When to go · Tuktoyaktuk
Tuktoyaktuk in March
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (deep cold, ice road season, most services shut).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- −21°C (−6°F)−6°F (−21°C) / −30°C (−22°F)−22°F (−30°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- Low
- Canada overall
- Prices
- Low
- Canada overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (deep cold, ice road season, most services shut).
Is another month better than March?
March is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Tuktoyaktuk's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, road open, tours running).
- JulyGreatInside Tuktoyaktuk's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, road open, tours running).
- AugustGreatInside Tuktoyaktuk's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, road open, tours running).
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (midnight sun, road open, tours running)). Across Canada: After Labour Day crowds drop; larches turn gold in the Rockies late in the month.
Weather in March
- TuktoyaktukHighs around -21 °C (−6 °F), lows around -30 °C (−22 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around −6 °F (-21 °C), lows around −22 °F (-30 °C), rain on about 6 days
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Canada overall
- Low
- Prices · Canada overall
- Low
Canada overall: Late ski season; sugar shacks in Québec open for maple season.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Tuktoyaktuk, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Mar: -21 °C (−6 °F)−6 °F (-21 °C)
Jun: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Night low
Mar: -30 °C (−22 °F)−22 °F (-30 °C)
Jun: 1 °C (34 °F)34 °F (1 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 6
Jun: 6
Crowds
Mar: Low
Jun: Medium
Prices
Mar: Low
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Mar: 0
Jun: 1
March: Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (deep cold, ice road season, most services shut).
June: Inside Tuktoyaktuk's best window: Jun–Aug (midnight sun, road open, tours running).
Tuktoyaktuk: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings