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Satellite view of Komakuk Beach; the pin marks the beach
Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless · EOX, CC BY 4.0, colour-adjusted by Coastya. About 6 km of coast; the pin marks the beach.

Beach

Komakuk Beach

CanadaYukon · Canada · Arctic Ocean

69.6014, -140.1568

  • 5°Sea · August
  • 12°High · July
  • 12.3 hSunshine · May
The dot marks Komakuk Beach. About 140 km of coast, north at the top.

Your month at the beach

Komakuk Beach in October

  • -4°CAir, daytime high-8°C at night
  • 0°CSea temperature
  • 1.2 hSunshine a day
  • 12 daysRainy days in the month47 mm in total
  • 15 km/hAverage wind

Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.

The beach itself

  • 0Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
  • 144 kmAirport: Barter Island Long Range Radar Station Airport (BTI)In a straight line; by road it is further

No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.

October from 2020 to 2025

In October 2025 the sea averaged -0.2 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: +0.3 °C

1991–2020 average: -0.5 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: +1.6 °C

1991–2020 average: -4.2 °C

Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.

When to go

1991–2020 averages
Warmest seaJuly and August5 °CThe sea stays below 18 °C all year here.
Most sunshineApril and May12 h of sun a day
Least rainFebruary and March16 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan-2°1 h18 mm
  2. Feb-2°2 h16 mm
  3. Mar-2°8 h16 mm
  4. Apr-2°12 h19 mm
  5. May-1°12 h32 mm
  6. Jun0°11 h45 mm
  7. Jul4°8 h68 mm
  8. Aug5°5 h82 mm
  9. Sep2°3 h61 mm
  10. Oct0°1 h47 mm
  11. Nov-1°0 h22 mm
  12. Dec-2°18 mm
8°C20°C32°C

Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.

Sea temperature

1991–2020 averages
-2.5°0°2.5°5°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: -2°Feb: -2°Mar: -2°Apr: -2°May: -1°Jun: 0°Jul: 4°Aug: 5°Sep: 2°Oct: 0°Nov: -1°Dec: -2°-2°5°
8°C20°C32°C

Climate through the year

1991–2020 averages
-20°0°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: -22 °C (High -19° / Low -24°)Feb: -20 °C (High -18° / Low -23°)Mar: -20 °C (High -17° / Low -23°)Apr: -11 °C (High -8° / Low -14°)May: -2 °C (High 1° / Low -5°)Jun: 6 °C (High 9° / Low 2°)Jul: 8 °C (High 12° / Low 5°)Aug: 7 °C (High 9° / Low 4°)Sep: 2 °C (High 4° / Low 0°)Oct: -6 °C (High -4° / Low -8°)Nov: -16 °C (High -14° / Low -18°)Dec: -20 °C (High -18° / Low -22°)8°-22°
AverageLow – High
8°C20°C32°C

Rain

0 mm25 mm50 mm75 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 18 mmFeb: 16 mm16Mar: 16 mmApr: 19 mmMay: 32 mmJun: 45 mmJul: 68 mmAug: 82 mm82Sep: 61 mmOct: 47 mmNov: 22 mmDec: 18 mm

Sunshine

0 h5 h10 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 0.6 hFeb: 2.5 hMar: 8.2 hApr: 11.9 hMay: 12.3 h12.3Jun: 11.1 hJul: 7.8 hAug: 4.6 hSep: 3.3 hOct: 1.2 hNov: 0.5 h0.5–

Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.

Month by month

1991–2020 averages

Every month at Komakuk Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.

Every month at Komakuk Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January-19-24-21860.618
February-18-23-21652.516
March-17-23-21658.215
April-8-14-219511.915
May1-5-132912.313
June920451011.112
July125468137.812
Augustwarmest sea94582154.613
September40261143.314
October-4-8047121.215
November-14-18-12260.515
December-18-22-2185—15

Swipe sideways to see the other columns.

About these numbers

Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.

WhatWhere it comes from Nearest measurement
Air, rain and sunshineNASA POWER13 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–20203 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.113 km away
Lifeguards and places to stayOpenStreetMapwithin 1–5 km
Nearest airportOurAirportsstraight-line distance
Image at the topSentinel-2 cloudless (EOX)at this spot

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