Umiujaq weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · seaside town · subarctic climate
Umiujaq is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 42/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,723
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 42/100
- Rain / year
- 746 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈3.2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 13°C / 55°F
- Population
- 541
- Elevation
- 72 m
When is the best time to visit Umiujaq?
Umiujaq never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 42/100, 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 Umiujaq?
Umiujaq isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,723 hours of sunshine a year. July (42/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #217 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 746 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 | -25° / -13°F | 34 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| February | 0 | -18° / 0°F | -26° / -15°F | 23 mm | 1 | -1° / 30°F |
| March | 0 | -11° / 12°F | -20° / -4°F | 31 mm | 2 | -1° / 30°F |
| April | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -12° / 10°F | 36 mm | 3 | -1° / 30°F |
| May | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -3° / 27°F | 58 mm | 4 | 2° / 36°F |
| June | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 4° / 39°F | 68 mm | 5 | 7° / 45°F |
| July | 42 | 15° / 59°F | 8° / 46°F | 88 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| August | 36 | 14° / 57°F | 8° / 46°F | 91 mm | 3 | 13° / 55°F |
| September | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 111 mm | 2 | 11° / 52°F |
| October | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -1° / 30°F | 82 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
| November | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -9° / 16°F | 70 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| December | 0 | -12° / 10°F | -18° / 0°F | 54 mm | 0 | 1° / 34°F |
Sea temperature in Umiujaq by month
The sea off Umiujaq is warmest in August at around 13°C / 55°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 · 914 km · best in Jul · 1,936 h sun/yr
- Sept-Îles Canada · 975 km · best in Aug · 1,867 h sun/yr
- Goose Bay Canada · 1,086 km · best in Jul · 1,776 h sun/yr
- Quebec Canada · 1,139 km · best in Aug · 1,920 h sun/yr
- Sioux Lookout Canada · 1,242 km · best in Aug · 2,060 h sun/yr
- Montréal Canada · 1,244 km · best in Sep · 1,981 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kuujjuarapik Canada · 160 km · 1,792 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Sanikiluaq Canada · 167 km · 2,140 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Inukjuak Canada · 235 km · 1,935 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- La Grande Rivière Canada · 332 km · 1,967 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Chisasibi Canada · 340 km · 1,901 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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