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Climate in Naujaat · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Hardly any Canadian towns wake to more frost than Naujaat

In July the day’s top temperature is typically 13.6°C. Of all months, August brings the most precipitation and February the least. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in almost every Canadian town. About 79 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.

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

Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, measured at Naujaat/Repulse Bay, 1.5 km south-east.

July high

13.6°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−33.6°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

329 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

230 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

280

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Naujaat at a glance

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

Jan−28°C−34°C

Feb−28°C−34°CColdest nights

Mar−22°C−30°C

Apr−13°C−21°C

May−3°C−10°C

Jun6°C0°C

Jul14°C5°CWarmest

Aug11°C4°CWettest

Sep3°C−1°C

Oct−4°C−9°CSnowiest

Nov now−15°C−22°C

Dec−21°C−29°C

What stands out about Naujaat’s climate

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

Colder than almost every Canadian townJanuary nights average −33.6°C; February is colder still. 3rd mildest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Nunavut.Cooler than almost every Canadian townJuly afternoons average 13.6°C, the warmest of the year. 3rd warmest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Nunavut.Drier than almost every Canadian townAbout 329 mm of rain and melted snow a year; August is the wettest month and February the driest. 2nd wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Nunavut.

A normal year

What a year in Naujaat feels like

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

Winter

−25°C / −32°C

61 mm, with 70 cm of snow

Spring

−13°C / −20°C

67 mm, with 74 cm of snow

Summer

10°C / 3°C

105 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

−5°C / −11°C

95 mm, with 79 cm of snow

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−28°C−34°C

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14°C5°C

11°C4°C

3°C−1°C

−4°C−9°C

−15°C−22°C

−21°C−29°C

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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

Frost on 280 days, 20°C on 3

From August to June frost is routine, and in March it comes on almost every night. Some 152 nights a year drop under −20°C.

280

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than almost every Canadian town

237

Days that stay below 0°C

152

Nights a year below −20°C

Days a year above 20°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

329 mm of precipitation in a typical year

2nd wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Nunavut.

329 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than almost every Canadian town

129 mm

Of it as rain alone (39%)

50 mm

August, the wettest month

18 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

50 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

49 mm

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Snow

Snowfall: about 230 cm in a normal year

Expect snow from September to June, with about 36 cm in October, the snowiest month. The snowiest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Nunavut.

230 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 85% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

36 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Naujaat

78% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April.

10,767 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

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

The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. That means homes here need more heating than almost every Canadian town.

Living here

Living with Naujaat’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 →

Storms and extremes

Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Naujaat’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Naujaat/Repulse Bay

Naujaat/Repulse Bay is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.

Distance from the town	1.5 km south-east
Station altitude	23 m
Completeness	at least 20 years
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−47.2°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	28.0°C
Next-nearest location	Kugaaruk, 270 km

Compared with other towns

How Naujaat 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 afternoons13.6°C

NaujaatMedian Canadian town

12°C16°C20°C24°C

Cooler than almost every Canadian town3rd warmest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Nunavut

January nights−33.6°C

NaujaatMedian Canadian town

−35°C−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than almost every Canadian town3rd mildest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Nunavut

Rain and snow a year329 mm

NaujaatMedian Canadian town

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Drier than almost every Canadian town2nd wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Nunavut

Snowfall a year230 cm

NaujaatMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than 85% of Canadian townsThe snowiest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Nunavut

Month by month

Naujaat weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−27.5°C	−33.6°C	−30.7°C	22 mm	23 cm
February	−27.5°C	−33.8°C	−30.8°C	18 mm	23 cm
March	−22.1°C	−30.0°C	−26.1°C	22 mm	25 cm
April	−12.6°C	−20.9°C	−16.7°C	27 mm	30 cm
May	−3.2°C	−9.7°C	−6.5°C	19 mm	19 cm
June	6.4°C	−0.1°C	3.2°C	25 mm	5 cm
July	13.6°C	4.7°C	9.1°C	31 mm	0 cm
August	10.7°C	3.5°C	7.1°C	50 mm	1 cm
September	3.4°C	−1.3°C	1.1°C	36 mm	12 cm
October	−3.7°C	−9.2°C	−6.4°C	32 mm	36 cm
November	−15.1°C	−22.2°C	−18.7°C	28 mm	32 cm
December	−21.4°C	−28.5°C	−25.0°C	21 mm	25 cm
Year	−8.2°C	−15.1°C	−11.7°C	329 mm	230 cm

Year to year

From −46.0°C to −0.2°C: December’s coldest and warmest days since 1991

From one year to the next, December’s average typically shifts by 3.3°C around its normal of −25.0°C, the widest of any month, while August’s shifts by 0.9°C.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Naujaat’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Naujaat/Repulse Bay: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.

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

Questions about Naujaat’s climate

How warm does Naujaat get in summer?

At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 13.6°C.

How cold does Naujaat get in winter?

The coldest nights come in February, averaging −33.8°C.

How much rain and snow does Naujaat get?

Some 329 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in August (50 mm), the least in February (18 mm).

Are these figures for Naujaat itself?

Yes. Naujaat/Repulse Bay, where ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals were measured, lies within Naujaat.

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

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).