Kangiqsualujjuaq weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · seaside town · subarctic climate
Kangiqsualujjuaq is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 41/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,758
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 41/100
- Rain / year
- 833 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 7°C / 45°F
- Population
- 956
- Elevation
- 55 m
When is the best time to visit Kangiqsualujjuaq?
Kangiqsualujjuaq never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 41/100, and January is the low point (0/100). If sunshine is the point of the trip, the nearby alternatives below do better.
How sunny is Kangiqsualujjuaq?
Kangiqsualujjuaq isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,758 hours of sunshine a year. July (41/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #208 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 833 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -19° / -2°F | -27° / -17°F | 42 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| February | 0 | -18° / 0°F | -27° / -17°F | 33 mm | 1 | -1° / 30°F |
| March | 0 | -11° / 12°F | -20° / -4°F | 40 mm | 2 | -1° / 30°F |
| April | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -12° / 10°F | 52 mm | 3 | -1° / 30°F |
| May | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -3° / 27°F | 63 mm | 4 | -1° / 30°F |
| June | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 3° / 37°F | 89 mm | 4 | 0° / 32°F |
| July | 41 | 15° / 59°F | 7° / 45°F | 100 mm | 4 | 4° / 39°F |
| August | 36 | 14° / 57°F | 7° / 45°F | 88 mm | 3 | 7° / 45°F |
| September | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 2° / 36°F | 116 mm | 2 | 7° / 45°F |
| October | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -3° / 27°F | 91 mm | 1 | 5° / 41°F |
| November | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -12° / 10°F | 68 mm | 0 | 2° / 36°F |
| December | 0 | -13° / 9°F | -21° / -6°F | 51 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
Sea temperature in Kangiqsualujjuaq by month
The sea off Kangiqsualujjuaq is warmest in August at around 7°C / 45°F, and coolest in January at -1°C / 30°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
- Iqaluit Canada · 577 km · best in Jul · 1,936 h sun/yr
- Goose Bay Canada · 692 km · best in Jul · 1,776 h sun/yr
- Sept-Îles Canada · 944 km · best in Aug · 1,867 h sun/yr
- Nuuk Greenland · 971 km · best in Jan · 1,885 h sun/yr
- Ilulissat Greenland · 1,371 km · best in Jul · 2,313 h sun/yr
- Quebec Canada · 1,373 km · best in Aug · 1,920 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kuujjuaq Canada · 157 km · 1,978 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Aupaluk Canada · 217 km · 1,404 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tasiujaq Canada · 229 km · 1,980 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kangirsuk Canada · 270 km · 1,949 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Quaqtaq Canada · 329 km · 2,162 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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