Canada · Regional climate

Northwest Territorieswhen to go

Regional slice of Canada with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Mar · Apr · May.

Range: -22–18 °C
Compare: −7.6°C vs. Canada mean
Country: Canada
TZ: America/Montreal

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12-month climate · Northwest Territories

How the year moves in Northwest Territories

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Northwest Territories itself rather than over Canada as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C

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Month	Average daytime high (°C)
January	-21.5
February	-21.9
March	-15.1
April	-5.7
May	6.1
June	14.4
July	17.9
August	15.5
September	8.7
October	-1.3
November	-12.9
December	-20.8

Rainfallmm

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Month	Rainfall (mm)
January	18
February	13
March	14
April	17
May	30
June	49
July	57
August	60
September	44
October	35
November	24
December	18

Sunshinehr / day

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Month	Sunshine hours (hr / day)
January	2.3
February	3.9
March	6.9
April	9.1
May	9.1
June	8.0
July	6.8
August	4.4
September	3.0
October	2.0
November	1.8
December	2.6

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