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Climate in Clyde River · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Clyde River sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for July heat

In January the night’s low is typically −31.8°C. Its yearly rain and snow fall short of almost every Canadian town. Rain or snow is most frequent in September and least in February. Windshields need scraping on about 297 mornings a year, the days the air reaches 0°C or below.

July afternoons: cooler than almost every Canadian town

January nights: colder than almost every Canadian town

Rain and snow a year: drier than almost every Canadian town

Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals at Clyde River (4.2 km east).

July high

9.2°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−31.8°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

232 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Frost days

297

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Clyde River at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−24°C−32°C

Feb−25°C−33°CColdest nights

Mar−22°C−31°C

Apr−13°C−23°C

May−4°C−11°C

Jun4°C−2°C

Jul9°C2°CWarmest

Aug8°C2°C

Sep3°C−2°CWettest

Oct−3°C−9°C

Nov now−12°C−20°C

Dec−19°C−27°C

What stands out about Clyde River’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Nunavut beside it.

Cooler than almost every Canadian townJuly afternoons average 9.2°C, the warmest of the year. 4th warmest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Nunavut.Drier than almost every Canadian townAbout 232 mm of rain and melted snow a year; September is the wettest month and February the driest. 4th wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Nunavut.Colder than almost every Canadian townJanuary nights average −31.8°C; February is colder still. 2nd mildest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Nunavut.

A normal year

What a year in Clyde River feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter

−23°C / −30°C

34 mm of rain and snow

Spring

−13°C / −22°C

38 mm of rain and snow

Summer

7°C / 1°C

74 mm of rain and snow

Autumn

−4°C / −10°C

86 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

−40°

−30°

−20°

−10°

0°

10°

20°

−24°C−32°C

−25°C−33°C

−22°C−31°C

−13°C−23°C

−4°C−11°C

4°C−2°C

9°C2°C

8°C2°C

3°C−2°C

−3°C−9°C

−12°C−20°C

−19°C−27°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best months to be outsideNo month has highs of 17°C or more with nights of 8°C or more: summers here are cool.

Frost & warm days

297 frost days and under 1 days above 20°C a year

Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 150 nights a year.

297

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than almost every Canadian town

239

Days that stay below 0°C

150

Nights a year below −20°C

under 1

Days a year above 20°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Rain & snow

About 232 mm of rain and snow a year

4th wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Nunavut. On about 60 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

232 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than almost every Canadian town

38 mm

September, the wettest month

8 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

38 mm

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Heating

Heating a home in Clyde River

76% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April.

10,848 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

83 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year. That means homes here need more heating than almost every Canadian town.

Living here

Living with Clyde River’s climate

Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.

Get outside

No month here brings highs of 17–27°C together with nights of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Count on some 189 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.

Storms and extremes

Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Clyde River’s risks.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Clyde River

Clyde River is a composite: ECCC joins 4 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.

Distance from the town	4.2 km east
Station altitude	27 m
Completeness	at least 20 years
WMO standard normals	No
Snowfall from	No location within 100 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−48.5°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	21.7°C
Average wind	16.1 km/h on average, most often from the north-west
Next-nearest location	Dewar Lakes, 226 km

Compared with other towns

How Clyde River compares

Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Nunavut.

July afternoons9.2°C

Clyde RiverMedian Canadian town

8°C12°C16°C20°C24°C

Cooler than almost every Canadian town4th warmest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Nunavut

January nights−31.8°C

Clyde RiverMedian Canadian town

−35°C−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than almost every Canadian town2nd mildest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Nunavut

Rain and snow a year232 mm

Clyde RiverMedian Canadian town

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Drier than almost every Canadian town4th wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Nunavut

Month by month

Clyde River weather by month

Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean and precipitation.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow
January	−24.2°C	−31.8°C	−28.0°C	10 mm
February	−25.1°C	−32.8°C	−29.0°C	8 mm
March	−22.0°C	−31.2°C	−26.6°C	12 mm
April	−13.4°C	−23.0°C	−18.2°C	11 mm
May	−3.7°C	−11.3°C	−7.6°C	15 mm
June	3.8°C	−1.6°C	1.0°C	20 mm
July	9.2°C	1.6°C	5.3°C	25 mm
August	8.2°C	1.9°C	5.0°C	29 mm
September	3.3°C	−1.6°C	0.7°C	38 mm
October	−2.9°C	−9.3°C	−6.3°C	30 mm
November	−12.3°C	−19.6°C	−16.0°C	18 mm
December	−19.0°C	−26.8°C	−23.0°C	15 mm
Year	−8.2°C	−15.5°C	−11.9°C	232 mm

Year to year

March: −47.8°C at its coldest, 0.2°C at its warmest

Year to year, November varies most (a standard deviation of 3.4°C around −16.0°C) and September least (1.0°C).

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Clyde River’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Clyde River (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
Not on this page: snow, with no complete snowfall normals within 100 km, sunshine, which ECCC published for no location, and any height adjustment.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Clyde River’s climate

How warm does Clyde River get in summer?

The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 9.2°C.

How cold does Clyde River get in winter?

In February, the coldest month, the typical low is −32.8°C.

How much rain and snow does Clyde River get?

The year adds up to 232 mm. September is the peak month (38 mm) and February the low one (8 mm).

Are these figures for Clyde River itself?

They are: the normals station that gives them stands in Clyde River.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Clyde River →

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).