climigo

Nunavut

When to go?

No ideal month: the best month is July, the least cold. Nothing against June, August either.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

Nova ScotiaPrince Edward IslandSaint Pierre and MiquelonUnited StatesNew BrunswickOntarioQuebecBritish ColumbiaAlbertaSaskatchewanManitobaYukonNorthwest TerritoriesNewfoundland and LabradorGreenlandIqaluitIqaluitIqaluitGrise FiordGrise FiordGrise FiordResoluteResoluteResoluteCambridge BayCambridge BayCambridge BayRankin InletRankin InletRankin Inlet

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −27°−34° extreme cold
February −28°−35° extreme cold
March −23°−31° extreme cold
April −15°−23° extreme cold
May −5°−12° snow likely
June 5°−1°
July 12°5°
August 9°3°
September 1°−4° snow likely
October −7°−13° snow likely
November −17°−23° extreme cold
December −22°−29° extreme cold

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−40°−35°−30°−25°−20°−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−33.5 · −26.6 °CJanuary: −33.5 · −26.6 °C−34.7 · −27.8 °CFebruary: −34.7 · −27.8 °C−31.3 · −23.4 °CMarch: −31.3 · −23.4 °C−22.6 · −14.6 °CApril: −22.6 · −14.6 °C−11.5 · −5.3 °CMay: −11.5 · −5.3 °C−1.3 · 5.1 °CJune: −1.3 · 5.1 °C4.5 · 11.7 °CJuly: 4.5 · 11.7 °C2.5 · 8.7 °CAugust: 2.5 · 8.7 °C−3.8 · 1.1 °CSeptember: −3.8 · 1.1 °C−12.5 · −7.3 °COctober: −12.5 · −7.3 °C−23.2 · −16.5 °CNovember: −23.2 · −16.5 °C−29.3 · −22.3 °CDecember: −29.3 · −22.3 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −33.5 – −26.6 °C
Feb −34.7 – −27.8 °C
Mar −31.3 – −23.4 °C
Apr −22.6 – −14.6 °C
May −11.5 – −5.3 °C
Jun −1.3 – 5.1 °C
Jul 4.5 – 11.7 °C
Aug 2.5 – 8.7 °C
Sep −3.8 – 1.1 °C
Oct −12.5 – −7.3 °C
Nov −23.2 – −16.5 °C
Dec −29.3 – −22.3 °C

How much it rains

January 11 mm3 d
February 9 mm2 d
March 13 mm3 d
April 17 mm4 d
May 24 mm6 d
June 35 mm8 d
July 46 mm9 d
August 51 mm10 d
September 42 mm9 d
October 37 mm9 d
November 21 mm6 d
December 15 mm4 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec11 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a dayJanuary: 11 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a day9 mm · 2 rain days · 5 mm a dayFebruary: 9 mm · 2 rain days · 5 mm a day13 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a dayMarch: 13 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a day17 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a dayApril: 17 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a day24 mm · 6 rain days · 4 mm a dayMay: 24 mm · 6 rain days · 4 mm a day35 mm · 8 rain days · 4 mm a dayJune: 35 mm · 8 rain days · 4 mm a day46 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a dayJuly: 46 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a day51 mm · 10 rain days · 5 mm a dayAugust: 51 mm · 10 rain days · 5 mm a day42 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a daySeptember: 42 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a day37 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a dayOctober: 37 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a day21 mm · 6 rain days · 4 mm a dayNovember: 21 mm · 6 rain days · 4 mm a day15 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a dayDecember: 15 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 11 mm3 d
Feb 9 mm2 d
Mar 13 mm3 d
Apr 17 mm4 d
May 24 mm6 d
Jun 35 mm8 d
Jul 46 mm9 d
Aug 51 mm10 d
Sep 42 mm9 d
Oct 37 mm9 d
Nov 21 mm6 d
Dec 15 mm4 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 2 h 52
February 6 h 55
March 11 h 32
April 16 h 34
May 20 h 51
June 23 h 01
July 22 h 11
August 18 h 28
September 13 h 31
October 8 h 53
November 4 h 14
December 1 h 47

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 431 cm
February 437 cm
March 440 cm
April 436 cm
May 422 cm
June 390 cm
July 379 cm
August 378 cm
September 381 cm
October 394 cm
November 409 cm
December 421 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0400800 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec431 cmJanuary: 431 cm437 cmFebruary: 437 cm440 cmMarch: 440 cm436 cmApril: 436 cm422 cmMay: 422 cm390 cmJune: 390 cm379 cmJuly: 379 cm378 cmAugust: 378 cm381 cmSeptember: 381 cm394 cmOctober: 394 cm409 cmNovember: 409 cm421 cmDecember: 421 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 431 cm
Feb 437 cm
Mar 440 cm
Apr 436 cm
May 422 cm
Jun 390 cm
Jul 379 cm
Aug 378 cm
Sep 381 cm
Oct 394 cm
Nov 409 cm
Dec 421 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities