climigo

Resolute

Elevation 66 m74.70° N, 94.83° W

When to go?

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

What is the climate like?

Temperature and rain

January −27°−33° extreme cold
February −28°−34° extreme cold
March −26°−31° extreme cold
April −18°−24° extreme cold
May −8°−13° snow likely
June 1°−2° snow likely
July 5°1°
August 3°−1°
September −2°−6° snow likely
October −10°−15° extreme cold
November −19°−24° extreme cold
December −24°−30° extreme cold

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−35°−30°−25°−20°−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−32.5 · −26.6 °CJanuary: −32.5 · −26.6 °C−33.9 · −28.4 °CFebruary: −33.9 · −28.4 °C−31.3 · −25.5 °CMarch: −31.3 · −25.5 °C−24.2 · −17.8 °CApril: −24.2 · −17.8 °C−12.7 · −7.8 °CMay: −12.7 · −7.8 °C−2.4 · 1.1 °CJune: −2.4 · 1.1 °C1.2 · 5.0 °CJuly: 1.2 · 5.0 °C−0.5 · 3.0 °CAugust: −0.5 · 3.0 °C−5.8 · −2.4 °CSeptember: −5.8 · −2.4 °C−14.9 · −10.4 °COctober: −14.9 · −10.4 °C−24.4 · −18.8 °CNovember: −24.4 · −18.8 °C−29.5 · −23.5 °CDecember: −29.5 · −23.5 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −32.5 – −26.6 °C
Feb −33.9 – −28.4 °C
Mar −31.3 – −25.5 °C
Apr −24.2 – −17.8 °C
May −12.7 – −7.8 °C
Jun −2.4 – 1.1 °C
Jul 1.2 – 5.0 °C
Aug −0.5 – 3.0 °C
Sep −5.8 – −2.4 °C
Oct −14.9 – −10.4 °C
Nov −24.4 – −18.8 °C
Dec −29.5 – −23.5 °C

How much it rains

January 9 mm2 d
February 8 mm2 d
March 11 mm3 d
April 12 mm3 d
May 16 mm5 d
June 25 mm6 d
July 38 mm9 d
August 39 mm9 d
September 31 mm7 d
October 29 mm8 d
November 14 mm4 d
December 11 mm2 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec9 mm · 2 rain days · 5 mm a dayJanuary: 9 mm · 2 rain days · 5 mm a day8 mm · 2 rain days · 4 mm a dayFebruary: 8 mm · 2 rain days · 4 mm a day11 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a dayMarch: 11 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a day12 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a dayApril: 12 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a day16 mm · 5 rain days · 3 mm a dayMay: 16 mm · 5 rain days · 3 mm a day25 mm · 6 rain days · 4 mm a dayJune: 25 mm · 6 rain days · 4 mm a day38 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a dayJuly: 38 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a day39 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a dayAugust: 39 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a day31 mm · 7 rain days · 4 mm a daySeptember: 31 mm · 7 rain days · 4 mm a day29 mm · 8 rain days · 4 mm a dayOctober: 29 mm · 8 rain days · 4 mm a day14 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a dayNovember: 14 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a day11 mm · 2 rain days · 6 mm a dayDecember: 11 mm · 2 rain days · 6 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 9 mm2 d
Feb 8 mm2 d
Mar 11 mm3 d
Apr 12 mm3 d
May 16 mm5 d
Jun 25 mm6 d
Jul 38 mm9 d
Aug 39 mm9 d
Sep 31 mm7 d
Oct 29 mm8 d
Nov 14 mm4 d
Dec 11 mm2 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 0 h
February 5 h 21
March 11 h 23
April 17 h 46
May 24 h 00
June 24 h 00
July 24 h 00
August 22 h 09
September 13 h 55
October 8 h 04
November 0 h
December 0 h

