Kivalliq Region

The Kivalliq Region (/kɪˈvælɪk/; Inuktitut syllabics: ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ) is an administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. It consists of the portion of the mainland to the west of Hudson Bay together with Southampton Island and Coats Island. The regional centre is Rankin Inlet. The population was 11,045 in the 2021 Canadian census, an increase of 6.1% from the 2016 census.^[1]

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Kivalliq ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ (Inuktitut)
Region
Kivalliq Region
Arviat Baker Lake Chesterfield Inlet Coral Harbour Naujaat Rankin Inlet Whale Cove Ukkusiksalik NP Communities of the Kivalliq
Location in Nunavut
Country	Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Regional centre	Rankin Inlet
Area (2021)^[1]
• Total	434,331.16 km² (167,696.20 sq mi)
Population ^[1]
• Total	11,045
• Density	0.025/km² (0.066/sq mi)

Before 1999, the Kivalliq Region existed under slightly different boundaries as Keewatin Region, Northwest Territories. Although the Kivalliq name became official in 1999, Statistics Canada continued to refer to the area as the Keewatin Region in publications such as the Census until 2021.^[2] Most references to the area as "Keewatin" have generally been phased out by Nunavut-based bodies, as that name was originally rooted in a region of northwestern Ontario derived from a Cree dialect, and only saw application onto Inuit-inhabited lands because of the boundaries of the now-defunct District of Keewatin.

The Kivalliq Region has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) and a tundra climate (ET). However, it is almost entirely above the tree line. Temperatures stay below freezing from late September to early June, and peak at around 10 °C (50 °F) in July. Days are much longer in summer than in winter.

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Climate data for Arviat (Arviat Airport) WMO ID: 71174; coordinates 61°05′38″N 94°04′18″W; elevation: 10.4 m (34 ft); 1991–2020 normals,^[a] extremes 1973–present
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high humidex	−1.8	−3.3	2.6	4.0	15.0	30.5	34.3	32.6	26.2	19.1	1.9	−0.4	34.3
Record high °C (°F)	−1.5 (29.3)	−1.5 (29.3)	3.5 (38.3)	4.0 (39.2)	21.3 (70.3)	30.8 (87.4)	33.9 (93.0)	30.0 (86.0)	23.0 (73.4)	18.1 (64.6)	2.1 (35.8)	−0.1 (31.8)	33.9 (93.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−24.4 (−11.9)	−24.2 (−11.6)	−18.1 (−0.6)	−9.4 (15.1)	−1.1 (30.0)	8.3 (46.9)	15.2 (59.4)	14.1 (57.4)	8.0 (46.4)	−0.4 (31.3)	−11.0 (12.2)	−19.4 (−2.9)	−5.2 (22.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−28.2 (−18.8)	−28.1 (−18.6)	−22.8 (−9.0)	−14.2 (6.4)	−4.3 (24.3)	4.8 (40.6)	11.2 (52.2)	10.7 (51.3)	5.2 (41.4)	−2.9 (26.8)	−15.0 (5.0)	−23.2 (−9.8)	−8.9 (16.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−31.9 (−25.4)	−32.0 (−25.6)	−27.4 (−17.3)	−18.7 (−1.7)	−7.3 (18.9)	1.3 (34.3)	7.1 (44.8)	7.3 (45.1)	2.4 (36.3)	−5.5 (22.1)	−19.0 (−2.2)	−27.0 (−16.6)	−12.6 (9.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−48.3 (−54.9)	−47.0 (−52.6)	−41.5 (−42.7)	−36.7 (−34.1)	−26.7 (−16.1)	−11.0 (12.2)	−4.0 (24.8)	−0.6 (30.9)	−8.3 (17.1)	−26.0 (−14.8)	−34.6 (−30.3)	−42.5 (−44.5)	−48.3 (−54.9)
Record low wind chill	−62.7	−64.7	−62.4	−49.5	−35.7	−19.1	0.0	0.0	−14.0	−37.2	−51.6	−59.3	−64.7
Average precipitation mm (inches)	12.4 (0.49)	10.9 (0.43)	16.3 (0.64)	19.4 (0.76)	19.2 (0.76)	30.0 (1.18)	42.0 (1.65)	60.1 (2.37)	47.3 (1.86)	27.4 (1.08)	19.6 (0.77)	13.4 (0.53)	318.0 (12.52)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.1 (0.00)	0.5 (0.02)	6.7 (0.26)	25.7 (1.01)	38.3 (1.51)	61.3 (2.41)	43.5 (1.71)	9.2 (0.36)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	185.2 (7.29)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	7.4 (2.9)	4.9 (1.9)	9.2 (3.6)	10.1 (4.0)	11.7 (4.6)	1.1 (0.4)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	3.4 (1.3)	12.5 (4.9)	12.1 (4.8)	9.0 (3.5)	81.4 (32.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)	10.7	10.1	11.2	11.3	9.8	10.3	11.0	16.6	14.8	13.0	11.6	11.1	141.5
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.33	2.4	8.1	10.1	15.4	12.2	3.5	0.0	0.0	52.1
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)	6.0	5.5	7.7	6.6	5.2	0.6	0.0	0.0	1.2	8.1	9.9	6.9	57.7
Average relative humidity (%) (at 1500 LST)	74.2	73.7	77.5	82.2	84.5	77.1	72.3	75.6	76.2	84.9	83.4	78.1	78.3
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada^[10](May maximum)^[11]

