Baffin Mountains · Nunavut · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Thule

1,711 mSnow likely Jan · Mar–Jun · Aug–Dec

Elevation1,711 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation24 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul4°average high

73.02° N, 78.42° WElevation 1,711 mUTC−4 · Eastern Daylight Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,711 m
Mid-mountain1,110 m
Valley511 m

Freezing level in October: -1,050 m

iThe mountain

Mount Thule in brief

Mount Thule rises to 1,711 m in the Baffin Mountains, Nunavut, Canada.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 4°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from July to August.

Facts

Elevation: 1,711 m · 5,614 ft
Range: Baffin Mountains
Region: Nunavut
Country: Canada
Coordinates: 73.0169, -78.4169

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Mount Thule by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Mount Thule by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-31°	-31°	-28°	-19°	-11°	-2°	4°	0°	-7°	-16°	-23°	-27°
Average low	-35°	-35°	-33°	-25°	-16°	-6°	-1°	-4°	-11°	-20°	-28°	-32°
Precipitation	10 mm	8 mm	14 mm	23 mm	28 mm	45 mm	87 mm	99 mm	54 mm	58 mm	37 mm	18 mm
Cloud cover	33%	33%	37%	33%	39%	43%	47%	51%	47%	46%	39%	38%
Daylight	0h 00	6h 15	11h 27	17h 04	24h 00	24h 00	24h 00	20h 03	13h 42	8h 31	0h 00	0h 00
Month score	54	55	51	50	47	40	27	22	36	35	44	50

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan · Mar–Jun · Aug–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	valley	valley	valley	valley	valley	1,050 m	1,950 m	1,400 m	300 m	valley	valley	valley
Summit	❄ snow	freezing	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow