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February Weather in Gjoa Haven Canada

Daily high temperatures increase by 2°F, from -18°F to -16°F, rarely falling below -31°F or exceeding 0°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is -18°F on February 6.

Daily low temperatures are around -29°F, rarely falling below -41°F or exceeding -15°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is -29°F on February 5.

For reference, on July 19, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Gjoa Haven typically range from 42°F to 56°F, while on February 5, the coldest day of the year, they range from -29°F to -18°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in February in Gjoa Haven

Average High and Low Temperature in February in Gjoa HavenFeb11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929-50°F-50°F-40°F-40°F-30°F-30°F-20°F-20°F-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°FJanMarFeb 5-18°FFeb 5-18°F-29°F-29°FFeb 29-16°FFeb 29-16°F-28°F-28°FFeb 21-17°FFeb 21-17°F-28°F-28°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in February in Gjoa Haven

Average Hourly Temperature in February in Gjoa HavenFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJanMarNowNowfrigid
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Novyy Urengoy, Russia (3,126 miles away) and Kropotkin, Russia (3,518 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Gjoa Haven (view comparison).

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The month of February in Gjoa Haven experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 99% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 99% on February 24.

The clearest day of the month is February 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 1% of the time.

For reference, on February 23, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 99%, while on June 11, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 39%.

Cloud Cover Categories in February in Gjoa Haven

Cloud Cover Categories in February in Gjoa HavenFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanMarJun 1139%Jun 1139%Feb 11%Feb 11%Feb 291%Feb 291%Feb 111%Feb 111%Feb 211%Feb 211%NowNowmostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Gjoa Haven, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is essentially constant, remaining around 2% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 20% on August 24, and its lowest chance is 1% on February 3.

Probability of Precipitation in February in Gjoa Haven

Probability of Precipitation in February in Gjoa HavenFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290.0%0.0%0.5%0.5%1.0%1.0%1.5%1.5%2.0%2.0%2.5%2.5%3.0%3.0%3.5%3.5%4.0%4.0%JanMarFeb 11%Feb 11%Feb 293%Feb 293%Feb 111%Feb 111%Feb 212%Feb 212%NowNowsnow
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Due to its extreme latitude, Gjoa Haven experiences polar day (also known as the midnight Sun) during the summer and polar night during the winter. These are periods of time in which the sun is continuously above or below the horizon for more than one day. The precise start and end dates of polar day and night vary from year to year and depend on the precise location and elevation of the observer, and the local topography.

Neither polar day nor polar night occur during the month of February.

Over the course of February in Gjoa Haven, the length of the day is very rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 4 hours, 5 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 8 minutes, 45 seconds, and weekly increase of 1 hour, 1 minute, 14 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is February 1, with 5 hours, 36 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 29, with 9 hours, 41 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in February in Gjoa Haven

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Gjoa Haven is 8:49 AM on February 1 and the earliest sunrise is 2 hours, 3 minutes earlier at 6:46 AM on February 29.

The earliest sunset is 2:25 PM on February 1 and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 2 minutes later at 4:27 PM on February 29.

Daylight saving time is observed in Gjoa Haven during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during February, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in February in Gjoa Haven

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in February in Gjoa HavenFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJanMar6:46 AM6:46 AMFeb 294:27 PMFeb 294:27 PM8:49 AM8:49 AMFeb 12:25 PMFeb 12:25 PM8:04 AM8:04 AMFeb 113:11 PMFeb 113:11 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of February. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in February in Gjoa Haven

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in February in Gjoa HavenFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJanMar0010200010NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of February 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for February 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in February in Gjoa Haven

