Besttimetovisit.co.nzClimate of Tuktoyaktuk
Tuktoyaktuk has a continental climate. In the summer it is warm and dry, and in the winter it is cold and wet. The average annual temperature for Tuktoyaktuk is -5° degrees and there is about 87 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 230 days a year with an average humidity of 88% and an UV-index of 2.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -20°C and 11°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -24°C and 6°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between -27°C and 12°C
- Rain: it rains 31 days and there is a total of approximately 87 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 117 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 867 sun hours
| Maximum temperature: | between -20°C and 11°C |
| Warmest month: | 11°C in July |
| Coldest month: | -20°C in January |
| Night temperature: | between -24°C and 6°C |
| Sea temperature: | between -27°C and 12°C |
| Dry days: | 217 days |
| Days with rain: | 31 days |
| Days with snow: | 117 days |
| Total rain sum: | 87 mm |
| Hours of sunshine: | 867 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Tuktoyaktuk.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Tuktoyaktuk.
Climate table of Tuktoyaktuk
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Tuktoyaktuk. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Tuktoyaktuk might be like in a given month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | -20 | -19 | -17 | -9 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 5 | -2 | -13 | -19 |
| Night temp. (°C) | -24 | -24 | -23 | -15 | -4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | -4 | -16 | -23 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 |
| Days with rain | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Days with snow | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 11 | 17 | 19 |
| Dry days | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 11 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| UV-index | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Best time to visit Tuktoyaktuk
The best time to visit Tuktoyaktuk in Canada is from January through December. In this period you have a very cold temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Tuktoyaktuk is 11°C in July and the lowest is -20°C in January. The water temperature is 12°C at its highest and in other months it can be -27°C.
Climate of Tuktoyaktuk by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Tuktoyaktuk? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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