Photo: https://www.flickr.com/people/naturallight/ Leslie Philipp · CC BY 2.0Taloyoak sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for winter warmth
Expect July afternoons of about 13.0°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 50°C. By precipitation alone, it ranks drier than almost every Canadian town. About 55 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, measured at Taloyoak, 1.9 km north-west.
A year in Taloyoak at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Taloyoak’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Nunavut beside it.
What a year in Taloyoak feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
286 frost days and 2 days above 20°C a year
From August to June frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 174 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 197 mm a year
August brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. 4th wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Nunavut.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
129 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from September to June, with about 28 cm in October, the snowiest month. 3rd snowiest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Nunavut.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Taloyoak
79% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April.
Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Taloyoak’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The growing season between frosts lasts about 56 days, roughly 22 June to 18 August.
No month here brings highs of 17–27°C together with nights of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Expect around 210 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Taloyoak’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Taloyoak
ECCC builds the Taloyoak normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 1.9 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 27 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −48.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 24.6°C |
| Average wind | 17.3 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Shepherd Bay, 80 km |
How Taloyoak 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Taloyoak’s own would show the same figures). The nearest place to Taloyoak with figures is 137 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taloyoak | 13.0°C | −36.6°C | 197 mm |
| Gjoa Haven 137 km · Gjoa Haven | 12.3°C 0.7°C cooler | −36.0°C 0.6°C milder | 190 mm |
Taloyoak weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −29.8°C | −36.6°C | −33.2°C | 8 mm | 9 cm |
| February | −30.0°C | −37.2°C | −33.6°C | 7 mm | 7 cm |
| March | −25.1°C | −33.5°C | −29.3°C | 10 mm | 11 cm |
| April | −15.7°C | −25.1°C | −20.4°C | 11 mm | 13 cm |
| May | −4.8°C | −12.7°C | −8.8°C | 13 mm | 13 cm |
| June | 5.7°C | −0.6°C | 2.6°C | 19 mm | 6 cm |
| July | 13.0°C | 4.2°C | 8.6°C | 22 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 10.1°C | 3.3°C | 6.7°C | 32 mm | 1 cm |
| September | 2.5°C | −2.2°C | 0.2°C | 27 mm | 12 cm |
| October | −6.1°C | −12.2°C | −9.1°C | 25 mm | 28 cm |
| November | −17.6°C | −25.0°C | −21.3°C | 13 mm | 15 cm |
| December | −24.9°C | −32.0°C | −28.6°C | 12 mm | 14 cm |
| Year | −10.2°C | −17.5°C | −13.9°C | 197 mm | 129 cm |
The month with the widest range: December, −46.0°C to −1.5°C
Two years in three, December’s average falls within 3.0°C of its normal of −28.6°C; June keeps to within 1.4°C.
Where Taloyoak’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Taloyoak (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Taloyoak’s climate
How warm does Taloyoak get in summer?
Highs reach 13.0°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Taloyoak get in winter?
In February, the coldest month, the typical low is −37.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Taloyoak get?
A normal year brings 197 mm, snow included as water: August is wettest at 32 mm, February driest at 7 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Expect snow on the ground, at least 1 cm, for about 264 days a year.
Are these figures for Taloyoak itself?
They are: the normals station that gives them stands in Taloyoak.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Taloyoak →
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).