Akulivik Weather in December
Akulivik in December
The short of it: Akulivik in December averages a high of -10 °C (14 °F) and a low of -13 °C (8 °F), with 30 mm (1.2 in) of rain and about 5 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -10° · low -13° · rain 30 mm · daylight 5 h 39 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Akulivik brings afternoons near -10° and nights around -13°, with about 30 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 6° against November, to near -10°; nights run about -13°. Rain is modest, about 30 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 5 h 39 min in mid-December, 92 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Akulivik runs about middling and drier than most in December. Puvirnituq, 99 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Akulivik, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 6° colder, 10 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 11° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 3°
- Snow season
- Oct–Jun
- Daylight, mid-month
- 5 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 23 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PuvirnituqQuebec | 99 km SSE | -10° | -14° | 33 mm |
| SalluitQuebec | 207 km NE | -13° | -17° | 34 mm |
| InukjuakQuebec | 261 km S | -9° | -15° | 35 mm |
| KangiqsujuaqQuebec | 346 km ENE | -10° | -13° | 32 mm |
| Coral HarbourNunavut | 450 km NNW | -18° | -26° | 10 mm |