# Klemtu

Klemtu is an unincorporated community on Swindle Island in the coastal fjords of British Columbia, Canada. It is located on Kitasoo Indian Reserve No. 1.
Klemtu is the home of the Kitasoo tribe of Tsimshians, originally from Kitasu Bay, and the Xai'xais of Kynoch Inlet, extends eastward from Queen Charlotte Sound, approximately at 52°46′03″N 128°06′25″W﻿ / ﻿52.767462°N 128.10688°W﻿ / 52.767462; -128.10688. It is adjacent to the Fiordland Conservancy. These two tribes live together as, and are jointly governed by, the Kitasoo/Xai'xais Nation. Traditional languages spoken at Klemtu are the southern dialect of the Tsimshian language, called Southern Tsimshian, and Xaixais, a dialect of the Heiltsuk language. In religious affiliation, the community is dominated by the United Church of Canada.
The government of the Kitasoo/Xai'xais Nation is a member government of the Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo Xai’xais-Nuxalk Tribal Council.
The population of Klemtu in 1983 was 269. As of 2007 the population of Klemtu was 505.

## Name origin

An alternate older name for Klemtu is Kitasoo. it was also known as China Hat due to the shape of Cone Island, which protects it from the open water. The name Klemtu is from the Coast Tsimshian language "Klemdoo-oolk," meaning "impassable".

## Climate

Climate data for Boat Bluff (1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high humidex | 15.1 | 12.2 | 17.6 | 21.1 | 27.5 | 30.1 | 36.2 | 30.5 | 27.9 | 23.4 | 13.3 | 12.0 | 36.2 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) | 17.0 (62.6) | 20.0 (68.0) | 25.5 (77.9) | 31.5 (88.7) | 33.5 (92.3) | 32.5 (90.5) | 33.0 (91.4) | 30.0 (86.0) | 21.0 (69.8) | 16.5 (61.7) | 15.5 (59.9) | 33.5 (92.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) | 6.6 (43.9) | 8.3 (46.9) | 10.9 (51.6) | 14.1 (57.4) | 16.6 (61.9) | 18.7 (65.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 16.2 (61.2) | 11.7 (53.1) | 7.6 (45.7) | 5.8 (42.4) | 11.8 (53.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) | 3.9 (39.0) | 5.3 (41.5) | 7.4 (45.3) | 10.4 (50.7) | 12.9 (55.2) | 14.7 (58.5) | 15.1 (59.2) | 12.8 (55.0) | 9.0 (48.2) | 5.2 (41.4) | 3.6 (38.5) | 8.7 (47.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) | 1.2 (34.2) | 2.2 (36.0) | 3.9 (39.0) | 6.6 (43.9) | 9.0 (48.2) | 10.8 (51.4) | 11.1 (52.0) | 9.4 (48.9) | 6.4 (43.5) | 2.9 (37.2) | 1.4 (34.5) | 5.5 (41.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.0 (3.2) | −17.5 (0.5) | −14.0 (6.8) | −1.0 (30.2) | −1.0 (30.2) | 4.0 (39.2) | 5.5 (41.9) | 6.5 (43.7) | 4.0 (39.2) | −7.6 (18.3) | −20.2 (−4.4) | −14.0 (6.8) | −20.2 (−4.4) |
| Record low wind chill | −18 | −15 | −10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −21 | −21 |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 601.9 (23.70) | 428.5 (16.87) | 428.4 (16.87) | 389.1 (15.32) | 257.7 (10.15) | 226.2 (8.91) | 179.8 (7.08) | 231.4 (9.11) | 366.0 (14.41) | 631.8 (24.87) | 677.8 (26.69) | 628.1 (24.73) | 5,046.7 (198.71) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 574.5 (22.62) | 400.3 (15.76) | 414.6 (16.32) | 386.9 (15.23) | 257.7 (10.15) | 226.2 (8.91) | 179.8 (7.08) | 231.4 (9.11) | 366.0 (14.41) | 630.0 (24.80) | 670.1 (26.38) | 606.2 (23.87) | 4,943.7 (194.64) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 27.4 (10.8) | 28.3 (11.1) | 13.9 (5.5) | 2.3 (0.9) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.9 (0.7) | 7.6 (3.0) | 21.9 (8.6) | 103.3 (40.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 23.3 | 19.6 | 22.9 | 21.4 | 19.7 | 17.8 | 16.7 | 17.4 | 19.4 | 24.7 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 252.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 18.5 |
| Source: Environment Canada ||||||||||||||