When to go · Kugluktuk
Kugluktuk in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (deep cold, snow, limited light); freeze-up and break-up for boat and ATV access.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- −20°C (−4°F)−4°F (−20°C) / −28°C (−18°F)−18°F (−28°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- Canada overall
- Prices
- High
- Canada overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (deep cold, snow, limited light); freeze-up and break-up for boat and ATV access.
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Kugluktuk's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, warmest in Nunavut); late Aug for berries.
- JulyGreatInside Kugluktuk's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, warmest in Nunavut); late Aug for berries.
- AugustGreatInside Kugluktuk's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, warmest in Nunavut); late Aug for berries.
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (midnight sun, warmest in Nunavut); late Aug for berries). Across Canada: After Labour Day crowds drop; larches turn gold in the Rockies late in the month.
Weather in December
- KugluktukHighs around -20 °C (−4 °F), lows around -28 °C (−18 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around −4 °F (-20 °C), lows around −18 °F (-28 °C), rain on about 9 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas and Boxing Day big impact
25–26 Dec · Canada
Most businesses closed on the 25th; Boxing Day sales.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Canada overall
- Medium
- Prices · Canada overall
- High
Canada overall: Christmas markets and ski openings; winter tyres required on many BC highways.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kugluktuk, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: -20 °C (−4 °F)−4 °F (-20 °C)
Jun: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Night low
Dec: -28 °C (−18 °F)−18 °F (-28 °C)
Jun: 1 °C (34 °F)34 °F (1 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 9
Jun: 8 (better)
Crowds
Dec: Medium
Jun: Medium
Prices
Dec: High
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jun: 1
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (deep cold, snow, limited light); freeze-up and break-up for boat and ATV access.
June: Inside Kugluktuk's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, warmest in Nunavut); late Aug for berries.
Kugluktuk: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings