Climate Chart of Iqaluit, Canada

Climate overview

Temperature

Monthly mean temperatures are lowest in February, at -26.0 °C, and highest in July, at 8.4 °C. These are averages for each whole month, not daytime highs, so they should not be read as a forecast of afternoon conditions. The unweighted mean across the monthly means is -7.7 °C; it summarizes the set of monthly averages rather than weighting them by the number of days in each month.

Sunshine

Mean daily sunshine reaches its highest level in June, at 10.03 hours/day, and its lowest in December, at 1.36 hours/day. These figures describe average sunshine duration, not day length or a promise of uninterrupted sunshine. Across the monthly means, the unweighted average is 6.21 hours/day.

Rain

The highest mean daily rainfall occurs in July, at 2.59 mm/day. The unweighted mean of the monthly daily-rainfall means is 0.68 mm/day, which provides a broad summary but is not a monthly total. An average amount does not show how often rain occurs or guarantee that any given day will be wet or dry.

Snow

Mean daily snowfall is highest in October, at 9.28 mm/day, and lowest in August, at 0.08 mm/day. The unweighted mean across the monthly daily-snowfall means is 4.70 mm/day. These averages describe snowfall amounts, not the number of snowy days, snow depth, snow cover or conditions for skiing.