Canada · 1991–2020 normal

Arviat in
February.

Typical February weather in Arviat: -24.1°C by day, -31.8°C at night, 4 mm of rain over 1.4 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-24.1°C
Typical low-31.8°C
Rain4 mm
Wet days1.4

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 53). Daylight is calculated as 8 h 52 from latitude 61.11°. Open-water sea temperature is -1.4°C (10 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in February

At 61.1° the calculated mid-month daylight is 8 h 52. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in February. Typical nights are -31.8°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in February

The measured night-time normal is -31.8°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 · 19 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.