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Yellowknife weather in December

Weather in Yellowknife: December

Average day temperature: -5.8°F
Average night temperature: -6.6°F
Sea water temperature: 35.1°F
Number of sunny days: 1 day
Day length: 4.9 - 5.7 hours
Number of rainy days: 0 days
Precipitation totals: 0.2 in.

Air temperature in December, °F

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-27
-18
-9
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18
27
36
Day temperature   
Night temperature

The highest day temperature during December of 2024 was 18°F. At the same time the lowest night temperature was -27°F. Day and night temperature averages during December were -0.3°F and -1.9°F.

Sea water temperature in Yellowknife in December, °F

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The average sea water temperature in December of 2024 was 35.3°F. The highest and lowest sea temperatures during the month were 37.8°F and 32.7°F.

Sunny, partly cloudy and cloudy days
Sunny days
Partly cloudy days
Cloudy days
3%
16%
81%

Mostly all days in December are cloudy but sunny and partly cloudy days are also possible.

Precipitation total in December, in.

jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7

Precipitation total value in Yellowknife in December is 0.2 in. Other months of the year show relatively similar values.

Wind speed in December, mph
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
1.8
3.6
5.4
7.2
9.0
10.8
12.6
9.1
10.5
9.8
8.9
8.6
9.3
9.8
9.0
8.6
7.5
7.1
8.0
9.1
10.5
9.8
8.9
8.6
9.3
9.8
9.0
8.6
7.5
7.1

The average wind speed value in December is 8.0 mph It makes December one of the least windy months of the year.

Average sunny hours
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
2.1
4.1
6.2
8.3
10.4
12.4
14.5
1.7
4.3
6.2
9.6
12.1
11.9
10.1
4.5
2.4
2.2
1.2
1.7
4.3
6.2
9.6
12.1
11.9
10.1
4.5
2.4
2.2
1.2

This chart shows average number of hours during the day when sunlight can reach the ground. It depends on day length and cloudiness during the day. The average number of sunny hours in December is: 1.0.

Best time for vacation in Yellowknife

Sunniest months:
July 14 days
August 12 days
June 12 days
Warmest months:
July 68.3 °F
August 63.8 °F
June 61.4 °F
Warmest sea temp:
August 60.3 °F
July 58.6 °F
September 53.9 °F
Coldest months:
January -9.5 °F
February -9.4 °F
December -5.8 °F
Rainiest months:
June 1 day
August 1 day
July 1 day
Windiest months:
October 10.5 mph
May 9.8 mph
September 9.8 mph

Yellowknife on a weather map

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24 Hours Forecast
Yellowknife
Local time: 10:37
January 09, thursday
1200
-22°F
W
6 mph
1500
-13°F
W
9 mph
1800
-11°F
W
12 mph
2100
-8°F
W
16 mph
January 10, friday
0000
-6°F
W
17 mph
0300
-4°F
W
19 mph
0600
-2°F
W
17 mph
0900
-2°F
W
19 mph
Units of measurement: °C / °F