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Climate in Salluit · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Salluit is among the frostiest of Canadian towns

Midsummer highs settle at about 12.1°C. Winter and summer sit 39°C apart. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in almost every Canadian town. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 88 days a year with 1 mm 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 94% of Canadian towns

Far-off figures: ECCC’s closest normals for Salluit come from Kinngait/Cape Dorset, 230 km north, so take them as the area’s climate.

July high

12.1°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−26.3°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

413 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Frost days

273

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Salluit at a glance

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

Jan−21°C−26°C

Feb−22°C−27°CColdest nights

Mar−17°C−24°C

Apr−10°C−16°C

May−2°C−7°C

Jun6°C0°C

Jul12°C5°CWarmest

Aug10°C4°CWettest

Sep4°C0°C

Oct−1°C−4°C

Nov now−7°C−12°C

Dec−14°C−20°C

What stands out about Salluit’s climate

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

Cooler than almost every Canadian townJuly afternoons average 12.1°C, the warmest of the year. 514th warmest of 514 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec.Colder than almost every Canadian townJanuary nights average −26.3°C; February is colder still. 513th mildest of 514 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec.Drier than 94% of Canadian townsAbout 413 mm of rain and melted snow a year; August is the wettest month and February the driest. 514th wettest of 514 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec.

A normal year

What a year in Salluit feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

Winter

−19°C / −24°C

66 mm of rain and snow

Spring

−10°C / −16°C

80 mm of rain and snow

Summer

9°C / 3°C

130 mm of rain and snow

Autumn

−1°C / −5°C

138 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

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−21°C−26°C

−22°C−27°C

−17°C−24°C

−10°C−16°C

−2°C−7°C

6°C0°C

12°C5°C

10°C4°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 273 days, 20°C on under 1

The frost season runs September to July, and March freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 101 nights a year.

273

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than almost every Canadian town

225

Days that stay below 0°C

101

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 413 mm of rain and snow a year

The most falls in August, the least in February. 514th wettest of 514 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec.

413 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 94% of Canadian towns

57 mm

August, the wettest month

17 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

57 mm

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Heating

Heating a home in Salluit

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

9,430 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

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

The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than almost every Canadian town.

Living here

Living with Salluit’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

Get outside

Even midsummer nights fall below 8°C on average, so no month meets the mild-day rule of 17–27°C by day.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

A wind chill below −20 is part of about 154 days a year here.

Storms and extremes

Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Salluit’s hazards page does.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Kinngait/Cape Dorset

Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Kinngait/Cape Dorset are 4 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.

Distance from the town	230 km north
Station altitude	48 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Snowfall from	No location within 100 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−38.7°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	23.0°C
Average wind	17.6 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest location	Iqaluit, 397 km

Compared with other towns

How Salluit 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 Quebec.

July afternoons12.1°C

SalluitMedian Canadian town

12°C16°C20°C24°C28°C

Cooler than almost every Canadian town514th warmest of 514 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec

January nights−26.3°C

SalluitMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Colder than almost every Canadian town513th mildest of 514 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec

Rain and snow a year413 mm

SalluitMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 94% of Canadian towns514th wettest of 514 towns of 2,500+ in Quebec

Month by month

Salluit weather by month

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

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow
January	−20.7°C	−26.3°C	−23.7°C	19 mm
February	−21.6°C	−27.1°C	−24.4°C	17 mm
March	−17.4°C	−23.9°C	−20.7°C	26 mm
April	−9.5°C	−16.0°C	−12.8°C	26 mm
May	−2.0°C	−6.6°C	−4.3°C	28 mm
June	5.7°C	0.1°C	2.9°C	33 mm
July	12.1°C	4.5°C	8.3°C	39 mm
August	9.9°C	3.8°C	6.8°C	57 mm
September	4.1°C	0.1°C	2.2°C	53 mm
October	−1.0°C	−4.4°C	−2.7°C	48 mm
November	−7.2°C	−12.0°C	−9.5°C	37 mm
December	−14.2°C	−19.8°C	−17.1°C	30 mm
Year	−5.2°C	−10.6°C	−7.9°C	413 mm

Year to year

December strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 3.4°C; August the least

The thirty-year records stretch furthest in February: a low of −38.7°C in 1991 and a high of 1.9°C in 2006.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Salluit’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: ECCC’s normals for Kinngait/Cape Dorset, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
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: a snowfall figure (none within 100 km), sunshine (none for 1991–2020) and 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 Salluit’s climate

How warm does Salluit get in summer?

At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 12.1°C.

How cold does Salluit get in winter?

On a normal February night the air drops to −27.1°C, the coldest of the year.

How much rain and snow does Salluit get?

Precipitation totals 413 mm a year, with August the wettest month (57 mm) and February the driest (17 mm).

Are these figures for Salluit itself?

They are the figures for Kinngait/Cape Dorset, which read better as the region’s climate than Salluit’s own.

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

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).