Climate
| Climate data for Cape Dorset Airport | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Humidex | -1.4 | -1.6 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 10.4 | 17.3 | 25.0 | 21.6 | 12.7 | 6.5 | 3.4 | -1.1 | 25.0 |
| Record high °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
0.8 (33.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −21.7 (−7.1) |
−22.7 (−8.9) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −25 (−13.0) |
−26 (−14.8) |
−21.6 (−6.9) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
5.7 (42.3) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−20.2 (−4.4) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −28.3 (−18.9) |
−29.2 (−20.6) |
−25.1 (−13.2) |
−18 (−0.4) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −38.9 (−38.0) |
−40.6 (−41.1) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
−32.8 (−27.0) |
−19.6 (−3.3) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−23.9 (−11.0) |
−30.6 (−23.1) |
−42.8 (−45.0) |
−42.8 (−45.0) |
| Wind chill | −54.5 | −58.1 | −53 | −44.6 | −29.3 | −14.6 | −7.6 | −8.7 | −14.7 | −39.7 | −39.7 | −51.4 | −58.1 |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 22.3 (0.878) |
17.3 (0.681) |
21.8 (0.858) |
30.1 (1.185) |
31.1 (1.224) |
23.7 (0.933) |
34.4 (1.354) |
56.0 (2.205) |
46.7 (1.839) |
44.3 (1.744) |
42.4 (1.669) |
33.1 (1.303) |
403.0 (15.866) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.1 (0.004) |
3.1 (0.122) |
14.7 (0.579) |
34.4 (1.354) |
54.7 (2.154) |
32.5 (1.28) |
4.3 (0.169) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
143.9 (5.665) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 25.5 (10.04) |
20.4 (8.03) |
25.7 (10.12) |
34.6 (13.62) |
30.7 (12.09) |
9.3 (3.66) |
0.4 (0.16) |
1.4 (0.55) |
14.1 (5.55) |
42.8 (16.85) |
50.2 (19.76) |
41.5 (16.34) |
296.4 (116.69) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 16.7 | 14.2 | 16.0 | 14.6 | 16.7 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 15.3 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 19.5 | 187.0 |
| Avg. rainy days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.25 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 10.1 | 2.2 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 44.7 |
| Avg. snowy days | 16.7 | 14.2 | 16.3 | 14.5 | 15.8 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 18.7 | 20.1 | 19.5 | 149.0 |
| Source: 1971-2000 Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
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