Aklavik Weather in March
Aklavik in March
The short of it: Aklavik in March averages a high of -16 °C (4 °F) and a low of -26 °C (-15 °F), with 16 mm (0.63 in) of rain and about 11 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -16° · low -26° · rain 16 mm · daylight 11 h 21 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
March in Aklavik brings afternoons near -16° and nights around -26°, with about 16 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about -16°, nights near -26°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 16 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 21 min in mid-March, 229 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Aklavik runs cooler than most and about as wet in March. Inuvik, 55 km to the ENE, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Aklavik, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 11° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InuvikNorthwest Territories | 55 km ENE | -16° | -26° | 12 mm |
| Fort McPhersonNorthwest Territories | 87 km S | -14° | -25° | 20 mm |
| TuktoyaktukNorthwest Territories | 158 km NNE | -20° | -28° | 6.0 mm |
| Fort Good HopeNorthwest Territories | 350 km SE | -13° | -26° | 17 mm |
| Norman WellsNorthwest Territories | 485 km SE | -11° | -24° | 10 mm |