Daylight and sky: sunrise, sunset and cloud cover

00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hJanuary: 0 h↑ 09:53 · ↓ 15:14 · 5 h 21 · 88 % cloudFebruary: ↑ 09:53 · ↓ 15:14 · 5 h 21 · 88 % cloud↑ 07:47 · ↓ 19:10 · 11 h 23 · 88 % cloudMarch: ↑ 07:47 · ↓ 19:10 · 11 h 23 · 88 % cloud↑ 04:26 · ↓ 22:13 · 17 h 46 · 85 % cloudApril: ↑ 04:26 · ↓ 22:13 · 17 h 46 · 85 % cloud24 h 00 · 83 % cloudMay: 24 h 00 · 83 % cloud24 h 00 · 77 % cloudJune: 24 h 00 · 77 % cloud24 h 00 · 74 % cloudJuly: 24 h 00 · 74 % cloud↑ 02:20 · ↓ 00:28 · 22 h 09 · 79 % cloudAugust: ↑ 02:20 · ↓ 00:28 · 22 h 09 · 79 % cloud↑ 06:17 · ↓ 20:12 · 13 h 55 · 85 % cloudSeptember: ↑ 06:17 · ↓ 20:12 · 13 h 55 · 85 % cloud↑ 09:03 · ↓ 17:07 · 8 h 04 · 89 % cloudOctober: ↑ 09:03 · ↓ 17:07 · 8 h 04 · 89 % cloud0 hNovember: 0 h0 hDecember: 0 h

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

Jan 0 h
Feb 5 h 21 88 % cloud
Mar 11 h 23 88 % cloud
Apr 17 h 46 85 % cloud
May 24 h 00 83 % cloud
Jun 24 h 00 77 % cloud
Jul 24 h 00 74 % cloud
Aug 22 h 09 79 % cloud
Sep 13 h 55 85 % cloud
Oct 8 h 04 89 % cloud
Nov 0 h
Dec 0 h

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: Northwest Passage

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

Monthly mean sea temperature: Northwest Passage (°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−1.7 °CJune: −1.7 °C−1.3 °CJuly: −1.3 °C−0.4 °CAugust: −0.4 °C−0.6 °CSeptember: −0.6 °C−1.6 °COctober: −1.6 °C−1.7 °CNovember: −1.7 °C−1.7 °CDecember: −1.7 °C

Monthly mean sea temperature: Northwest Passage (°C)

Jan −1.7 °C
Feb −1.7 °C
Mar −1.7 °C
Apr −1.7 °C
May −1.7 °C
Jun −1.7 °C
Jul −1.3 °C
Aug −0.4 °C
Sep −0.6 °C
Oct −1.6 °C
Nov −1.7 °C
Dec −1.7 °C

Snow on the ground

January 59 cm
February 66 cm
March 71 cm
April 67 cm
May 54 cm
June 15 cm
July –
August 1 cm
September 7 cm
October 23 cm
November 38 cm
December 50 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

050100 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec59 cmJanuary: 59 cm66 cmFebruary: 66 cm71 cmMarch: 71 cm67 cmApril: 67 cm54 cmMay: 54 cm15 cmJune: 15 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm1 cmAugust: 1 cm7 cmSeptember: 7 cm23 cmOctober: 23 cm38 cmNovember: 38 cm50 cmDecember: 50 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 59 cm
Feb 66 cm
Mar 71 cm
Apr 67 cm
May 54 cm
Jun 15 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 1 cm
Sep 7 cm
Oct 23 cm
Nov 38 cm
Dec 50 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 58 rain days a year in 1961–1990
Sea +0.1 °C warmer sea
Snow ≈ no clear change

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 +2.8 °C. Warmest year: 2010 (+3.9 °C), coldest: 1972 (−2.2 °C).

October and November warmed the most (+5.2 and +4.0 °C), July the least (+0.2 °C). The warm season (above the annual mean of then, −17 °C) begins 5 days earlier and ends 16 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

+0.1 °Cthe sea today, compared with 1961–1990

Snow, then and now

≈no clear change of winter snow compared with 1961–1990