Yellowknife climate

Name: Yellowknife
Address: Northwest Territories, Canada

Canada · Northwest Territories · 62.454° N, 114.372° W

Köppen DfcsubarcticContinental

Subarctic shield town: long brutal winters, brief warm summers, big light swings.

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, -21°F / -29°C

Annual swing

91°F / 50°C

Wettest month

August

Driest month

February

Rain per year

7.7" / 197 mm

Snow per year

33.8" / 858 mm

Elevation

630 ft / 192 m

Time zone

America/Edmonton

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	-5 / -21	-15 / -26	0.01 / 0	4.4 / 113	78%	7.5 / 12.1	69%
February	-10 / -23	-21 / -29	0.00 / 0	2.2 / 56	74%	7.4 / 11.9	53%
March	9 / -13	-4 / -20	0.01 / 0	3.3 / 84	76%	8.3 / 13.4	56%
April	27 / -3	14 / -10	0.09 / 2	3.7 / 93	77%	8.5 / 13.7	62%
May	49 / 10	32 / 0	0.50 / 13	2.5 / 65	61%	8.9 / 14.3	55%
June	65 / 18	47 / 8	1.20 / 30	0.0 / 0	59%	8.3 / 13.4	56%
July	70 / 21	56 / 13	1.86 / 47	0.0 / 0	64%	7.9 / 12.7	56%
August	65 / 18	53 / 12	2.24 / 57	0.0 / 0	73%	8.1 / 13.0	61%
September	54 / 12	44 / 6	1.24 / 31	0.0 / 1	79%	8.6 / 13.8	65%
October	38 / 3	31 / -1	0.57 / 14	4.5 / 115	82%	9.7 / 15.6	77%
November	16 / -9	6 / -14	0.01 / 0	8.3 / 211	85%	8.6 / 13.8	76%
December	-3 / -19	-14 / -26	0.01 / 0	4.8 / 121	79%	7.4 / 11.9	71%

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