Weather in Nunavut

Calculated from weather data of Kugluktuk Airport (CYCO) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-23.8	-24.8	-22.5	-25.0	-23.8	-23.5
February	-24.5	-20.1	-28.1	-26.0	-26.1	-27.6
March	-20.5	-20.8	-23.3	-21.6	-23.5	-21.6
April	-13.9		-9.9	-12.5	-14.5	-11.5
May	1.0		5.5	4.5	1.1	-2.5
June	10.4		13.9	8.9	11.0	11.4
July	17.2		21.0	19.6	17.1	16.0
August	14.8		15.5	16.6	13.8	15.4
September	7.3		9.1	8.3	8.4	6.7
October	-2.7		1.9	-2.3	2.0	-3.5
November	-13.4		-10.0	-12.5	-13.8	-15.5
December	-20.0		-15.9	-24.8	-25.3	-20.1
Average	-7.1	-21.2	-3.0	-5.6	-6.5	-6.3

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-30.9	-30	-29	-32	-29	-28
February	-31.6	-26	-34	-33	-34	-33
March	-28.3	-28	-31	-28	-30	-29
April	-21.6		-16	-20	-22	-19
May	-7.1		-2	-5	-9	-9
June	2.1		4	2	2	3
July	7.8		11	9	7	8
August	6.4		7	7	6	8
September	1.6		3	3	3	1
October	-6.0		-2	-7	-2	-7
November	-19.0		-15	-18	-18	-22
December	-27.1		-20	-31	-31	-27
Average	-15.8	-29.7	-11.9	-12.1	-13.0	-13.2

29th lowest temperature of Canada

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	0	0	0	0	0
25 °C or warmer	0	5	9	5	4
20 °C or warmer	0	32	23	13	14
0 °C or colder	91	221	226	237	253

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	70.5	63	85	70	57	67
February	66.9	62	51	73	70	67
March	58.0	62	50	67	48	50
April	52.9		52	58	51	30
May	25.1		14	23	21	39
June			0	0	0	0
July	11.7		4	7	17	26
August	14.6		18	19	10	13
September	22.3		21	23	24	19
October	44.6		50	47	43	45
November	58.4		62	61	46	39
December	64.7		58	47	59	56
Average	41.5	61.9	35.3	41.1	35.3	35.8

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	19.3	21	21	24	16	20
February	20.7	18	18	24	21	17
March	18.0	17	11	20	16	22
April	16.0		14	18	17	19
May	14.5		15	15	12	16
June			0	0	0	0
July	15.9		13	17	16	15
August	16.4		16	17	15	16
September	18.9		18	19	17	18
October	20.6		26	24	18	25
November	19.5		19	18	20	21
December	18.7		17	19	23	14
Average	17.6	18.1	16.4	19.0	16.3	18.6

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	SW	W	W	SW	SW
February	W	W	W	W	SW
March	SW	W	W	SW	W
April		NE	W	NW	SW
May		N	NE	N	NW
June		N	N	N	N
July		NE	NE	W	N
August		NW	NW	N	N
September		NE	N	E	NW
October		NW	NW	NW	NW
November		W	W	SW	SW
December		SW	W	W	SW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Nunavut weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Nunavut?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 17 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Nunavut?

The coldest month is February with an average daytime temperature of -23 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Nunavut?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 70.6 %.

Which month is the driest in Nunavut?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in June. The probability is about 0.0 %.