Canada · 1991–2020 normal
Arviat in
December.
Typical December weather in Arviat: -19.4°C by day, -26.9°C at night, 8 mm of rain over 2.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high-19.4°C
Typical low-26.9°C
Rain8 mm
Wet days2.9
Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 53). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 32 from latitude 61.11°. Open-water sea temperature is -1.2°C (10 km from the place centre).
Event window
Long northern nights in December
At 61.1° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 32. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -26.9°C.
Event window
Frost-level nights in December
The measured night-time normal is -26.9°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 5887448
- NOAA station
- CA002300MKF · ARVIAT A
- Station distance
- 1.1 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 18 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.