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Climate data for Rankin Inlet (Rankin Inlet Airport) WMO ID: 71083; coordinates 62°49′N 92°07′W; elevation: 32.3 m (106 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high humidex	−3.0	−3.6	1.1	2.5	13.4	27.5	32.2	31.8	23.4	12.7	1.4	0.8	32.2
Record high °C (°F)	−2.5 (27.5)	−3.4 (25.9)	1.3 (34.3)	3.4 (38.1)	14.1 (57.4)	26.8 (80.2)	28.9 (84.0)	30.5 (86.9)	21.0 (69.8)	13.3 (55.9)	1.5 (34.7)	0.9 (33.6)	30.5 (86.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−26.6 (−15.9)	−25.8 (−14.4)	−20.3 (−4.5)	−11.1 (12.0)	−2.2 (28.0)	8.4 (47.1)	15.2 (59.4)	13.5 (56.3)	6.7 (44.1)	−1.4 (29.5)	−12.5 (9.5)	−20.7 (−5.3)	−6.4 (20.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−30.1 (−22.2)	−29.5 (−21.1)	−24.5 (−12.1)	−15.5 (4.1)	−5.5 (22.1)	4.6 (40.3)	10.9 (51.6)	10.1 (50.2)	4.2 (39.6)	−4.6 (23.7)	−17.0 (1.4)	−25.7 (−14.3)	−10.0 (14.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−33.6 (−28.5)	−33.2 (−27.8)	−28.8 (−19.8)	−19.9 (−3.8)	−8.7 (16.3)	0.8 (33.4)	6.6 (43.9)	6.7 (44.1)	1.6 (34.9)	−6.6 (20.1)	−20.3 (−4.5)	−28.2 (−18.8)	−13.6 (7.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−46.1 (−51.0)	−49.8 (−57.6)	−43.4 (−46.1)	−36.1 (−33.0)	−24.6 (−12.3)	−9.4 (15.1)	−1.9 (28.6)	−1.4 (29.5)	−9.0 (15.8)	−27.4 (−17.3)	−36.8 (−34.2)	−43.6 (−46.5)	−49.8 (−57.6)
Record low wind chill	−66.8	−70.5	−64.4	−53.6	−37.8	−17.6	−5.3	−8.8	−18.1	−42.7	−55.3	−62.4	−70.5
Average precipitation mm (inches)	9.6 (0.38)	9.2 (0.36)	12.3 (0.48)	20.6 (0.81)	21.0 (0.83)	22.1 (0.87)	43.7 (1.72)	51.6 (2.03)	47.3 (1.86)	40.1 (1.58)	22.5 (0.89)	16.1 (0.63)	315.9 (12.44)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	1.1 (0.04)	7.3 (0.29)	19.6 (0.77)	43.5 (1.71)	51.6 (2.03)	44.7 (1.76)	14.7 (0.58)	0.5 (0.02)	0.1 (0.00)	183.2 (7.21)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	9.8 (3.9)	9.2 (3.6)	12.3 (4.8)	20.0 (7.9)	14.0 (5.5)	2.2 (0.9)	0.1 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	2.6 (1.0)	25.4 (10.0)	22.5 (8.9)	16.5 (6.5)	134.5 (53.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)	7.5	6.7	8.5	8.0	8.6	7.1	10.5	12.6	12.7	14.9	12.9	10.8	120.8
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)	0.08	0.04	0.04	0.75	2.6	6.0	10.5	12.6	10.9	4.4	0.50	0.17	48.6
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)	7.6	6.8	8.5	7.7	6.9	1.5	0.04	0.04	2.7	12.3	12.9	10.8	77.8
Average relative humidity (%) (at 1500 LST)	68.2	68.7	71.9	78.1	81.0	70.6	65.7	71.2	74.6	84.2	79.2	72.4	73.8
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020^[12]

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