Gjoa Haven Airport

CYHK · Nunavut, Canada

Climate Gjoa Haven Airport 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Gjoa Haven Airport (CYHK) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 47.8 42 36 34 52 60
February 51.1 43 44 40 62 65
March 57.1 63 60 45 71 50
April 62.0 56 62 71 60
May 43.3 33 52 31 41
June 0 0 0 0
July 68.3 93 91 51 72
August 58.8 45 56 47 66
September 28.1 30 21 31 31
October 25.4 19 13 25 31
November 44.6 27 51 35 43
December 44.4 75 50 0 0
Average 49.5 53.5 43.0 43.7 47.9 51.0

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 56.7 49 49 44 65 70
February 58.6 49 59 46 65 74
March 65.3 69 74 59 74 56
April 72.3 66 75 78 67
May 63.4 54 65 48 60
June 0 0 0 0
July 86.9 95 96 81 84
August 81.3 77 84 71 81
September 64.8 64 56 65 71
October 57.1 47 50 52 76
November 68.3 60 71 57 60
December 55.5 100 50 50 0
Average 67.6 59.3 64.7 64.9 66.3 69.9

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 -26.2 -26 -28 -27 -23 -26
February -31.5 -28 -35 -32 -25 -32
March -25.1 -25 -25 -24 -27 -26
April -17.7 -14 -18 -15 -17
May -5.1 -1 -6 -5 -6
June 5.5 6 7 5 5
July 12.3 14 15 10 14
August 9.9 11 10 9 11
September 2.9 5 4 4 3
October -5.9 -1 -4 0 -4
November -16.1 -11 -20 -12 -17
December -23.2 -18 -24 -23 -24
Average -12.5 -27.7 -8.1 -10.8 -9.5 -10.1

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 -34.8 -32 -34 -34 -29 -34
February -37.7 -34 -39 -37 -34 -38
March -33.8 -33 -32 -30 -34 -35
April -25.8 -21 -26 -24 -24
May -11.0 -7 -13 -11 -13
June 0.1 1 1 -1 0
July 4.7 4 4 3 7
August 4.7 5 5 3 5
September -1.6 1 0 1 0
October -8.2 -4 -9 -2 -7
November -22.3 -16 -26 -17 -24
December -29.0 -24 -30 -28 -30
Average -18.4 -33.0 -14.3 -16.4 -15.7 -16.0

9th 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 77.7 74 76 77 60 83
February 74.2 80 83 73 58 74
March 65.7 67 62 66 49 83
April 55.0 40 61 41 58
May 41.9 43 19 52 46
June 0 0 0 0
July 11.2 5 3 14 5
August 12.3 17 13 11 15
September 24.1 25 29 22 19
October 43.8 41 51 18 44
November 61.8 68 53 37 65
December 38.8 50 50 0 100
Average 46.5 72.0 41.2 41.5 33.4 45.2

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 12.9 13 14 13 12 14
February 11.6 11 10 15 12 11
March 12.1 11 11 13 12 13
April 11.7 9 12 13 13
May 12.7 14 12 14 15
June 0 0 0 0
July 12.4 11 12 15 11
August 12.8 13 15 14 13
September 12.7 14 13 12 12
October 14.6 14 17 15 15
November 12.0 15 12 10 12
December 12.2 13 12 20 7
Average 12.4 11.3 12.1 13.5 13.0 12.7

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 299° 352° 317° 284° 317°
February 316° 294° 315° 322° 324°
March 249° 317° 318° 290° 280°
April 087° 298° 016° 281°
May 312° 324° 342° 319°
June 360° 360° 360° 360°
July 005° 327° 335° 278°
August 301° 328° 356° 030°
September 050° 005° 092° 033°
October 290° 316° 211° 358°
November 346° 298° 253° 256°
December 162° 274° 322° 116°

Prevailing wind direction

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