Climate
Cambridge Bay has a Polar climate, no month having an average temperature of 10 °C (50 °F) or higher, and is listed as Group E on the Köppen climate classification.
| Climate data for Cambridge Bay Airport | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Humidex | -5.0 | -9.7 | -5.6 | 3.9 | 10.5 | 25.3 | 30.8 | 28.6 | 16.3 | 5.8 | -1.4 | -5.0 | 30.8 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −29.3 (−20.7) |
−29.3 (−20.7) |
−25.7 (−14.3) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −32.8 (−27.0) |
−33 (−27.4) |
−29.7 (−21.5) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
2.4 (36.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−23 (−9.4) |
−29.6 (−21.3) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −36.3 (−33.3) |
−36.6 (−33.9) |
−33.7 (−28.7) |
−26 (−14.8) |
−13 (8.6) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−26.5 (−15.7) |
−33 (−27.4) |
−18 (−0.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −52.8 (−63.0) |
−50.6 (−59.1) |
−48.3 (−54.9) |
−42.8 (−45.0) |
−35 (−31.0) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−33 (−27.4) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
−49.4 (−56.9) |
−52.8 (−63.0) |
| Wind chill | −73.4 | −72.6 | −69.8 | −60.1 | −43.2 | −29.2 | −7.9 | −13.1 | −28.6 | −49.4 | −60.7 | −66.3 | −73.4 |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 4.6 (0.181) |
5.1 (0.201) |
6.0 (0.236) |
6.5 (0.256) |
9.4 (0.37) |
12.5 (0.492) |
21.7 (0.854) |
26.7 (1.051) |
19.3 (0.76) |
14.6 (0.575) |
7.2 (0.283) |
5.3 (0.209) |
138.8 (5.465) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.1 (0.004) |
1.6 (0.063) |
9.8 (0.386) |
21.7 (0.854) |
24.5 (0.965) |
11.4 (0.449) |
0.4 (0.016) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
69.6 (2.74) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 5.6 (2.2) |
6.4 (2.52) |
7.4 (2.91) |
7.5 (2.95) |
9.3 (3.66) |
2.8 (1.1) |
0.0 (0) |
2.2 (0.87) |
8.9 (3.5) |
16.2 (6.38) |
9.3 (3.66) |
6.3 (2.48) |
82.1 (32.32) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 10.2 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 104.1 |
| Avg. rainy days | 0.03 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.03 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 7.1 | 0.45 | 0.03 | 0.0 | 36.0 |
| Avg. snowy days | 6.5 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 0.07 | 1.6 | 6.8 | 12.5 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 76.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | n/a | 58.7 | 175.8 | 262.3 | 252.6 | 287.4 | 322.3 | 177.9 | 76.1 | 60.0 | 12.2 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Source #1: 1971–2000 Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Sunshine data from 1961–1990 Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
Sun below the horizon, polar night, from 30 November to 11 January and above the horizon, midnight sun, 19 May to 22 July.
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