When to go · Kugluktuk
Kugluktuk in March
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
- −19°C (−2°F)−2°F (−19°C) / −29°C (−20°F)−20°F (−29°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- Low
- Canada overall
- Prices
- Low
- 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 March?
March 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 March
- KugluktukHighs around -19 °C (−2 °F), lows around -29 °C (−20 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around −2 °F (-19 °C), lows around −20 °F (-29 °C), rain on about 7 days
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Canada overall
- Low
- Prices · Canada overall
- Low
Canada overall: Late ski season; sugar shacks in Québec open for maple season.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kugluktuk, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Mar: -19 °C (−2 °F)−2 °F (-19 °C)
Jun: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Night low
Mar: -29 °C (−20 °F)−20 °F (-29 °C)
Jun: 1 °C (34 °F)34 °F (1 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 7 (better)
Jun: 8
Crowds
Mar: Low
Jun: Medium
Prices
Mar: Low
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Mar: 0
Jun: 1
March: 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