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Winter weather in Yellowknife

Weather in Yellowknife in Winter

December January February
Average day temperature: -5.8°F -8.8°F -8.7°F
Average night temperature: -6.6°F -11.6°F -15.2°F
Sea water temperature: 35.1°F 32.6°F 32.1°F
Number of sunny days: 1 day 1 day 2 days
Day length: 4.9 - 5.7 h. 5.2 - 7.4 h. 7.5 - 10.3 h.
Number of rainy days: 0 days 0 days 0 days
Precipitation totals: 0.2 in. 0.1 in. 0.1 in.

Day & Night air temperature, °F

December
January
February
-17.0
-15.1
-13.3
-11.4
-9.5
-7.7
-5.8
-3.9
-2.1
-8.7
-8.8
-5.8
-15.2
-11.6
-6.6
Day temperature   
Night temperature

Sea water temperature, °F

December
January
February
0
6
12
18
24
30
36
42
32.1
32.6
35.1

Precipitation total, in.

December
January
February
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
Sunny, partly cloudy and cloudy days
December
January
February
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
23
25
25
4
5
5
2
1
1
Cloudy days   
Partly cloudy days   
Sunny days
Wind speed, mph
December
January
February
0.0
1.4
2.7
4.1
5.5
6.8
8.2
9.5
7.6
7.3
8
Average sunny hours
December
January
February
0
3
2.1
1.4
1

Sunny hours are calculated based on the average daily number of hours while sunlight can reach the ground. It depends on day length and cloudiness during the day.

Best time for vacation in Yellowknife

Sunniest months:
July 14 days
June 12 days
August 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 -8.8 °F
February -8.7 °F
December -5.8 °F
Rainiest months:
June 1 day
July 1 day
August 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: 23:33
April 06, sunday
0000
16°F
W
19 mph
0300
14°F
NW
20 mph
0600
14°F
NW
23 mph
0900
18°F
NW
25 mph
1200
23°F
NW
23 mph
1500
30°F
NW
22 mph
1800
32°F
NW
21 mph
2100
32°F
NW
20 mph
Units of measurement: °C / °F