Best year time to visit Yellowknife

General weather information about Yellowknife

Average annual temperature is -0.2 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 28.3 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -37.9 °C

Number of sunny days: 204 days

Number of rainy days: 90 days

Number of snow days: 71 days

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* Weather data for Yellowknife Canada is based on climate observations for 2026 year

Yellowknife air temperature forecast for each month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C)	-6.3	-12.9	-3.4	12.8	24.5	27.3	28.3	25.1	21.8	13.4	1.7	3.0
Average daytime temperature (°C)	-14.6	-22.7	-13.6	2.2	17.9	20.0	24.4	21.4	15.4	5.3	-5.4	-9.1
Average temperature (°C)	-16.7	-25.9	-17.6	-1.8	11.6	14.9	20.2	17.3	12.3	2.9	-8.6	-13.0
Average night temperature (°C)	-18.8	-28.6	-21.0	-4.9	6.4	10.1	16.4	14.1	9.7	0.8	-11.9	-17.6
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)	-34.5	-37.9	-32.1	-17.6	1.5	2.4	13.0	9.9	3.9	-10.5	-25.8	-26.9

Yellowknife monthly weather indicators

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daylight maximum duration (h)	7.0	10.0	13.0	16.0	19.0	19.0	19.0	17.0	14.0	11.0	8.0	5.0
Daylight mean duration (h)	6.2	8.8	11.8	14.9	17.9	19.8	18.8	16.0	13.0	9.9	7.0	5.2
Daylight minimum duration (h)	5.0	7.0	10.0	13.0	16.0	19.0	17.0	14.0	11.0	8.0	5.0	4.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)	1.5	5.7	8.9	9.8	13.9	13.9	15.7	12.6	8.0	4.6	1.1	1.2
Precipitation (mm)	16	9	8	9	14	43	29	25	33	24	41	25
Sunny days	15	20	23	18	21	20	24	10	15	14	9	15
Rainy days	1	0	2	3	10	10	7	21	15	12	6	3
Snow days	15	8	6	9	0	0	0	0	0	5	15	13

Yellowknife - weather forecast by months

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Best time to visit Yellowknife:

The best time to visit Yellowknife during the most sunny months:

May — 13.9(h)
June — 13.9(h)
July — 15.7(h)
August — 12.6(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in Yellowknife:

May — 17.9(h)
June — 19.8(h)
July — 18.8(h)
August — 16.0(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Yellowknife is at

June — 43(mm)

September — 33(mm)

November — 41(mm)

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