Climate
Pond Inlet has a polar arctic climate with long cold winters and short cool summers. Pond Inlet's average high for the year is −11.5 °C (11.3 °F) while the average low for the year is −18.6 °C (−1.5 °F). The record high for Pond Inlet is 25.7 °C (78.3 °F) on 5 March 1993. The record low for Pond Inlet is −53.9 °C (−65.0 °F) on 12 February 1979.
| Climate data for Pond Inlet Airport | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Humidex | 3.6 | -4.0 | -0.8 | 3.9 | 9.4 | 15.0 | 22.0 | 18.8 | 11.8 | 6.0 | 0.9 | -3.2 | 22.0 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −28.8 (−19.8) |
−30.6 (−23.1) |
−26.4 (−15.5) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−8 (17.6) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−25 (−13.0) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −32.4 (−26.3) |
−34.1 (−29.4) |
−30.3 (−22.5) |
−22.1 (−7.8) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
1.8 (35.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−22.4 (−8.3) |
−28.7 (−19.7) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −35.9 (−32.6) |
−37.5 (−35.5) |
−33.9 (−29.0) |
−26.5 (−15.7) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
2.1 (35.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−4 (24.8) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−32.4 (−26.3) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −49.8 (−57.6) |
−53.9 (−65.0) |
−49 (−56.2) |
−40.2 (−40.4) |
−28.4 (−19.1) |
−14 (6.8) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−30.1 (−22.2) |
−42 (−43.6) |
−45.5 (−49.9) |
−53.9 (−65.0) |
| Wind chill | −64.8 | −68.5 | −60.3 | −51.4 | −36.2 | −20.7 | −7.5 | −17.8 | −25 | −42 | −51.6 | −58.6 | −68.5 |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 5.7 (0.224) |
4.3 (0.169) |
8.0 (0.315) |
10.7 (0.421) |
9.6 (0.378) |
15.8 (0.622) |
31.1 (1.224) |
36.9 (1.453) |
20.8 (0.819) |
23.4 (0.921) |
16.1 (0.634) |
8.4 (0.331) |
190.8 (7.512) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.2 (0.008) |
11.7 (0.461) |
30.5 (1.201) |
32.9 (1.295) |
8.4 (0.331) |
1.3 (0.051) |
0.4 (0.016) |
0.0 (0) |
85.4 (3.362) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 7.3 (2.87) |
5.6 (2.2) |
10.1 (3.98) |
13.9 (5.47) |
14.2 (5.59) |
5.3 (2.09) |
0.5 (0.2) |
3.9 (1.54) |
16.7 (6.57) |
32.8 (12.91) |
22.4 (8.82) |
11.8 (4.65) |
144.5 (56.89) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 5.7 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 10.9 | 8.6 | 12.1 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 95.4 |
| Avg. rainy days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.13 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 2.2 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 0.0 | 25.12 |
| Avg. snowy days | 5.7 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 0.26 | 1.4 | 6.6 | 12.0 | 9.8 | 7.2 | 71.76 |
| Source: 1971-2000 Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
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