Weather in Yukon

Calculated from weather data of Whitehorse/Erik Nielsen International Airport (CYXY) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-11.6	-14.3	-5.2	-10.3	-8.5	-18.0
February	-9.3	-8.5	-7.0	-4.6	-15.9	-6.0
March	-1.1	3.1	-3.2	1.1	-3.7	-3.7
April	6.2		5.2	4.0	5.9	7.2
May	14.7		15.6	12.4	12.1	16.0
June	19.4		20.3	20.5	20.6	17.1
July	21.6		24.6	21.3	21.8	18.8
August	19.4		22.3	19.8	18.5	17.1
September	13.7		12.5	14.9	11.5	13.5
October	5.3		4.9	7.5	4.5	3.5
November	-6.9		-1.1	-5.2	-7.2	-9.6
December	-8.2		-4.5	-11.3	-14.1	-7.5
Average	4.3	-6.0	7.3	6.7	4.3	4.4

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-17.0	-19	-10	-17	-13	-25
February	-18.0	-16	-15	-12	-24	-15
March	-12.4	-8	-13	-8	-13	-14
April	-5.6		-3	-6	-7	-4
May	2.8		3	1	3	4
June	7.5		8	8	8	7
July	10.1		11	10	9	9
August	8.9		10	10	9	8
September	3.9		6	5	4	4
October	-2.3		-2	0	-1	-4
November	-11.3		-6	-10	-14	-15
December	-15.5		-11	-20	-22	-13
Average	-5.1	-15.9	-2.2	-3.3	-5.0	-5.1

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	1	2	0	0	0
25 °C or warmer	1	26	8	12	2
20 °C or warmer	1	64	49	38	13
0 °C or colder	84	179	184	203	198

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	48.4	53	30	52	43	66
February	39.6	33	43	38	42	47
March	22.9	14	24	23	32	19
April	12.0		22	17	20	8
May	8.4		4	14	16	10
June	10.6		5	14	6	15
July	10.2		6	16	8	12
August	12.5		9	11	16	20
September	10.1		17	5	17	8
October	18.5		24	27	11	18
November	45.4		31	55	37	61
December	34.9		36	26	52	49
Average	21.0	30.8	17.8	21.8	21.6	23.3

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	14.5	13	16	16	17	10
February	13.7	16	15	17	11	17
March	14.7	18	13	17	15	12
April	14.2		15	13	15	14
May	14.7		16	12	15	12
June	12.1		15	10	14	13
July	11.7		11	14	13	13
August	13.5		13	16	15	12
September	14.3		15	19	14	15
October	16.4		16	17	18	16
November	16.5		18	19	13	17
December	16.9		18	12	14	18
Average	14.3	15.7	14.7	14.7	14.3	13.7

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	S	S	S	S	S
February	S	S	S	S	S
March	S	SE	S	S	E
April		S	S	SE	S
May		S	S	S	SE
June		S	SE	SE	S
July		S	SE	SE	S
August		S	SE	S	SE
September		S	S	SE	SE
October		S	S	S	S
November		S	S	S	S
December		S	S	S	S

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Yukon weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Yukon?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 22 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Yukon?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of -10 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Yukon?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 48.4 %.

Which month is the driest in Yukon?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in May. The probability is about 8.4 %.