Rankin Inlet weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · seaside town · subarctic climate
Rankin Inlet is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 39/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,954
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 39/100
- Rain / year
- 514 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.5 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 8°C / 46°F
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 31 m
When is the best time to visit Rankin Inlet?
Rankin Inlet never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 39/100, 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 Rankin Inlet?
Rankin Inlet gets a moderate 1,954 hours of sunshine a year. July (39/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #149 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around September, carries about 40% of the annual 514 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -26° / -15°F | -34° / -29°F | 16 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| February | 0 | -26° / -15°F | -34° / -29°F | 12 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| March | 0 | -18° / 0°F | -27° / -17°F | 21 mm | 1 | -2° / 28°F |
| April | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -17° / 1°F | 32 mm | 2 | -2° / 28°F |
| May | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -7° / 19°F | 49 mm | 3 | -1° / 30°F |
| June | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 1° / 34°F | 59 mm | 4 | -1° / 30°F |
| July | 39 | 14° / 57°F | 7° / 45°F | 61 mm | 4 | 4° / 39°F |
| August | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 6° / 43°F | 74 mm | 3 | 8° / 46°F |
| September | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 1° / 34°F | 70 mm | 1 | 7° / 45°F |
| October | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -7° / 19°F | 63 mm | 1 | 5° / 41°F |
| November | 0 | -14° / 7°F | -22° / -8°F | 34 mm | 0 | 0° / 32°F |
| December | 0 | -22° / -8°F | -30° / -22°F | 23 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
Sea temperature in Rankin Inlet by month
The sea off Rankin Inlet 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 · 1,136 km · best in Jul · 2,150 h sun/yr
- Iqaluit Canada · 1,176 km · best in Jul · 1,936 h sun/yr
- Fort McMurray Canada · 1,264 km · best in Aug · 2,171 h sun/yr
- Sioux Lookout Canada · 1,412 km · best in Aug · 2,060 h sun/yr
- Saskatoon Canada · 1,462 km · best in Aug · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Winnipeg Canada · 1,468 km · best in Aug · 2,491 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Whale Cove Canada · 68 km · 1,947 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Chesterfield Inlet Canada · 92 km · 2,021 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Arviat Canada · 217 km · 2,341 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Baker Lake Canada · 257 km · 2,340 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Coral Harbour Canada · 460 km · 1,712 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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