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Iqaluit

63.75° N, 68.52° W

When to go?

No ideal month: the best month is July, the least cold. Nothing against June, August–September either. Ideal for skiing: April–May (snow on the ground, at least 40 cm). Avoid October–March (freezing, at times extreme cold and dark).

What is the climate like?

Temperature and rain

January −22°−29° extreme cold
February −24°−31° extreme cold
March −19°−27° extreme cold
April −10°−18° extreme cold
May −2°−8° snow likely
June 6°0°
July 12°5°
August 10°4°
September 4°−1°
October −2°−7° snow likely
November −8°−14° snow likely
December −14°−21° extreme cold

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−35°−30°−25°−20°−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−28.9 · −21.7 °CJanuary: −28.9 · −21.7 °C−31.4 · −23.7 °CFebruary: −31.4 · −23.7 °C−27.3 · −18.6 °CMarch: −27.3 · −18.6 °C−18.0 · −10.2 °CApril: −18.0 · −10.2 °C−8.0 · −2.1 °CMay: −8.0 · −2.1 °C−0.1 · 6.3 °CJune: −0.1 · 6.3 °C5.2 · 12.4 °CJuly: 5.2 · 12.4 °C4.1 · 10.3 °CAugust: 4.1 · 10.3 °C−0.8 · 3.9 °CSeptember: −0.8 · 3.9 °C−6.6 · −1.8 °COctober: −6.6 · −1.8 °C−14.3 · −8.2 °CNovember: −14.3 · −8.2 °C−21.1 · −14.0 °CDecember: −21.1 · −14.0 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −28.9 – −21.7 °C
Feb −31.4 – −23.7 °C
Mar −27.3 – −18.6 °C
Apr −18.0 – −10.2 °C
May −8.0 – −2.1 °C
Jun −0.1 – 6.3 °C
Jul 5.2 – 12.4 °C
Aug 4.1 – 10.3 °C
Sep −0.8 – 3.9 °C
Oct −6.6 – −1.8 °C
Nov −14.3 – −8.2 °C
Dec −21.1 – −14.0 °C

Temperatures brought to the town's elevation: +0.9 °C (cells at 139 m).

How much it rains

January 24 mm6 d
February 19 mm5 d
March 25 mm7 d
April 30 mm8 d
May 38 mm9 d
June 55 mm11 d
July 64 mm12 d
August 80 mm13 d
September 62 mm12 d
October 49 mm10 d
November 38 mm9 d
December 32 mm8 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec24 mm · 6 rain days · 4 mm a dayJanuary: 24 mm · 6 rain days · 4 mm a day19 mm · 5 rain days · 4 mm a dayFebruary: 19 mm · 5 rain days · 4 mm a day25 mm · 7 rain days · 4 mm a dayMarch: 25 mm · 7 rain days · 4 mm a day30 mm · 8 rain days · 4 mm a dayApril: 30 mm · 8 rain days · 4 mm a day38 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a dayMay: 38 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a day55 mm · 11 rain days · 5 mm a dayJune: 55 mm · 11 rain days · 5 mm a day64 mm · 12 rain days · 5 mm a dayJuly: 64 mm · 12 rain days · 5 mm a day80 mm · 13 rain days · 6 mm a dayAugust: 80 mm · 13 rain days · 6 mm a day62 mm · 12 rain days · 5 mm a daySeptember: 62 mm · 12 rain days · 5 mm a day49 mm · 10 rain days · 5 mm a dayOctober: 49 mm · 10 rain days · 5 mm a day38 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a dayNovember: 38 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a day32 mm · 8 rain days · 4 mm a dayDecember: 32 mm · 8 rain days · 4 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 24 mm6 d
Feb 19 mm5 d
Mar 25 mm7 d
Apr 30 mm8 d
May 38 mm9 d
Jun 55 mm11 d
Jul 64 mm12 d
Aug 80 mm13 d
Sep 62 mm12 d
Oct 49 mm10 d
Nov 38 mm9 d
Dec 32 mm8 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 5 h 33
February 8 h 40
March 11 h 41
April 15 h 00
May 18 h 14
June 20 h 43
July 19 h 33
August 16 h 22
September 13 h 04
October 9 h 54
November 6 h 40
December 4 h 26

