Rate the Climate: Iqaluit, Nunavut (Canada) (snowfall, averages, temperatures, precipitation)
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Iqaluit is the territorial capital and the largest community of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Iqaluit is located on the south coast of Baffin Island at the head of Frobisher Bay. As of the 2006 census the population was 6,184, an increase of 18.1 percent from the 2001 census; it has the lowest population of any capital city in Canada.
Despite being well outside the Arctic Circle (at 63°44′55″N 068°31′11″W), Iqaluit has a polar climate (ET). Iqaluit's precipitation averages just over 400 mm (16 in) annually, with the summer being the wettest season.
This climate has cool summers, bitterly cold winters, and a chance of snowfall every month of the year. The wind chill readings (even in celsius) look horrible, and the lack of daylight probably makes it seem even colder as well.
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Last edited by JasonMath; 08-20-2011 at 12:17 PM..
Reason: incorrect city name
The climate of eastern Canada never ceased to surprise me. It is always much colder than locations at comparable latitudes in Alaska. I give this one an A+. I can do fine without a summer.
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