Iqaluit weather by month

Check out Iqaluit weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature in Iqaluit (°C)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max temperature (daytime)
-23°C maximum daytime temperature in January in Iqaluit-23
-24°C maximum daytime temperature in February in Iqaluit-24
-20°C maximum daytime temperature in March in Iqaluit-20
-11°C maximum daytime temperature in April in Iqaluit-11
-2°C maximum daytime temperature in May in Iqaluit-2
6°C maximum daytime temperature in June in Iqaluit6
11°C maximum daytime temperature in July in Iqaluit11
9°C maximum daytime temperature in August in Iqaluit9
4°C maximum daytime temperature in September in Iqaluit4
-3°C maximum daytime temperature in October in Iqaluit-3
-10°C maximum daytime temperature in November in Iqaluit-10
-19°C maximum daytime temperature in December in Iqaluit-19
Min temperature (night-time)
-31°C minimum night-time temperature in January in Iqaluit-31
-33°C minimum night-time temperature in February in Iqaluit-33
-30°C minimum night-time temperature in March in Iqaluit-30
-21°C minimum night-time temperature in April in Iqaluit-21
-9°C minimum night-time temperature in May in Iqaluit-9
-1°C minimum night-time temperature in June in Iqaluit-1
3°C minimum night-time temperature in July in Iqaluit3
3°C minimum night-time temperature in August in Iqaluit3
-1°C minimum night-time temperature in September in Iqaluit-1
-9°C minimum night-time temperature in October in Iqaluit-9
-18°C minimum night-time temperature in November in Iqaluit-18
-27°C minimum night-time temperature in December in Iqaluit-27
Heat & Humidity
No heat & humidity in January in Iqaluit0
No heat & humidity in February in Iqaluit0
No heat & humidity in March in Iqaluit0
No heat & humidity in April in Iqaluit0
No heat & humidity in May in Iqaluit0
No heat & humidity in June in Iqaluit0
No heat & humidity in July in Iqaluit0
No heat & humidity in August in Iqaluit0
No heat & humidity in September in Iqaluit0
No heat & humidity in October in Iqaluit0
No heat & humidity in November in Iqaluit0
No heat & humidity in December in Iqaluit0
Sea temperature
-2°C sea temperature in January in Iqaluit-2
-2°C sea temperature in February in Iqaluit-2
-2°C sea temperature in March in Iqaluit-2
-2°C sea temperature in April in Iqaluit-2
-2°C sea temperature in May in Iqaluit-2
-2°C sea temperature in June in Iqaluit-2
-2°C sea temperature in July in Iqaluit-2
-2°C sea temperature in August in Iqaluit-2
-2°C sea temperature in September in Iqaluit-2
-2°C sea temperature in October in Iqaluit-2
-2°C sea temperature in November in Iqaluit-2
-2°C sea temperature in December in Iqaluit-2

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & Daylight in Iqaluit

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily hours of sunshine
Daily hours of daylight
6 hours of daylight per day in January in Iqaluit6
9 hours of daylight per day in February in Iqaluit9
12 hours of daylight per day in March in Iqaluit12
15 hours of daylight per day in April in Iqaluit15
18 hours of daylight per day in May in Iqaluit18
21 hours of daylight per day in June in Iqaluit21
19 hours of daylight per day in July in Iqaluit19
16 hours of daylight per day in August in Iqaluit16
13 hours of daylight per day in September in Iqaluit13
10 hours of daylight per day in October in Iqaluit10
7 hours of daylight per day in November in Iqaluit7
5 hours of daylight per day in December in Iqaluit5
UV Index (Maximum)
No UV (maximum) index in January in Iqaluit0
No UV (maximum) index in February in Iqaluit0
UV (maximum) index 1 (Low) in March in Iqaluit1
UV (maximum) index 2 (Low) in April in Iqaluit2
UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate) in May in Iqaluit4
UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate) in June in Iqaluit4
UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate) in July in Iqaluit4
UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate) in August in Iqaluit3
UV (maximum) index 2 (Low) in September in Iqaluit2
UV (maximum) index 1 (Low) in October in Iqaluit1
No UV (maximum) index in November in Iqaluit0
No UV (maximum) index in December in Iqaluit0

Rainfall in Iqaluit

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Number of days with some rain
11 days with some rainfall in January in Iqaluit11
11 days with some rainfall in February in Iqaluit11
11 days with some rainfall in March in Iqaluit11
12 days with some rainfall in April in Iqaluit12
12 days with some rainfall in May in Iqaluit12
11 days with some rainfall in June in Iqaluit11
12 days with some rainfall in July in Iqaluit12
15 days with some rainfall in August in Iqaluit15
14 days with some rainfall in September in Iqaluit14
16 days with some rainfall in October in Iqaluit16
14 days with some rainfall in November in Iqaluit14
12 days with some rainfall in December in Iqaluit12
Average monthly rainfall (mm)
22 mm monthly rainfall in January in Iqaluit22
21 mm monthly rainfall in February in Iqaluit21
20 mm monthly rainfall in March in Iqaluit20
25 mm monthly rainfall in April in Iqaluit25
27 mm monthly rainfall in May in Iqaluit27
36 mm monthly rainfall in June in Iqaluit36
59 mm monthly rainfall in July in Iqaluit59
62 mm monthly rainfall in August in Iqaluit62
49 mm monthly rainfall in September in Iqaluit49
40 mm monthly rainfall in October in Iqaluit40
33 mm monthly rainfall in November in Iqaluit33
21 mm monthly rainfall in December in Iqaluit21

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The climate guide for Nunavut (Iqaluit) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Iqaluit?

Iqaluit has a very cold climate, too cold for trees.

Metric (°C / mm)  |  Imperial (°F / inches)

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Compare Iqaluit with the USA

Below the Iqaluit chart shows average maximum daytime temperature for Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada and the USA (Washington).

Maximum daytime temperature (°C)

Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
USA (Washington)
5
7
13
19
24
6
29
11
31
9
30
4
26
20
14
8
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
-23
-24
-20
-11
-2
-3
-10
-19

Metric (°C / mm)  |  Imperial (°F / inches)

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