August Temperatures in Nunavut

Average temperatures for August at hamlets and settlements across Nunavut, Canada are given below.

You can jump to a separate table for each section of the territory: Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Nunavut.

The tables list the normals for maximum and minimum monthly temperatures, in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit, based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010.

Southern Nunavut

Communities here are in the Kivalliq Region. Baker Lake and Rankin Inlet are west of Hudson Bay, while Coral Harbour is on Southampton Island.

Average August temperatures
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
58	41	Baker Lake	14	5
53	38	Coral Harbour	12	4
56	43	Rankin Inlet	13	6

Eastern Nunavut

This section covers Baffin Island and the Melville Peninsula.

Average daily temperatures in August
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
48	37	Cape Dorset	9	3
45	34	Cape Dyer	7	1
43	34	Cape Hooper	6	1
45	34	Clyde River	7	1
44	34	Dewar Lakes	7	1
46	36	Hall Beach	8	2
47	36	Igloolik	8	2
51	38	Iqaluit	11	4
39	31	Nanisivik	4	-1
46	35	Pond Inlet	8	2
43	34	Qikiqtarjuaq	6	1

Western Nunavut

Known as the Kitikmeot Region, these places are on Nunavut's northern mainland and Victoria Island.

August temperatures: daily averages
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
50	39	Cambridge Bay	10	4
56	41	Kugluktuk	13	5
55	41	Lupin	13	5

Northern Nunavut

Resolute is located on Cornwallis Island. Eureka is farther north, on the west side of Ellesmere Island. Alert, on the northern coast of Ellesmere Island is Canada's northernmost weather station.

Average August temperatures
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
38	29	Alert	3	-2
42	34	Eureka	5	1
40	32	Resolute	4	0

Average Temperatures for Nunavut in August

Southern Nunavut

Eastern Nunavut

Western Nunavut

Northern Nunavut

Reference

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