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in February in Gjoa HavenFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMJanMarJan 2510:55 AMJan 2510:55 AMFeb 94:00 PMFeb 94:00 PMFeb 245:31 AMFeb 245:31 AMMar 103:01 AMMar 103:01 AMMar 251:01 AMMar 251:01 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM2:09 PM2:09 PM7:59 AM7:59 AM7:33 AM7:33 AM6:59 PM6:59 PM6:15 PM6:15 PM6:14 AM6:14 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Feb 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
65%-8:15 AMWSW-4:01 AMS249,009 mi
2
50%1:42 AMSE7:45 AMSW-4:44 AMS246,503 mi
3
45%4:21 AMSSE6:41 AMSSW-5:31 AMS243,319 mi
4
34%6:23 AMS239,596 mi
5
24%7:22 AMS235,562 mi
6
15%8:26 AMS231,527 mi
7
7%9:34 AMS227,865 mi
8
2%10:40 AMS224,954 mi
9
0%10:02 AMSSE1:25 PMSSW-11:43 AMS223,107 mi
10
1%9:05 AMSE4:21 PMSW-12:41 PMS222,505 mi
11
5%8:34 AMESE6:43 PMWSW-1:35 PMS223,167 mi
12
12%8:09 AME8:56 PMW-2:25 PMS224,960 mi
13
22%7:46 AMENE11:08 PMWNW-3:13 PMS227,635 mi
14
32%7:19 AMNE--4:01 PMS230,884 mi
15
43%-1:34 AMNW6:39 AMNNE4:51 PMS234,396 mi
16
50%5:42 PMS237,896 mi
17
65%6:34 PMS241,175 mi
18
75%7:27 PMS244,094 mi
19
83%8:19 PMS246,579 mi
20
90%9:10 PMS248,608 mi
21
95%9:57 PMS250,190 mi
22
98%-9:47 AMN11:21 AMNNE10:42 PMS251,349 mi
23
100%-8:31 AMNW2:09 PMNE11:23 PMS252,101 mi
24
100%-7:59 AMNW4:07 PMENE--
25
99%-7:36 AMWNW5:54 PMENE12:03 AMS252,447 mi
26
97%-7:15 AMW7:36 PME12:42 AMS252,367 mi
27
93%-6:55 AMWSW9:21 PMESE1:20 AMS251,820 mi
28
87%-6:34 AMWSW11:13 PMSE1:59 AMS250,753 mi
29
80%-6:07 AMSW-2:41 AMS249,114 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Gjoa Haven is essentially constant during February, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 25, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in February in Gjoa Haven

Humidity Comfort Levels in February in Gjoa HavenFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%JanMarFeb 150%Feb 150%Feb 10%Feb 10%Feb 290%Feb 290%NowNowdrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Gjoa Haven is gradually decreasing during February, decreasing from 12.7 miles per hour to 12.2 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on October 5, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.9 miles per hour, while on July 11, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in February in Gjoa Haven

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Gjoa Haven throughout February is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 41% on February 1.

Wind Direction in February in Gjoa Haven

Wind Direction in February in Gjoa HavenFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%JanMarNowNowwestsouthnortheast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Gjoa Haven is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Gjoa Haven is essentially constant during February, remaining around 29°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in February in Gjoa Haven

Average Water Temperature in February in Gjoa HavenFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292928.5°F28.5°F28.6°F28.6°F28.7°F28.7°F28.8°F28.8°F28.9°F28.9°F29.0°F29.0°F29.1°F29.1°F29.2°F29.2°FJanMarFeb 129°FFeb 129°FFeb 2929°FFeb 2929°FFeb 1129°FFeb 1129°FFeb 2129°FFeb 2129°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Gjoa Haven typically lasts for 2.1 months (63 days), from around June 22 to around August 24, rarely starting before June 7 or after July 11, and rarely ending before August 3 or after September 10.

The month of February in Gjoa Haven is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in February in Gjoa Haven

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in February in Gjoa HavenFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanMar0%Feb 150%Feb 15NowNowfrigid
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Gjoa Haven are essentially constant during February, remaining around 0°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in February in Gjoa Haven

Growing Degree Days in February in Gjoa HavenFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290.0°F0.0°F0.1°F0.1°F0.2°F0.2°F0.3°F0.3°F0.4°F0.4°F0.5°F0.5°F0.6°F0.6°F0.7°F0.7°F0.8°F0.8°F0.9°F0.9°F1.0°F1.0°FJanMarFeb 10°FFeb 10°FFeb 290°FFeb 290°FFeb 110°FFeb 110°FFeb 210°FFeb 210°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of February, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Gjoa Haven is gradually increasing during February, rising by 0.6 kWh, from 0.1 kWh to 0.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in February in Gjoa Haven

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in February in Gjoa HavenFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWhJanMarFeb 10.1 kWhFeb 10.1 kWhFeb 290.7 kWhFeb 290.7 kWhFeb 110.3 kWhFeb 110.3 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gjoa Haven are 68.626 deg latitude, -95.878 deg longitude, and 13 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Gjoa Haven contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 197 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 45 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (200 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (459 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Gjoa Haven is covered by water (36%), sparse vegetation (35%), and bare soil (28%), within 10 miles by water (60%) and sparse vegetation (22%), and within 50 miles by water (56%) and sparse vegetation (25%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Gjoa Haven, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Gjoa Haven Climate, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Gjoa Haven.

At a distance of 1 kilometer from Gjoa Haven, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Gjoa Haven according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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