 4.0 – 10.3 °C
Oct −2.9 – 2.0 °C
Nov −14.1 – −7.8 °C
Dec −23.7 – −17.0 °C

How much it rains

January 18 mm5 d
February 15 mm4 d
March 25 mm6 d
April 26 mm6 d
May 43 mm8 d
June 53 mm9 d
July 71 mm10 d
August 82 mm12 d
September 70 mm12 d
October 62 mm12 d
November 35 mm10 d
December 23 mm6 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec18 mm · 5 rain days · 4 mm a dayJanuary: 18 mm · 5 rain days · 4 mm a day15 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a dayFebruary: 15 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a day25 mm · 6 rain days · 4 mm a dayMarch: 25 mm · 6 rain days · 4 mm a day26 mm · 6 rain days · 4 mm a dayApril: 26 mm · 6 rain days · 4 mm a day43 mm · 8 rain days · 5 mm a dayMay: 43 mm · 8 rain days · 5 mm a day53 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a dayJune: 53 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a day71 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a dayJuly: 71 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a day82 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a dayAugust: 82 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a day70 mm · 12 rain days · 6 mm a daySeptember: 70 mm · 12 rain days · 6 mm a day62 mm · 12 rain days · 5 mm a dayOctober: 62 mm · 12 rain days · 5 mm a day35 mm · 10 rain days · 4 mm a dayNovember: 35 mm · 10 rain days · 4 mm a day23 mm · 6 rain days · 4 mm a dayDecember: 23 mm · 6 rain days · 4 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 18 mm5 d
Feb 15 mm4 d
Mar 25 mm6 d
Apr 26 mm6 d
May 43 mm8 d
Jun 53 mm9 d
Jul 71 mm10 d
Aug 82 mm12 d
Sep 70 mm12 d
Oct 62 mm12 d
Nov 35 mm10 d
Dec 23 mm6 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 7 h 01
February 9 h 20
March 11 h 45
April 14 h 26
May 16 h 51
June 18 h 23
July 17 h 43
August 15 h 29
September 12 h 53
October 10 h 19
November 7 h 48
December 6 h 18

Daylight and sky: sunrise, sunset and cloud cover

03:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec↑ 08:55 · ↓ 15:57 · 7 h 01 · 85 % cloudJanuary: ↑ 08:55 · ↓ 15:57 · 7 h 01 · 85 % cloud↑ 07:51 · ↓ 17:11 · 9 h 20 · 85 % cloudFebruary: ↑ 07:51 · ↓ 17:11 · 9 h 20 · 85 % cloud↑ 07:33 · ↓ 19:18 · 11 h 45 · 82 % cloudMarch: ↑ 07:33 · ↓ 19:18 · 11 h 45 · 82 % cloud↑ 06:04 · ↓ 20:30 · 14 h 26 · 79 % cloudApril: ↑ 06:04 · ↓ 20:30 · 14 h 26 · 79 % cloud↑ 04:47 · ↓ 21:39 · 16 h 51 · 78 % cloudMay: ↑ 04:47 · ↓ 21:39 · 16 h 51 · 78 % cloud↑ 04:06 · ↓ 22:28 · 18 h 23 · 68 % cloudJune: ↑ 04:06 · ↓ 22:28 · 18 h 23 · 68 % cloud↑ 04:31 · ↓ 22:14 · 17 h 43 · 64 % cloudJuly: ↑ 04:31 · ↓ 22:14 · 17 h 43 · 64 % cloud↑ 05:36 · ↓ 21:06 · 15 h 29 · 67 % cloudAugust: ↑ 05:36 · ↓ 21:06 · 15 h 29 · 67 % cloud↑ 06:46 · ↓ 19:38 · 12 h 53 · 76 % cloudSeptember: ↑ 06:46 · ↓ 19:38 · 12 h 53 · 76 % cloud↑ 07:53 · ↓ 18:12 · 10 h 19 · 83 % cloudOctober: ↑ 07:53 · ↓ 18:12 · 10 h 19 · 83 % cloud↑ 08:07 · ↓ 15:55 · 7 h 48 · 89 % cloudNovember: ↑ 08:07 · ↓ 15:55 · 7 h 48 · 89 % cloud↑ 09:03 · ↓ 15:21 · 6 h 18 · 87 % cloudDecember: ↑ 09:03 · ↓ 15:21 · 6 h 18 · 87 % cloud

daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud

Jan 7 h 01 85 % cloud
Feb 9 h 20 85 % cloud
Mar 11 h 45 82 % cloud
Apr 14 h 26 79 % cloud
May 16 h 51 78 % cloud
Jun 18 h 23 68 % cloud
Jul 17 h 43 64 % cloud
Aug 15 h 29 67 % cloud
Sep 12 h 53 76 % cloud
Oct 10 h 19 83 % cloud
Nov 7 h 48 89 % cloud
Dec 6 h 18 87 % cloud

daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud

Times on the 15th of each month, in local time: daylight saving where and when it applies, standard time in the other months.

Sea temperature: Hudson Bay

January −2°
February −2°
March −2°
April −2°
May −2°
June 0°
July 7°
August 10°
September 9°
October 4°
November −1°
December −2°

Monthly mean sea temperature: Hudson Bay (°C)

0102030 °CJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec22°−1.7 °CJanuary: −1.7 °C−1.7 °CFebruary: −1.7 °C−1.7 °CMarch: −1.7 °C−1.7 °CApril: −1.7 °C−1.7 °CMay: −1.7 °C0.0 °CJune: 0.0 °C6.5 °CJuly: 6.5 °C10.4 °CAugust: 10.4 °C8.5 °CSeptember: 8.5 °C3.5 °COctober: 3.5 °C−0.7 °CNovember: −0.7 °C−1.7 °CDecember: −1.7 °C

Monthly mean sea temperature: Hudson Bay (°C)

Jan −1.7 °C
Feb −1.7 °C
Mar −1.7 °C
Apr −1.7 °C
May −1.7 °C
Jun 0.0 °C
Jul 6.5 °C
Aug 10.4 °C
Sep 8.5 °C
Oct 3.5 °C
Nov −0.7 °C
Dec −1.7 °C

Snow on the ground

January 52 cm
February 60 cm
March 64 cm
April 52 cm
May 22 cm
June 1 cm
July –
August –
September –
October 4 cm
November 19 cm
December 38 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

050100 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec52 cmJanuary: 52 cm60 cmFebruary: 60 cm64 cmMarch: 64 cm52 cmApril: 52 cm22 cmMay: 22 cm1 cmJune: 1 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm4 cmOctober: 4 cm19 cmNovember: 19 cm38 cmDecember: 38 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 52 cm
Feb 60 cm
Mar 64 cm
Apr 52 cm
May 22 cm
Jun 1 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 4 cm
Nov 19 cm
Dec 38 cm

Effect of climate change

Today's climate (1996–2025) compared with 1961–1990:

In short

Temperature +1.9 °C warmer
Rain mm ≈ rain days ≈ there were 100 rain days a year in 1961–1990
Sea +1.3 °C warmer sea
Snow −10 % less winter snow

Year by year

Temperature of each year

−2.4 °C+2.4 °C

Against 1961–1990 the mean temperature of today (1996–2025) has changed by +1.9 °C; in the last ten years by +2.3 °C. Warmest year: 2010 (+4.4 °C), coldest: 1972 (−2.7 °C).

January and December warmed the most (+3.2 and +2.8 °C), April the least (+0.8 °C). The warm season (above the annual mean of then, −8 °C) begins 2 days earlier and ends 5 days later.

Warming stripes: after an idea by Ed Hawkins (University of Reading), showyourstripes.info, CC BY 4.0.

Rain of each year (% against 1961–1990)

−100−500+50+100 %19501960197019801990200020102020 19501960197019801990200020102020−100−500+50+100 %

more rain than in 1961–1990less rain

Rain in a year: no clear trend, dry and wet years alternate as before.

The sea, then and now

+1.3 °Cthe sea today, compared with 1961–1990

Snow, then and now

−10 %winter snow today, compared with 1961–1990