climate (Köppen Dfc) with summer lasting for about three months. Although winter temperatures are usually below freezing, every month of the year has seen temperatures above . Rainfall, which can occur throughout the year, averages and snowfall . From December to January on average there are 71.8 days when the wind chill is below −30, which indicates that frostbite may occur within 10 – 30 minutes. The highest temperature ever recorded in Hay River was on 9 August 1981. The coldest temperature ever recorded was on 23 January 1906. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hay River had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In 2016, the Indigenous population in Hay River is 1,630, up from 1,600 at the 2006 Canadian census, and is made up of First Nations, Métis and Inuit. The main languages in the town are South Slavey, Chipewyan, Michif and English. Notable people Paul Delorey, professional curler and former MLA and speaker in the Northwest Territories Legislature. Brendan Green, Canadian team biathlete, participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Men's 4x7.5 km Relay. Jane Groenewegen, former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from Hay River South Joe McBryan (Buffalo Joe), president and owner of Buffalo Airways featured on Ice Pilots NWT Mikey McBryan, Buffalo Airways General Manager and featured on Ice Pilots NWT Rob McVicar, professional ice hockey goaltender John Pollard, member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1987 until 1995 Geoff Sanderson, former National Hockey League player Donald Morton Stewart, former mayor and speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislature Jelena Mrdjenovich, WBA and WBC World female featherweight boxing champion See also List of municipalities in the Northwest Territories Hay River Water Aerodrome Hay River (District) Heliport References Further reading DiLabio, R. N. W. Kimberlitic Indicator Minerals in the Geological Survey of Canada's Archived Till Samples Results of Analysis of Samples from Victoria Island and the Hay River Area, Northwest Territories. [Canada]: Geological Survey of Canada, 1997. External links The Town of Hay River Communities in the South Slave Region Towns in the Northwest Territories Hudson's Bay Company trading posts