Yellowknife
Yellowknife is a town in Northwest Territories, Canada, 252 m above sea level. It has a population of about 20,340 (2021). The climate is classified as subarctic (Köppen Dfc), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.
Best: Jun–Aug. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Yellowknife at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in July
Average low in January
55 mm of rain
15 mm of rain
within 2.3 km
Weather in Yellowknife
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Partly cloudy · wind 12 km/h · humidity 91%
When to go to Yellowknife
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 39 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 35 | 66 | 72 | 73 | 40 | 25 | 31 | 35 |
| High | -23° | -20° | -12° | -1° | 8° | 16° | 20° | 18° | 11° | 2° | -9° | -19° |
| Low | -28° | -25° | -19° | -8° | 0° | 7° | 13° | 12° | 6° | -2° | -15° | -24° |
| Rain (mm) | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 43 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 39 | 33 | 22 |
| Wet days | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
What's on in Yellowknife
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Music venues
Monuments and museums in Yellowknife
More museums: Yellowknife Historical Museum
Outdoors around Yellowknife
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Nature around Yellowknife
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Canada seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Yellowknife
Universities and research institutes
Towns and villages around Yellowknife
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Yellowknife from above
Postal code
Getting to Yellowknife
Places near Yellowknife
Places with a climate like Yellowknife
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
