Yellowknife Weather & Climate

Canada

Yellowknife sees feels-like daytime highs peak around 22.4°C in July and nighttime lows bottom out near -30.5°C in January. July is the wettest month (~40 mm), while January is the driest (~0 mm). For sunshine, June leads with about 53% clear skies.

Best time to visit Yellowknife

Based on mild feels-like temperatures and low rain chances, the most comfortable months are July, August, and June — expect around 14.622.4°C with roughly 20% chance of rain on a given day in July.

Yellowknife climate by month

MonthLow / High °CRain %RainfallClear skiesWind
January-30.5° / -24.5°0%0 mm36%15.1 kph
February-28.5° / -21.5°0%0 mm36%15.3 kph
March-21.9° / -13.4°0%1 mm32%16.4 kph
April-10.7° / -1.5°4%6 mm40%18.6 kph
May1° / 10°13%26 mm49%19 kph
June10.2° / 18.6°19%36 mm53%17.8 kph
July14.6° / 22.4°20%40 mm53%16.8 kph
August12.2° / 18.9°21%37 mm50%17.5 kph
September5° / 10.4°17%31 mm44%18.3 kph
October-5.7° / -1.3°9%15 mm34%16.7 kph
November-19.4° / -14.1°1%2 mm29%15.2 kph
December-27.9° / -22.4°0%0 mm32%14.8 kph

Feels-like temperatures from long-term historical data; ☀ marks the most comfortable months (mild temperatures, low rain).

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