Kugluktuk Water Temperature

(Today) 2024

-1.4°C / 29.4°F

The water will feel freezing / baltic. You would have to be insane or getting paid to want to get in water this cold! If you do make sure you are wearing a top end drysuit and all the accessories.

Current weather

-26°C / -15°F
(few clouds)
Partly cloudy
Wind
20 mph
Humidity
76%

The measurements for the water temperature in Kugluktuk, Nunavut are provided by the daily satellite readings provided by the NOAA. The temperatures given are the sea surface temperature (SST) which is most relevant to recreational users.

*Live data may vary from satellite readings for a number of reasons. These include local factors, depth of smapling and time of day.

Water temp by month

Monthly average max / min water temperatures

The graph below shows the range of monthly Kugluktuk water temperature derived from many years of historical sea surface temperature data.

Kugluktuk average maximum / minimum water temperatures
Maximum and minimum monthly sea temperatures in Kugluktuk
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -1.3 -1.3 -1.4 -1.4 -1.5 -1.7 -0.9 0.7 1.3 -0.8 -0.6 -1
Max °C 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.5 3.1 6.8 6.7 3.2 0.8 0.2
Min °F 30.5 30.4 30.4 30.3 30.4 30.3 32.1 35.7 36.5 32.3 31.5 30.7
Max °F 32.2 32.2 32.3 32.3 32.7 33.4 36 41.8 41.9 36.2 32.9 31.9

The warmest water temperature is in September with an average around 39.2°F / 4.0°C. The coldest month is January with an average water temperature of 31.3°F / -0.4°C.

7 day tide forecast for Kugluktuk

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
  • High 4:56am
    (0.37m)
  • Low 7:39pm
    (0.16m)
  • High 5:10am
    (0.39m)
  • Low 7:38pm
    (0.16m)
  • High 5:36am
    (0.42m)
  • Low 7:41pm
    (0.17m)
  • High 6:07am
    (0.44m)
  • Low 7:42pm
    (0.18m)
  • High 6:39am
    (0.45m)
  • Low 7:34pm
    (0.19m)
  • High 7:09am
    (0.45m)
  • Low 7:08pm
    (0.2m)
  • High 7:34am
    (0.44m)
  • Low 6:49pm
    (0.21m)
7 day tide times for Kugluktuk

*These tide times are estimates based on the nearest accurate location (Coppermine, Nunavut/NWT) and may differ by up to half an hour depending on distance. Please note, the tide times given are not suitable for navigational purposes.