Month | Average (°C) | Record (°C) | Average (cm) | |||
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High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | Precipitation 💧 | Snow ❄️ | |
January | -21.2 | -29.1 | 3.4 | -51.2 | 1.7 | 23.8 |
February | -17.9 | -27.2 | 6.2 | -51.2 | 1.1 | 16.8 |
March | -10.7 | -22.6 | 9.3 | -43.3 | 1.3 | 17.8 |
April | 0.3 | -11.4 | 20.4 | -40.6 | 1.1 | 9.8 |
May | 10.4 | 0.0 | 26.3 | -22.8 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
June | 18.6 | 9.0 | 31.1 | -4.4 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
July | 21.7 | 12.8 | 32.5 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
August | 18.4 | 10.5 | 32.6 | -0.6 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
September | 11.1 | 4.3 | 26.1 | -9.7 | 3.8 | 2.2 |
October | 1.5 | -3.6 | 19.0 | -28.9 | 2.6 | 18.4 |
November | -9.0 | -16.2 | 7.8 | -44.4 | 2.4 | 35.6 |
December | -17.4 | -25.0 | 2.8 | -48.3 | 1.6 | 24.5 |
Entire year | 0.6 | -8.1 | 32.6 | -51.2 | 28.6 | 149.7 |
More Yellowknife Weather Records
1942–2024
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Highest daily low | 21.8 °C | July 16, 1989 |
Lowest daily high | -43.9 °C | December 11, 1948 |
Greatest daily range (Difference of high and low) |
34.9 °C | December 3, 2022 |
Greatest difference in daily high over two conscutive days |
30.0 °C | Dec 2–3, 2022 |
Most daily precipitation | 8.3 cm | August 15, 1973 |
Most monthly precipitation | 14.2 cm | August 1969 |
Most yearly precipitation | 42.3 cm | 1958 |
Most yearly days with precipitation | 160 | 1958 |
Earliest snow in season | August 23 | 1982 |
Latest snow in season | June 20 | 1967 |
Most daily snow | 26.4 cm | October 29, 2008 |
Most monthly snow | 85.6 cm | November 2006 |
Most yearly snow | 224.3 cm | 1959 |
Most snow in a winter | 214.3 cm | 1960–1961 |
Greatest snow accumulation | 81.0 cm | March 7, 1958 |
Earliest freeze | August 24 | 1982 |
Earliest day ≥ 20 °C | April 20 | 2010 |
Earliest day ≥ 25 °C | May 13 | 2023 |
Latest freeze | June 12 | 2003 |
Latest day ≥ 20 °C | September 27 | 2022 |
Latest day ≥ 25 °C | September 15 | 1967 |
Most days in a year < 0 °C | 246 | 2018 |
Most days in a year ≥ 20 °C | 71 | 2022 |
Most days in a year ≥ 25 °C | 25 | 1989 |
Most days in a year ≥ 30 °C | 4 | 1989 |
Yellowknife Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
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With precipitation | 13 days | Oct 31 – Nov 12, 1979 |
Without precipitation | 47 days | Mar 27 – May 12, 1948 |
With snow | 13 days | Oct 31 – Nov 12, 1979 |
Freezing temperatures High temperature ≤ 0 °C |
182 days | Oct 15, 1966 – Apr 14, 1967 |
High temperature ≥ 20 °C | 27 days | Jul 11 – Aug 6, 2023 |
High temperature ≥ 25 °C | 10 days | Jul 3–12, 1998 |
High temperature ≥ 30 °C | 3 days | Jul 14–16, 1989 |