Cape Peel West, N. W. T.

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Climate Cape Peel West, N. W. T. 2020-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Cambridge Bay Airport (CYCB) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 61.8 81 53 61 66 68
February 65.9 61 69 50 69 76
March 72.1 66 83 67 82 63
April 69.8 57 74 66 85
May 53.8 39 67 48 57
June 0 0 0 0
July 72.4 100 69 56 75
August 60.4 49 73 51 68
September 27.4 20 21 30 31
October 38.9 29 31 32 49
November 48.7 31 64 32 41
December 0 0 0 0
Average 57.6 65.7 49.8 56.4 53.3 61.7

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 mi or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 70.8 87 56 68 86 77
February 71.9 67 73 55 72 77
March 76.8 74 87 70 84 69
April 78.6 64 87 70 93
May 74.5 61 85 68 78
June 0 0 0 0
July 96.7 100 97 94 91
August 86.2 84 93 81 92
September 57.8 55 49 48 61
October 67.2 62 57 59 79
November 68.5 55 74 60 66
December 0 0 0 0
Average 74.7 72.4 69.8 73.1 70.5 79.1

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 3⅛ mi or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January -27.4 -26 -28 -28 -24 -27
February -29.0 -25 -32 -31 -30 -30
March -25.7 -23 -27 -22 -26 -27
April -17.7 -14 -16 -17 -16
May -5.8 -1 -4 -5 -5
June 6.5 8 7 5 7
July 13.7 16 16 10 16
August 11.2 12 12 9 12
September 2.9 5 3 4 3
October -5.6 -1 -6 -1 -4
November -17.8 -13 -18 -13 -16
December -23.1 -17 -26 -26 -22
Average -11.0 -25.3 -8.4 -9.3 -10.6 -10.9

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 -33.2 -31 -34 -33 -31 -33
February -36.7 -32 -37 -36 -36 -36
March -32.4 -30 -33 -29 -33 -35
April -25.0 -22 -25 -25 -25
May -12.9 -6 -11 -13 -12
June 0.6 2 1 0 1
July 6.0 8 8 4 7
August 5.1 6 5 4 6
September -1.2 2 0 0 -1
October -9.1 -4 -11 -4 -8
November -24.7 -19 -25 -21 -24
December -30.9 -23 -31 -31 -30
Average -18.6 -32.7 -14.8 -16.9 -16.6 -16.1

19th lowest temperature of Canada

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 74.3 62 81 67 72 85
February 75.1 72 78 82 69 70
March 66.9 64 45 72 66 72
April 56.6 51 50 64 56
May 32.5 16 21 44 54
June 0 0 0 0
July 11.5 0 16 22 11
August 14.8 22 7 15 10
September 33.2 29 41 32 40
October 44.7 39 44 31 53
November 66.8 71 67 43 59
December 0 0 0 0
Average 47.3 67.0 38.3 43.4 43.4 47.4

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 (knots)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 10.8 11 12 12 10 11
February 10.1 10 9 12 11 10
March 9.7 9 7 12 10 10
April 10.1 10 9 11 11
May 10.7 11 10 10 12
June 0 0 0 0
July 10.6 6 11 14 12
August 10.8 11 14 10 10
September 12.1 12 13 12 12
October 11.6 11 13 10 12
November 10.1 13 11 8 9
December 0 0 0 0
Average 10.6 9.7 10.1 12.0 10.6 10.8

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 284° 341° 302° 299° 355°
February 340° 310° 304° 306° 317°
March 312° 053° 313° 299° 301°
April 068° 308° 360° 296°
May 063° 087° 008° 020°
June 360° 360° 360° 360°
July 074° 285° 347° 164°
August 296° 307° 343° 041°
September 059° 046° 085° 024°
October 327° 337° 077° 013°
November 001° 333° 065° 285°
December 360° 360° 360° 360°

Prevailing wind direction

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