Dawson City weather in June

In June, Dawson City sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 63 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 20.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 19 h 24 min at the start of June to 20 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Dawson City's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dawson City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
20 h 18 min
3:09 AM – 11:27 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Dawson City is town in Yukon Territory, Canada.

Density
42/km²
people per km²
Founded
1896

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical June day in Dawson City reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 5°C warmer than May and about 1°C cooler than July.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1176
2176
3187
4187
5187
6187
7187
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10198
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How June really feels in Dawson City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Dawson City weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-22° / -28°103.34.250.0
Feb-16° / -23°623.17.90.0
Mar-6° / -18°82.73.411.20.0
Apr / -6°164.83.714.60.6
May14° / 399.61.317.94.0
Jun19° / 6313.5020.15.5
Jul20° / 10°7214.2019.25.6
Aug17° / 5310.9016.15.2
Sep11° / 378.81.112.72.6
Oct-1° / -8°266.96.19.30.0
Nov-15° / -21°165.16.560.0
Dec-19° / -25°144.35.43.90.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43268
53268
63268
73367
83466
93466
103466
113466
123565
133664
143664
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203763
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303664

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Dawson City gets around 63 mm of rain over 13.5 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 45% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
138
239
339
440
541
641
742
842
942
1043
1143
1244
1344
1445
1546
1646
1746
1847
1947
2047
2148
2248
2348
2448
2549
2649
2748
2848
2948
3047

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
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161000
171000
18991
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20991
21991
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23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29973
30973

Wind in June

Winds average 6 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
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206calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 19 h 24 min at the start of June to 20 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:33 AM to 3:13 AM, and sunset from 10:57 PM to 11:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
119.43:3310:57
219.53:3111:00
319.63:2911:02
419.63:2711:05
519.73:2411:07
619.83:2311:10
719.93:2111:12
819.93:1911:14
920.03:1711:16
1020.03:1611:18
1120.13:1411:20
1220.13:1311:21
1320.23:1211:23
1420.23:1111:24
1520.33:1011:26
1620.33:0911:27
1720.33:0811:28
1820.43:0811:29
1920.43:0711:30
2020.43:0711:31
2120.43:0711:31
2220.43:0711:31
2320.43:0711:32
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2620.43:0911:31
2720.43:1011:31
2820.33:1111:30
2920.33:1211:30
3020.33:1311:29

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.23 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 6.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Dawson City?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Dawson City for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dawson City in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Dawson City sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Dawson City in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dawson City peaks around June 22 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 22UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Dawson City in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Dawson City is worst in July — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 127.7× the cleanest month (January, 0 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodJul 1938 µg/m³Jan 10 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan0Good
Feb1Good
Mar3Good
Apr6Good
May16Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul38Poor
Aug34Moderate
Sep9Good
Oct1Good
Nov0Good
Dec0Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dawson City?

Dawson City sits at 64.1°N, 139.4°W, 0 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Badger, 397 km away.

WhitehorseJuneauTerraceYellowknife

Topography around Dawson City

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dawson City.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dawson City has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 562 m around an average of 464 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 892 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,992 m.

The land around Dawson City is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
562 m
16 km
892 m
80 km
1,992 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
June weather nearby: Badger 397 km · Fairbanks 406 km · Whitehorse 435 km · Eagle River 599 km · Anchorage 620 km · Juneau 694 km · Terrace 1,223 km · Yellowknife 1,258 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dawson City (64.0601°, -139.4333°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).