Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. CanadaAt Cape Peel West, N. W. T., the summers are short, cold, and mostly cloudy and the winters are long, frigid, snowy, windy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -28°F to 56°F and is rarely below -40°F or above 66°F. Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Cape Peel West, N. W. T. for warm-weather activities is for the entire month of July. Average Temperature at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.The warm season lasts for 2.7 months, from June 14 to September 3, with an average daily high temperature above 42°F. The hottest month of the year at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is July, with an average high of 55°F and low of 43°F. The cold season lasts for 4.6 months, from November 16 to April 4, with an average daily high temperature below -2°F. The coldest month of the year at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is January, with an average low of -28°F and high of -16°F. Average High and Low Temperature at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.
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 entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Average Hourly Temperature at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.
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15°F
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45°F
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55°F
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65°F
comfortable
75°F
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The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Urengoy, Russia (3,108 miles away); Kropotkin, Russia (3,369 miles); and Serebryanyy Bor, Russia (3,364 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Cape Peel West, N. W. T. (view comparison). 
Compare Cape Peel West, N. W. T. to another city:CloudsAt Cape Peel West, N. W. T., the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year. The clearer part of the year at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. begins around May 4 and lasts for 5.4 months, ending around October 15. The clearest month of the year at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is June, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 44% of the time. The cloudier part of the year begins around October 15 and lasts for 6.6 months, ending around May 4. The cloudiest month of the year at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is March, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 95% of the time.
PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. varies throughout the year. The wetter season lasts 4.5 months, from May 31 to October 13, with a greater than 11% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is August, with an average of 5.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation. The drier season lasts 7.5 months, from October 13 to May 31. The month with the fewest wet days at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is February, with an average of 0.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation. Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. changes throughout the year. Snow alone is the most common for 8.4 months, from September 20 to June 2. The month with the most days of snow alone at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is October, with an average of 2.5 days. Rain alone is the most common for 3.6 months, from June 2 to September 20. The month with the most days of rain alone at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is July, with an average of 5.5 days.
RainfallTo show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Cape Peel West, N. W. T. experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall. The rainy period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from June 12 to September 17, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is August, with an average rainfall of 1.2 inches. The rainless period of the year lasts for 8.9 months, from September 17 to June 12. The month with the least rain at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches. Average Monthly Rainfall at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
SnowfallAs with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Cape Peel West, N. W. T. experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly snowfall. The snowy period of the year lasts for 9.9 months, from August 30 to June 26, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is May, with an average snowfall of 4.3 inches. The snowless period of the year lasts for 2.1 months, from June 26 to August 30. The least snow falls around July 21, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches. Average Monthly Snowfall at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.
SunDue to its extreme latitude, Cape Peel West, N. W. T. 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. In the summer at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. during 2024, the Sun is continuously above the horizon for 2.1 months, rising at 1:17 AM on May 20, and not setting again until 12:47 AM on July 23. In the winter at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. during 2024, the Sun is continuously below the horizon for 1.4 months, setting at 12:27 PM on November 29, and not rising again until 12:16 PM on January 11. Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.
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.
Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3. Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. 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 transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.
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 at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 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).
MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 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. HumidityWe 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 perceived humidity level at Cape Peel West, N. W. T., as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.
WindThis 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 at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year. The windier part of the year lasts for 7.8 months, from September 15 to May 9, with average wind speeds of more than 11.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.9 miles per hour. The calmer time of year lasts for 4.2 months, from May 9 to September 15. The calmest month of the year at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.3 miles per hour.
The predominant average hourly wind direction at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is from the north throughout the year. Wind Direction at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.
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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).
Water TemperatureCape Peel West, N. W. T. 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 water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year. The time of year with warmer water lasts for 1.6 months, from July 28 to September 14, with an average temperature above 35°F. The month of the year at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 36°F. The time of year with cooler water lasts for 7.4 months, from October 25 to June 5, with an average temperature below 30°F. The month of the year at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. with the coolest water is March, with an average temperature of 29°F.
Best Time of Year to VisitTo characterize how pleasant the weather is at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. throughout the year, we compute two travel scores. The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Cape Peel West, N. W. T. for general outdoor tourist activities is for the entire month of July, with a peak score in the third week of July. Tourism Score at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Cape Peel West, N. W. T. for hot-weather activities is for the entire month of July. Beach/Pool Score at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
MethodologyFor each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed. Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies. Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more. Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter. Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter. Growing SeasonDefinitions 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 at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. typically lasts for 2.3 months (71 days), from around June 16 to around August 26, rarely starting before June 3 or after June 30, and rarely ending before August 11 or after September 11. Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.
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comfortable
75°F
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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. Solar EnergyThis 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 experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year. The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from May 5 to July 26, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is June, with an average of 5.7 kWh. The darker period of the year lasts for 5.2 months, from October 1 to March 9, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is December, with an average of 0.0 kWh.
TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Cape Peel West, N. W. T. are 69.033 deg latitude, -107.817 deg longitude, and 486 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Cape Peel West, N. W. T. contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 256 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 487 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (751 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (843 feet). The area within 2 miles of Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is covered by sparse vegetation (54%) and grassland (39%), within 10 miles by sparse vegetation (42%) and grassland (34%), and within 50 miles by sparse vegetation (38%) and water (32%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather at Cape Peel West, N. W. T., based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointCape Peel West, N. W. T. has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required. In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations. In this case, the only station close and reliable enough to use as a fallback is Cambridge Bay Airport. Other DataAll 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 . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |
