Akulivik Weather in March
Akulivik in March
The short of it: Akulivik in March averages a high of -16 °C (2 °F) and a low of -21 °C (-6 °F), with 13 mm (0.51 in) of rain and about 11 h 33 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 -16° · low -21° · rain 13 mm · daylight 11 h 33 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Akulivik an average March high of -16°, a low of -21° and some 13 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about -16°, with nights near -21°. Rain is scarce, about 13 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 33 min in mid-March, 158 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Akulivik runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Puvirnituq, 99 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Akulivik, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Oct–Jun
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 22 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PuvirnituqQuebec | 99 km SSE | -16° | -22° | 15 mm |
| SalluitQuebec | 207 km NE | -17° | -23° | 24 mm |
| InukjuakQuebec | 261 km S | -14° | -22° | 17 mm |
| KangiqsujuaqQuebec | 346 km ENE | -16° | -19° | 17 mm |
| Coral HarbourNunavut | 450 km NNW | -19° | -29° | 7.0 mm |