Aklavik Weather in August
Aklavik in August
The short of it: Aklavik in August averages a high of 14 °C (58 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 17 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 7° · rain 48 mm · daylight 17 h 27 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Aklavik an average August high of 14°, a low of 7° and some 48 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 14°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 27 min in mid-August, 393 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Aklavik runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Inuvik, 55 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Aklavik, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 3° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InuvikNorthwest Territories | 55 km ENE | 15° | 6° | 44 mm |
| Fort McPhersonNorthwest Territories | 87 km S | 16° | 7° | 50 mm |
| TuktoyaktukNorthwest Territories | 158 km NNE | 13° | 6° | 30 mm |
| Fort Good HopeNorthwest Territories | 350 km SE | 18° | 7° | 39 mm |
| Norman WellsNorthwest Territories | 485 km SE | 19° | 8° | 43 mm |