Akulivik Weather in February
Akulivik in February
The short of it: Akulivik in February averages a high of -22 °C (-7 °F) and a low of -26 °C (-14 °F), with 11 mm (0.43 in) of rain and about 8 h 55 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 -22° · low -26° · rain 11 mm · daylight 8 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Akulivik an average February high of -22°, a low of -26° and some 11 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Akulivik: highs scarcely reach -22°, nights fall to -26°. It is the driest month of the year, only 11 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 55 min in mid-February, 148 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates February 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Akulivik runs cooler than most and drier than most in February. Puvirnituq, 99 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
February in Akulivik, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Oct–Jun
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PuvirnituqQuebec | 99 km SSE | -21° | -26° | 13 mm |
| SalluitQuebec | 207 km NE | -20° | -25° | 15 mm |
| InukjuakQuebec | 261 km S | -20° | -27° | 13 mm |
| KangiqsujuaqQuebec | 346 km ENE | -19° | -22° | 13 mm |
| Coral HarbourNunavut | 450 km NNW | -25° | -33° | 5.0 mm |