Climate
The climate is extremely cold (ET in the Köppen climate classification) because the Labrador Current keeps the region (and all of northern Québec) colder in the summer than other regions at comparable latitudes.
| Climate data for Kuujjuaq | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.3 (86.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
33.1 (91.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −19.7 (−3.5) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−15 (5) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −24.3 (−11.7) |
−23.6 (−10.5) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
0.3 (32.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −28.8 (−19.8) |
−28.4 (−19.1) |
−23.6 (−10.5) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
2 (36) |
5.8 (42.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −49.8 (−57.6) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
−34.1 (−29.4) |
−24.7 (−12.5) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−20 (−4) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
−49.8 (−57.6) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 33.2 (1.307) |
28.4 (1.118) |
30.7 (1.209) |
27.3 (1.075) |
29.6 (1.165) |
51.5 (2.028) |
59.2 (2.331) |
70.4 (2.772) |
62.1 (2.445) |
51.9 (2.043) |
46.6 (1.835) |
36 (1.42) |
526.8 (20.74) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 0.1 (0.004) |
0.6 (0.024) |
0.6 (0.024) |
2.5 (0.098) |
14.8 (0.583) |
44.8 (1.764) |
59.1 (2.327) |
70.0 (2.756) |
54.1 (2.13) |
25.7 (1.012) |
4.7 (0.185) |
0.4 (0.016) |
277.4 (10.921) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 33.7 (13.27) |
29 (11.4) |
31.4 (12.36) |
25.3 (9.96) |
14.7 (5.79) |
6.3 (2.48) |
0.1 (0.04) |
0.5 (0.2) |
7.6 (2.99) |
27.5 (10.83) |
43.4 (17.09) |
37.5 (14.76) |
257 (101.18) |
| Source: Meteorological Service of Canada | |||||||||||||
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