How warm does Iqaluit & Baffin Island get?

Typical daytime highs in Iqaluit & Baffin Island are Mar–May -8°C (18°F), Jun–Aug 10°C (50°F), Sep–Nov -1°C (31°F), Dec–Feb -19°C (-2°F).

Is Iqaluit & Baffin Island expensive?

On the ground, Iqaluit & Baffin Island is high-end.

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Iqaluit & Baffin Island

Q: What sort of trip is Iqaluit & Baffin Island good for?

Iqaluit & Baffin Island is good for moving about and doing things, landscape doing the heavy lifting, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing, snow and cold air.

Iqaluit & Baffin Island · Canada · Iqaluit

Fjords carved deeper than anywhere else on the continent, narwhals and polar bears sharing the same stretch of Arctic water, and an Inuit culture that still runs on the land the way it always has.

The best time to visit Iqaluit & Baffin Island is Jul–Aug, or Feb–Mar, when typical daytime highs reach about 10°C (50°F). Local time there is 04:46 (UTC-4).

Best time to go

Jul–Aug, or Feb–Mar

Budget on the ground

$$$ · high-end

Nearest airport

YFB · Iqaluit

Good for

moving about and doing things landscape doing the heavy lifting the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing snow and cold air

In season

February March July August

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High-24 to 12°C-11 to 54°F Rain0 to 80mm0 to 3.1in

February · high -11°F · rain 0.4in · 8.5h of daylight · in the recommended window

the dashed line is freezing · shaded columns are the recommended window

Iqaluit & Baffin Island month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	-21°C-7°F	20mm0.8in	5.5h5.5h
February	-24°C-11°F	9mm0.4in	8.5h8.5h	in the recommended window
March	-16°C3°F	20mm0.8in	11.5h11.5h	in the recommended window
April	-7°C19°F	29mm1.1in	14.9h14.9h
May	0°C31°F	29mm1.1in	18.2h18.2h
June	7°C45°F	37mm1.5in	20.7h20.7h
July	12°C53°F	69mm2.7in	19.5h19.5h	in the recommended window
August	11°C52°F	76mm3.0in	16.3h16.3h	in the recommended window
September	6°C42°F	57mm2.2in	12.9h12.9h
October	1°C33°F	59mm2.3in	9.6h9.6h
November	-8°C18°F	34mm1.3in	6.4h6.4h
December	-11°C11°F	33mm1.3in	4.4h4.4h

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