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Iqaluit May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Iqaluit, Nunavut in the month of May.

Typical Iqaluit May Weather 1991–2020
Average daily high	-0.3 °C
Average daily low	-6.1 °C
Average monthly precipitation	2.0 cm
Daily chance of precipitation	33.7%

Iqaluit May Weather Records 1946–2024
Highest temperature	13.3 °C	May 30, 1954
Lowest temperature	-26.1 °C	May 2, 1949
Highest daily low	2.2 °C	May 18, 1959
Lowest daily high	-15.0 °C	May 1, 1993
Hottest average high temperature	3.7 °C	1955
Coldest average high temperature	-4.5 °C	1992
Most daily precipitation	2.7 cm	May 9, 1965
Most monthly precipitation	5.6 cm	1965

Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after

Day	Average (°C)		Record (°C)
Day	High	Low	High	Low
May 1	-4.1	-11.7	4.2	-24.4
May 2	-3.7	-11.2	6.0	-26.1
May 3	-3.4	-10.8	7.2	-22.3
May 4	-3.2	-10.4	6.7	-18.9
May 5	-2.9	-10.0	5.6	-21.7
May 6	-2.6	-9.5	5.7	-22.8
May 7	-2.4	-9.1	6.0	-21.7
May 8	-2.1	-8.7	6.8	-20.6
May 9	-1.9	-8.3	5.9	-21.0
May 10	-1.6	-8.0	5.4	-19.0
May 11	-1.4	-7.6	4.4	-19.0
May 12	-1.2	-7.3	6.1	-21.2
May 13	-1.0	-7.0	5.7	-20.2
May 14	-0.8	-6.7	7.8	-21.6
May 15	-0.6	-6.4	8.3	-19.2
May 16	-0.4	-6.2	8.2	-15.0
May 17	-0.2	-5.9	7.8	-17.4
May 18	0.1	-5.6	7.8	-14.6
May 19	0.3	-5.3	9.4	-16.5
May 20	0.5	-5.0	7.8	-17.5
May 21	0.8	-4.7	9.4	-14.4
May 22	1.1	-4.3	7.8	-15.9
May 23	1.3	-4.0	8.6	-16.0
May 24	1.6	-3.8	6.8	-15.2
May 25	1.8	-3.5	9.2	-14.7
May 26	2.1	-3.2	8.4	-16.6
May 27	2.3	-2.9	10.6	-8.9
May 28	2.6	-2.7	8.9	-9.4
May 29	2.8	-2.4	8.3	-10.0
May 30	3.0	-2.2	13.3	-12.2
May 31	3.3	-2.0	12.1	-11.1

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
2008–2024	Iqaluit Climate	location
1946–2007	Iqaluit A	location