Alert, Nunavut
Climate

Alert, Nunavut

Section Title: Climate
Table Section Text: None

Climate data for Alert Airport, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1950–present

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

Record high humidex	0.0	0.0	−2.4	−1.1	6.6	18.1	19.4	23.8	8.4	3.9	−1.1	1.4	23.8

Record high °C (°F)	0.0 (32.0)	1.1 (34.0)	−2.2 (28.0)	−0.2 (31.6)	10.0 (50.0)	18.2 (64.8)	20.0 (68.0)	19.5 (67.1)	11.2 (52.2)	5.3 (41.5)	0.6 (33.1)	3.2 (37.8)	20.0 (68.0)

Average high °C (°F)	−28.6 (−19.5)	−29.4 (−20.9)	−28.4 (−19.1)	−20.4 (−4.7)	−8.4 (16.9)	2.0 (35.6)	6.1 (43.0)	3.3 (37.9)	−5.3 (22.5)	−15.3 (4.5)	−22.3 (−8.1)	−25.6 (−14.1)	−14.4 (6.1)

Daily mean °C (°F)	−32.2 (−26.0)	−33.2 (−27.8)	−32.4 (−26.3)	−24.3 (−11.7)	−11.5 (11.3)	−0.4 (31.3)	3.4 (38.1)	0.8 (33.4)	−8.4 (16.9)	−18.9 (−2.0)	−26.0 (−14.8)	−29.4 (−20.9)	−17.7 (0.1)

Average low °C (°F)	−35.8 (−32.4)	−37.0 (−34.6)	−36.3 (−33.3)	−28.1 (−18.6)	−14.5 (5.9)	−2.7 (27.1)	0.7 (33.3)	−1.8 (28.8)	−11.5 (11.3)	−22.4 (−8.3)	−29.6 (−21.3)	−33.1 (−27.6)	−21.0 (−5.8)

Record low °C (°F)	−48.9 (−56.0)	−50.0 (−58.0)	−49.4 (−56.9)	−45.6 (−50.1)	−29.0 (−20.2)	−14.3 (6.3)	−6.3 (20.7)	−15.0 (5.0)	−28.2 (−18.8)	−39.4 (−38.9)	−43.5 (−46.3)	−46.1 (−51.0)	−50.0 (−58.0)

Record low wind chill	−64.7	−60.5	−59.5	−56.8	−40.8	−21.1	−10.3	−19.2	−36.9	−49.4	−53.7	−57.3	−64.7

Average precipitation mm (inches)	7.2 (0.28)	7.0 (0.28)	7.5 (0.30)	10.6 (0.42)	11.6 (0.46)	12.0 (0.47)	31.8 (1.25)	17.9 (0.70)	22.3 (0.88)	13.4 (0.53)	10.4 (0.41)	6.8 (0.27)	158.3 (6.23)

Average rainfall mm (inches)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.8 (0.03)	13.0 (0.51)	3.5 (0.14)	0.1 (0.00)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	17.4 (0.69)

Average snowfall cm (inches)	9.0 (3.5)	8.1 (3.2)	8.7 (3.4)	12.6 (5.0)	18.0 (7.1)	13.5 (5.3)	20.0 (7.9)	16.9 (6.7)	33.1 (13.0)	20.2 (8.0)	15.2 (6.0)	9.3 (3.7)	184.6 (72.7)

Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)	9.0	7.7	7.3	8.5	7.5	7.4	10.9	9.2	10.1	10.5	8.7	9.2	106.1

Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.0	6.9	2.5	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.6

Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)	9.1	8.6	8.3	9.1	9.4	6.9	6.3	7.4	11.3	12.2	9.7	9.9	108.0

Average relative humidity (%)	66.8	66.6	66.9	71.1	81.5	87.1	85.1	86.1	84.6	75.7	70.3	67.2	75.8

Mean monthly sunshine hours	0.0	0.0	110.4	323.6	428.6	333.0	321.6	269.1	111.4	3.9	0.0	0.0	1,901.6

Percent possible sunshine	—	—	33.1	46.8	57.6	46.3	43.2	36.2	21.9	4.1	—	—	36.1

Source: Environment Canada

Sentence(s)

February is the coldest month of the year with a mean temperature of −33.2 °C (−27.8 °F).
In Alert, February has a mean temperature of −33.2 °C (−27.8 °F).
In Alert, February is the coldest month of the year with a mean temperature of −33.2 °C (−27.8 °F).

final_sentence: February is the coldest month of the year with a mean temperature of −33.2 °C (−27.8 °F).
final_sentence: In Alert, February has a mean temperature of −33.2 °C (−27.8 °F).
final_sentence: In Alert, February is the coldest month of the year with a mean temperature of −33.2 °C (−27.8 °F).