Fort Chipewyan
Climate

Fort Chipewyan

Section Title: Climate
Table Section Text: None

Climate data for Fort Chipewyan Airport, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1883–present

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year

Record high °C (°F)	10.5 (50.9)	15.0 (59)	14.5 (58.1)	27.1 (80.8)	32.3 (90.1)	34.7 (94.5)	34.0 (93.2)	34.1 (93.4)	31.2 (88.2)	26.5 (79.7)	17.0 (62.6)	13.9 (57)	34.7 (94.5)

Average high °C (°F)	−16.5 (2.3)	−12.5 (9.5)	−4.6 (23.7)	5.5 (41.9)	13.8 (56.8)	20.4 (68.7)	23.0 (73.4)	20.9 (69.6)	14.0 (57.2)	4.8 (40.6)	−6.7 (19.9)	−13.2 (8.2)	4.1 (39.4)

Daily mean °C (°F)	−21.9 (−7.4)	−18.4 (−1.1)	−11.3 (11.7)	−0.6 (30.9)	7.7 (45.9)	14.1 (57.4)	17.0 (62.6)	14.9 (58.8)	8.7 (47.7)	0.6 (33.1)	−11.1 (12)	−18.2 (−0.8)	−1.5 (29.3)

Average low °C (°F)	−27.1 (−16.8)	−24.3 (−11.7)	−18.0 (−0.4)	−6.6 (20.1)	1.5 (34.7)	7.8 (46)	11.0 (51.8)	8.9 (48)	3.4 (38.1)	−3.6 (25.5)	−15.4 (4.3)	−23.2 (−9.8)	−7.1 (19.2)

Record low °C (°F)	−50.0 (−58)	−51.1 (−60)	−47.8 (−54)	−35.6 (−32.1)	−25.6 (−14.1)	−7.0 (19.4)	−3.9 (25)	−6.7 (19.9)	−12.2 (10)	−30.0 (−22)	−39.8 (−39.6)	−49.4 (−56.9)	−51.1 (−60)

Average precipitation mm (inches)	14.9 (0.587)	14.1 (0.555)	15.8 (0.622)	16.0 (0.63)	27.2 (1.071)	44.4 (1.748)	67.4 (2.654)	50.2 (1.976)	44.0 (1.732)	28.8 (1.134)	24.5 (0.965)	18.4 (0.724)	365.7 (14.398)

Average rainfall mm (inches)	0.3 (0.012)	0.1 (0.004)	0.2 (0.008)	6.2 (0.244)	24.5 (0.965)	44.4 (1.748)	67.4 (2.654)	50.2 (1.976)	43.2 (1.701)	13.3 (0.524)	0.4 (0.016)	0.2 (0.008)	250.4 (9.858)

Average snowfall cm (inches)	14.8 (5.83)	14.4 (5.67)	15.7 (6.18)	9.8 (3.86)	2.7 (1.06)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)	0.7 (0.28)	15.5 (6.1)	24.7 (9.72)	18.5 (7.28)	116.9 (46.02)

Source: Environment Canada

Sentence(s)

The coldest temperature recorded in Fort Chipewyan was −51.1 °C (−60 °F) in February.

final_sentence: The coldest temperature recorded in Fort Chipewyan was −51.1 °C (−60 °F) in February.