Daylight and sky: sunrise, sunset and cloud cover

00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec↑ 08:57 · ↓ 14:30 · 5 h 33 · 83 % cloudJanuary: ↑ 08:57 · ↓ 14:30 · 5 h 33 · 83 % cloud↑ 07:28 · ↓ 16:08 · 8 h 40 · 82 % cloudFebruary: ↑ 07:28 · ↓ 16:08 · 8 h 40 · 82 % cloud↑ 06:53 · ↓ 18:33 · 11 h 41 · 78 % cloudMarch: ↑ 06:53 · ↓ 18:33 · 11 h 41 · 78 % cloud↑ 05:04 · ↓ 20:04 · 15 h 00 · 77 % cloudApril: ↑ 05:04 · ↓ 20:04 · 15 h 00 · 77 % cloud↑ 03:24 · ↓ 21:37 · 18 h 14 · 80 % cloudMay: ↑ 03:24 · ↓ 21:37 · 18 h 14 · 80 % cloud↑ 02:13 · ↓ 22:56 · 20 h 43 · 77 % cloudJune: ↑ 02:13 · ↓ 22:56 · 20 h 43 · 77 % cloud↑ 02:54 · ↓ 22:26 · 19 h 33 · 70 % cloudJuly: ↑ 02:54 · ↓ 22:26 · 19 h 33 · 70 % cloud↑ 04:28 · ↓ 20:50 · 16 h 22 · 75 % cloudAugust: ↑ 04:28 · ↓ 20:50 · 16 h 22 · 75 % cloud↑ 05:57 · ↓ 19:02 · 13 h 04 · 80 % cloudSeptember: ↑ 05:57 · ↓ 19:02 · 13 h 04 · 80 % cloud↑ 07:23 · ↓ 17:17 · 9 h 54 · 82 % cloudOctober: ↑ 07:23 · ↓ 17:17 · 9 h 54 · 82 % cloud↑ 07:59 · ↓ 14:38 · 6 h 40 · 86 % cloudNovember: ↑ 07:59 · ↓ 14:38 · 6 h 40 · 86 % cloud↑ 09:16 · ↓ 13:42 · 4 h 26 · 86 % cloudDecember: ↑ 09:16 · ↓ 13:42 · 4 h 26 · 86 % cloud

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

Jan 5 h 33 83 % cloud
Feb 8 h 40 82 % cloud
Mar 11 h 41 78 % cloud
Apr 15 h 00 77 % cloud
May 18 h 14 80 % cloud
Jun 20 h 43 77 % cloud
Jul 19 h 33 70 % cloud
Aug 16 h 22 75 % cloud
Sep 13 h 04 80 % cloud
Oct 9 h 54 82 % cloud
Nov 6 h 40 86 % cloud
Dec 4 h 26 86 % 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: Frobisher Bay

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

Monthly mean sea temperature: Frobisher 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 °C−1.4 °CJune: −1.4 °C−0.1 °CJuly: −0.1 °C0.6 °CAugust: 0.6 °C0.2 °CSeptember: 0.2 °C−0.6 °COctober: −0.6 °C−1.3 °CNovember: −1.3 °C−1.6 °CDecember: −1.6 °C

Monthly mean sea temperature: Frobisher Bay (°C)

Jan −1.7 °C
Feb −1.7 °C
Mar −1.7 °C
Apr −1.7 °C
May −1.7 °C
Jun −1.4 °C
Jul −0.1 °C
Aug 0.6 °C
Sep 0.2 °C
Oct −0.6 °C
Nov −1.3 °C
Dec −1.6 °C

Snow on the ground

January 78 cm
February 91 cm
March 95 cm
April 88 cm
May 70 cm
June 16 cm
July –
August –
September 2 cm
October 13 cm
November 35 cm
December 59 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

050100 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec78 cmJanuary: 78 cm91 cmFebruary: 91 cm95 cmMarch: 95 cm88 cmApril: 88 cm70 cmMay: 70 cm16 cmJune: 16 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm2 cmSeptember: 2 cm13 cmOctober: 13 cm35 cmNovember: 35 cm59 cmDecember: 59 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 78 cm
Feb 91 cm
Mar 95 cm
Apr 88 cm
May 70 cm
Jun 16 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 2 cm
Oct 13 cm
Nov 35 cm
Dec 59 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 106 rain days a year in 1961–1990
Sea +0.2 °C warmer sea
Snow −8 % 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 +2.6 °C. Warmest year: 2010 (+5.8 °C), coldest: 1972 (−3.2 °C).

December and October warmed the most (+4.5 and +2.4 °C), February the least (+0.7 °C). The warm season (above the annual mean of then, −11 °C) begins 6 days earlier and ends 8 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

+0.2 °Cthe sea today, compared with 1961–1990

Snow, then and now

−8 %winter snow today, compared with 1961–1990