North & Central America · Nature travel

Best time to visit Yellowknife

Late Jun–Early Aug is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 20.6°C, with 3.3 rainy days per 10 days.

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Season calendar

Yellowknife season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 9.2)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 12.2)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 13.6)Early Feb: Off-season (season score 18.1)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 15.4)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 19.2)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 19.9)Mid Mar: Off-season (season score 16.6)Late Mar: Off-season (season score 15.8)Early Apr: Avoid (season score 12.3)Mid Apr: Off-season (season score 15.4)Late Apr: Avoid (season score 12.9)Early May: Off-season (season score 16.0)Mid May: Off-season (season score 26.7)Late May: Okay (season score 56.6)Early Jun: Good (season score 68.8)Mid Jun: Great (season score 84.2)Late Jun: Best (season score 97.5)Early Jul: Best (season score 92.7)Mid Jul: Best (season score 92.4)Late Jul: Best (season score 100.0)Early Aug: Best (season score 97.5)Mid Aug: Great (season score 82.4)Late Aug: Great (season score 76.4)Early Sep: Good (season score 62.0)Mid Sep: Fair (season score 36.3)Late Sep: Avoid (season score 12.5)Early Oct: Avoid (season score 1.1)Mid Oct: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Oct: Avoid (season score 0.3)Early Nov: Avoid (season score 2.8)Mid Nov: Avoid (season score 3.2)Late Nov: Avoid (season score 7.6)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 9.1)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 7.8)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 9.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Aurora visibility

The best month is March.

Yellowknife aurora visibility, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Good (season score 62.3)Mid Jan: Good (season score 63.4)Late Jan: Great (season score 73.3)Early Feb: Best (season score 86.7)Mid Feb: Great (season score 84.6)Late Feb: Best (season score 95.2)Early Mar: Best (season score 100.0)Mid Mar: Best (season score 99.4)Late Mar: Best (season score 94.0)Early Apr: Great (season score 82.3)Mid Apr: Great (season score 74.0)Late Apr: Fair (season score 39.4)Early May: Avoid (season score 3.3)Mid May: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late May: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Jun: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 1.2)Mid Aug: Fair (season score 31.2)Late Aug: Okay (season score 53.5)Early Sep: Great (season score 71.5)Mid Sep: Good (season score 66.0)Late Sep: Okay (season score 56.9)Early Oct: Okay (season score 47.9)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 43.5)Late Oct: Fair (season score 40.0)Early Nov: Okay (season score 43.2)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 44.8)Late Nov: Okay (season score 53.0)Early Dec: Good (season score 63.0)Mid Dec: Good (season score 61.5)Late Dec: Good (season score 63.9)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid-26.2°C1.758.7%
FebruaryOff-season-22.2°C1.550.3%
MarchOff-season-14.0°C1.648.3%
AprilAvoid-2.3°C1.655.5%
MayFair9.8°C2.562.7%
JuneGreat17.8°C3.160.9%
JulyBest21.0°C3.665.0%
AugustGreat18.3°C3.263.2%
SeptemberFair10.8°C2.965.8%
OctoberAvoid-1.3°C2.676.0%
NovemberAvoid-16.6°C2.271.3%
DecemberAvoid-23.9°C1.759.0%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.