▁N un av ut ▁and ▁west ▁to ▁Ut qi ag vik , ▁Al aska . ▁ ▁A ▁distinct ▁feature ▁of ▁In uv ik ▁is ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁" util id ors " ▁– ▁above - ground ▁utility ▁condu its ▁carrying ▁water ▁and ▁se w age ▁– ▁which ▁are ▁covered ▁by ▁cor rug ated ▁steel . ▁They ▁run ▁throughout ▁town ▁connecting ▁most ▁buildings , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁small ▁brid ges ▁and ▁under pass es . ▁The ▁util id ors ▁are ▁necessary ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁per ma f rost ▁underlying ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁Another ▁feature ▁is ▁an ▁In u ks uk ▁placed ▁outside ▁the ▁Mack en zie ▁Hotel , ▁which ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁In uv ik ▁has ▁a ▁sub ar ctic ▁climate ▁( K ö ppen ▁D fc ). ▁Sum mers ▁are ▁typically ▁wet ter ▁and ▁cool , ▁with ▁temper atures ▁varying ▁wild ly ▁throughout ▁the ▁months ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁peculiar ▁location ▁near ▁the ▁cold ▁Ar ctic ▁Ocean . ▁The ▁average ▁h ott est ▁month ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁July , ▁has ▁a ▁mean ▁high ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁mean ▁low ▁of ▁. ▁Un like ▁many ▁other ▁North ▁American ▁contin ental ▁clim ates , ▁In uv ik ▁war ms ▁up ▁very ▁quickly ▁during ▁the ▁months ▁of ▁May ▁and ▁June ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁rapidly ▁increasing ▁day ▁length , ▁and ▁that ▁remaining ▁snow ▁co ols ▁down ▁until ▁May . ▁June ▁is ▁a ▁war mer ▁month ▁than ▁August . ▁Season al ▁trans itions ▁are