Canada · 1991–2020 normal

Gjoa Haven in
January.

Typical January weather in Gjoa Haven: -28.2°C by day, -34.7°C at night, 4 mm of rain over 1.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-28.2°C
Typical low-34.7°C
Rain4 mm
Wet days1.1

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 40). Daylight is calculated as 2 h 20 from latitude 68.63°. Open-water sea temperature is -1.5°C (0 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 68.6° the calculated mid-month daylight is 2 h 20. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -34.7°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -34.7°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 · 17 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.