Arviat weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · seaside town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Arviat is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 46/100). Arviat averages about 2,341 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 15°C / 59°F and roughly 73 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,341
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 46/100
- Rain / year
- 532 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.3 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 8°C / 46°F
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 7 m
When is the best time to visit Arviat?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Arviat is July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 17 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Arviat?
Arviat gets a moderate 2,341 hours of sunshine a year. 46 Sunshine Score points separate July (46) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #22 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,024 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 41% of the annual 532 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -25° / -13°F | -33° / -27°F | 17 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| February | 0 | -24° / -11°F | -32° / -26°F | 13 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| March | 0 | -16° / 3°F | -25° / -13°F | 23 mm | 1 | -2° / 28°F |
| April | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -15° / 5°F | 33 mm | 3 | -2° / 28°F |
| May | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -5° / 23°F | 47 mm | 4 | -1° / 30°F |
| June | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 2° / 36°F | 60 mm | 4 | -1° / 30°F |
| July | 46 | 15° / 59°F | 7° / 45°F | 73 mm | 4 | 4° / 39°F |
| August | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 7° / 45°F | 78 mm | 3 | 8° / 46°F |
| September | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 2° / 36°F | 69 mm | 2 | 6° / 43°F |
| October | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -6° / 21°F | 67 mm | 0 | 3° / 37°F |
| November | 0 | -13° / 9°F | -20° / -4°F | 32 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| December | 0 | -21° / -6°F | -29° / -20°F | 20 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
Sea temperature in Arviat by month
The sea off Arviat is warmest in August at around 8°C / 46°F, and coolest in January at -2°C / 28°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Yellowknife Canada · 1,077 km · best in Jul · 2,150 h sun/yr
- Fort McMurray Canada · 1,098 km · best in Aug · 2,171 h sun/yr
- Sioux Lookout Canada · 1,228 km · best in Aug · 2,060 h sun/yr
- Saskatoon Canada · 1,253 km · best in Aug · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Winnipeg Canada · 1,259 km · best in Aug · 2,491 h sun/yr
- Iqaluit Canada · 1,337 km · best in Jul · 1,936 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Whale Cove Canada · 149 km · 1,947 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Rankin Inlet Canada · 217 km · 1,954 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Churchill Canada · 262 km · 2,292 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Chesterfield Inlet Canada · 304 km · 2,021 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Tadoule Lake Canada · 363 km · 2,257 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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