When to go · Kugluktuk
Kugluktuk in May
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
- −1°C (30°F)30°F (−1°C) / −9°C (16°F)16°F (−9°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- Medium
- Canada overall
- Prices
- Medium
- 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 May?
May 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 May
- KugluktukHighs around -1 °C (30 °F), lows around -9 °C (16 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 30 °F (-1 °C), lows around 16 °F (-9 °C), rain on about 7 days
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Canada overall
- Medium
- Prices · Canada overall
- Medium
Canada overall: Victoria Day weekend opens the season; Rockies lakes still frozen at altitude.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kugluktuk, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: -1 °C (30 °F)30 °F (-1 °C)
Jun: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Night low
May: -9 °C (16 °F)16 °F (-9 °C)
Jun: 1 °C (34 °F)34 °F (1 °C)
Rain days
May: 7 (better)
Jun: 8
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jun: 1
May: 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