Quick Facts

Population

3,400

Area of Inuvik

7 square km - approximately 5% utilized.

Temperature

Mean Annual -9.7 ˚C (14.54 degrees Fahrenheit).

Location

68º 18’N; 133º 29’W.
East Channel of the Mackenzie River Delta.
97 km south of the Beaufort Sea. Inuvik is 10 degrees further west than Vancouver.

Topography

Located on a flat wooded plateau with northernmost reaches of the tree line east of the Richardson Mountains.

Weather

Inuvik enjoys 56 days of twenty four (24) hours of daylight (late June, July and first part of August) and has 30 days without sunlight in December and the first part of January.

Extreme Maximum

+32.8 ˚C (91.04 degrees Fahrenheit).

Extreme Minimum

-56.7 ˚C (-70.06 degrees Fahrenheit).

Warmest Month

July.

Coldest Month

January.

Annual Precipitation

266.1 mm (10.5 in.).

Driest Month

February.

Wettest Month

August.

Wind Speed

Mean Annual 10.1 km/h (6.1 mph).

Sunshine

Days with 24 hours of sun - 56