When to go · Tuktoyaktuk
Tuktoyaktuk in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (deep cold, ice road season, most services shut).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- −2°C (28°F)28°F (−2°C) / −9°C (16°F)16°F (−9°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- Medium
- Canada overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Canada overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (deep cold, ice road season, most services shut).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Tuktoyaktuk's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, road open, tours running).
- JulyGreatInside Tuktoyaktuk's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, road open, tours running).
- AugustGreatInside Tuktoyaktuk's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, road open, tours running).
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (midnight sun, road open, tours running)). Across Canada: After Labour Day crowds drop; larches turn gold in the Rockies late in the month.
Weather in May
- TuktoyaktukHighs around -2 °C (28 °F), lows around -9 °C (16 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 28 °F (-2 °C), lows around 16 °F (-9 °C), rain on about 5 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 Tuktoyaktuk, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: -2 °C (28 °F)28 °F (-2 °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: 5 (better)
Jun: 6
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, ice road season, most services shut).
June: Inside Tuktoyaktuk's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, road open, tours running).
Tuktoyaktuk: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings