Whitehorse climate

Name: Whitehorse
Address: Boreal Subarctic (Yukon), Canada

Canada · Boreal Subarctic (Yukon) · 60.721° N, 135.057° W

Köppen Dfcsubarctic (dry)Continental

Driest city in Canada: rain-shadowed boreal valley with long dark cold winters and mild bright summers.

Big seasonal swing: properly cold winters, warm summers, usually far from an ocean.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 70°F / 21°C

Coldest month

February, 5°F / -15°C

Annual swing

65°F / 36°C

Wettest month

August

Driest month

March

Rain per year

10.5" / 266 mm

Snow per year

66.9" / 1699 mm

Elevation

2096 ft / 639 m

Time zone

America/Whitehorse

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	16 / -9	6 / -14	0.02 / 1	8.1 / 205	81%	6.0 / 9.7	77%
February	17 / -8	5 / -15	0.01 / 0	8.9 / 227	74%	5.6 / 9.0	69%
March	30 / -1	14 / -10	0.04 / 1	6.9 / 175	71%	5.5 / 8.9	64%
April	41 / 5	25 / -4	0.15 / 4	6.7 / 170	65%	5.3 / 8.5	65%
May	55 / 13	36 / 2	1.00 / 25	2.3 / 58	62%	5.0 / 8.0	64%
June	65 / 18	46 / 8	2.12 / 54	0.0 / 0	63%	4.6 / 7.4	67%
July	70 / 21	51 / 11	2.15 / 55	0.0 / 0	63%	4.3 / 6.9	64%
August	65 / 18	49 / 9	2.43 / 62	0.0 / 0	69%	4.8 / 7.7	68%
September	55 / 13	41 / 5	1.64 / 42	1.6 / 41	75%	5.7 / 9.2	70%
October	41 / 5	31 / -1	0.86 / 22	9.1 / 231	79%	6.0 / 9.7	78%
November	25 / -4	16 / -9	0.03 / 1	10.3 / 262	83%	6.3 / 10.1	82%
December	17 / -8	7 / -14	0.04 / 1	13.0 / 330	81%	6.1 / 9.8	84%

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