When to visit
Yellowknife?

Discover the best time of year, based on historical climate, temperature, and precipitation.

Yellowknife
Territoires du Nord-Ouest · Canada

The best weather in Yellowknife is from June, July, August.consistent weather climate

Climate score
June
78

Excellent climate

🌥Mild

Temperature
9–18°C
Nuits froides — prenez des couches
Feels like
6–15°C
Sec
Precipitation
36mm
Pluie légère · 6 days
Sunshine
14.2h
Partiellement nuageux
Humidity (%)
60%
Sec
Annual Climate Analysis
Temperature, Rain & Feels Like
Rain
Actual Temp
Feels Like
-40°-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Monthly Overview
Score131718194178897844131111
ClimatePolarPolarPolarPolarColdMildMildMildColdColdPolarPolar
Temperature-26–-21°C-28–-21°C-20–-12°C-10–-2°C1–11°C9–18°C13–21°C12–19°C6–12°C-2–2°C-15–-9°C-24–-18°C
Feels like-32–-26°C-33–-27°C-25–-17°C-15–-7°C-4–7°C6–15°C12–19°C10–17°C3–8°C-6–-2°C-20–-14°C-29–-23°C
Precipitation14mm
6 days
9mm
4 days
12mm
5 days
13mm
5 days
22mm
5 days
36mm
6 days
42mm
6 days
50mm
8 days
31mm
7 days
26mm
8 days
22mm
8 days
15mm
7 days
Sunshine2.8h
☀︎ 45%
6.3h
☀︎ 71%
8.7h
☀︎ 73%
11.0h
☀︎ 73%
13.4h
☀︎ 75%
14.2h
☀︎ 72%
14.0h
☀︎ 75%
11.5h
☀︎ 72%
7.3h
☀︎ 57%
3.5h
☀︎ 35%
1.9h
☀︎ 28%
1.6h
☀︎ 31%
WindNE · 17 km/hN · 18 km/hNE · 18 km/hE · 18 km/hE · 20 km/hSE · 19 km/hSE · 19 km/hSE · 19 km/hE · 21 km/hNE · 20 km/hNE · 19 km/hNE · 17 km/h
Humidity (%)78%75%76%76%61%60%63%71%77%81%85%80%
Day length6.2h8.9h11.9h14.9h17.9h19.8h18.8h15.9h12.9h9.9h6.9h5.2h

Frequently asked questions

What is the best time to visit Yellowknife?

The best time to visit Yellowknife is June, July, August, with temperatures between 9 °C and 21 °C. The best month is June. June is low season.

What is the weather like in Yellowknife?

Yellowknife has a climate with an overall score of 3.6/10. Annual temperatures range from -28 °C to 21 °C.

What is the hottest month in Yellowknife?

The hottest month in Yellowknife is July, with average highs of 21 °C and lows of 13 °C.

What is the rainiest month in Yellowknife?

The rainiest month in Yellowknife is August, with an average of 50 mm of precipitation.