Kangiqsujuaq weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · seaside town · subpolar / tundra climate
Kangiqsujuaq is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 12/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,928
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 12/100
- Rain / year
- 630 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈3.3 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 6°C / 43°F
- Population
- 837
- Elevation
- 145 m
When is the best time to visit Kangiqsujuaq?
Kangiqsujuaq never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 12/100, 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 Kangiqsujuaq?
Kangiqsujuaq gets a moderate 1,928 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 12 Sunshine Score points separate July from January. It ranks #160 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 630 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 | -21° / -6°F | -26° / -15°F | 26 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| February | 0 | -21° / -6°F | -27° / -17°F | 17 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| March | 0 | -15° / 5°F | -23° / -9°F | 30 mm | 1 | -2° / 28°F |
| April | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -15° / 5°F | 39 mm | 3 | -2° / 28°F |
| May | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -6° / 21°F | 47 mm | 4 | -1° / 30°F |
| June | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 0° / 32°F | 65 mm | 4 | 2° / 36°F |
| July | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 4° / 39°F | 82 mm | 4 | 5° / 41°F |
| August | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 86 mm | 3 | 6° / 43°F |
| September | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 1° / 34°F | 81 mm | 2 | 5° / 41°F |
| October | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -4° / 25°F | 70 mm | 1 | 5° / 41°F |
| November | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -10° / 14°F | 49 mm | 0 | 2° / 36°F |
| December | 0 | -14° / 7°F | -19° / -2°F | 38 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
Sea temperature in Kangiqsujuaq by month
The sea off Kangiqsujuaq is warmest in August at around 6°C / 43°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
- Iqaluit Canada · 296 km · best in Jul · 1,936 h sun/yr
- Nuuk Greenland · 1,061 km · best in Jan · 1,885 h sun/yr
- Goose Bay Canada · 1,145 km · best in Jul · 1,776 h sun/yr
- Ilulissat Greenland · 1,276 km · best in Jul · 2,313 h sun/yr
- Sept-Îles Canada · 1,311 km · best in Aug · 1,867 h sun/yr
- Quebec Canada · 1,646 km · best in Aug · 1,920 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Quaqtaq Canada · 137 km · 2,162 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Kimmirut Canada · 176 km · 1,975 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kangirsuk Canada · 203 km · 1,949 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Salluit Canada · 207 km · 1,909 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Aupaluk Canada · 285 km · 1,404 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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