Canada · 1991–2020 normal
Gjoa Haven in
December.
Typical December weather in Gjoa Haven: -24.6°C by day, -30.9°C at night, 6 mm of rain over 1.6 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high-24.6°C
Typical low-30.9°C
Rain6 mm
Wet days1.6
Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 40). Daylight is calculated as none from latitude 68.63°. Open-water sea temperature is -1.5°C (0 km from the place centre).
Event window
Long northern nights in December
At 68.6° the calculated mid-month daylight is none. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -30.9°C.
Event window
Frost-level nights in December
The measured night-time normal is -30.9°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 5961560
- NOAA station
- CA002302340 · GJOA HAVEN CLIMATE
- Station distance
- 1.4 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.