Kugluktuk Weather Records

Kugluktuk, Nunavut weather averages and records from 1944–2024 based on data made available by the NOAA.
All-Time Recorded High
The highest temperature ever recorded in Kugluktuk, Nunavut was 34.9 °C which occurred on July 15, 1989.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
All-Time Recorded Low
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Kugluktuk, Nunavut was -47.3 °C which occurred on January 15, 2004.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Kugluktuk Weather by Month
Averages based on the years 1991–2020
Month Average (°C) Record (°C) Average (cm)
High ☀️ Low 🌙 High ☀️ Low 🌙 Precipitation 💧 Snow ❄️
January -22.8 -31.1 0.8 -47.3 0.9 23.3
February -23.0 -31.4 -1.2 -47.2 0.7 20.0
March -20.6 -29.6 -0.1 -47.0 0.9 22.9
April -11.0 -20.6 9.8 -43.9 0.8 21.0
May -0.7 -8.7 19.8 -30.2 1.4 16.6
June 10.4 1.3 32.5 -12.1 1.9 2.6
July 15.9 6.5 34.9 -0.8 4.0 0.0
August 13.6 5.1 30.3 -4.4 4.2 0.0
September 6.9 0.4 22.7 -18.9 3.5 6.5
October -2.9 -9.0 13.8 -35.4 2.4 39.0
November -13.3 -21.1 5.0 -41.0 1.1 29.1
December -20.0 -28.1 -0.5 -45.0 1.1 27.3
Entire year -5.4 -13.7 34.9 -47.3 22.7 206.2
More Kugluktuk Weather Records
1944–2024
Highest daily low 18.2 °C June 26, 1996
Lowest daily high -43.5 °C January 20, 2002
Greatest daily range
(Difference of high and low)
28.7 °C April 15, 2003
Greatest difference in daily high
over two conscutive days
22.3 °C Nov 19–20, 2010
Most daily precipitation 9.0 cm July 10, 1977
Most monthly precipitation 13.3 cm August 2003
Most yearly precipitation 39.9 cm 1946
Most yearly days with precipitation 182 1947
Earliest snow in season July 7 1985
Latest snow in season June 26 2001
Most daily snow 26.2 cm January 1, 1988
Most monthly snow 84.0 cm October 2000
Most yearly snow 285.5 cm 2010
Most snow in a winter 292.7 cm 2006–2007
Greatest snow accumulation 128.0 cm May 8, 1993
Earliest freeze August 4 1978
Earliest day ≥ 20 °C June 4 2013
Earliest day ≥ 25 °C June 11 2006
Latest freeze July 30 2002
Latest day ≥ 20 °C September 24 2016
Latest day ≥ 25 °C August 22 2006
Most days in a year < 0 °C 297 1978
Most days in a year ≥ 20 °C 34 1989
Most days in a year ≥ 25 °C 13 2013
Most days in a year ≥ 30 °C 3 1989
Kugluktuk Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
With precipitation 15 days Oct 6–20, 2003
Without precipitation 80 days Jun 18 – Sep 5, 2021
With snow 13 days Apr 26 – May 8, 2007
Freezing temperatures
High temperature ≤ 0 °C
228 days Oct 1, 1978 – May 16, 1979
High temperature ≥ 20 °C 10 days Aug 3–12, 2013
High temperature ≥ 25 °C 9 days Aug 4–12, 2013
High temperature ≥ 30 °C 3 days Jul 14–16, 1989
Plant Hardiness Zone
2A
Kugluktuk is in plant hardiness zone 2A
based on average yearly minimum temperature from 1991–2020
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1944–2024 Kugluktuk A location