Dawson City weather in November

In November, Dawson City sees average daytime highs of -15°C and overnight lows near -21°C, with 16 mm of precipitation across 5.1 wet days and about 6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -10°C in the first days to -18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of November to 4 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Dawson City's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dawson City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-15°
9th warmest
Overnight low
-21°
4th coldest
Precipitation
16 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
6 hours
10:04 AM – 4:02 PM
Cloud cover
71%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
0.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
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 November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -10°C in the first days to -18°C by the end.

A typical November day in Dawson City reaches about -15°C in the afternoon and slips back to -21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -25°C and -6°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 14°C cooler than October and about 5°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Dawson City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
30 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in November is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Dawson City weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 7th-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 November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32971
43070
52971
63070
72971
82971
92971
103070
113070
123070
133070
142971
152971
163070
173070
182971
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202971
213070
223070
233070
243070
253070
263070
273070
283070
293070
303070

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Dawson City gets around 16 mm of rain and snow over 5.1 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 17% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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211822
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271722
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291721
301721

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 4 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
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114calm
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134calm
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154calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of November to 4 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 180 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 9:15 AM to 10:48 AM, and sunset from 4:48 PM to 3:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.69:154:48
27.49:184:45
37.39:214:41
47.29:254:38
57.19:284:35
67.09:314:32
76.99:354:29
86.89:384:26
96.79:414:22
106.69:444:19
116.59:484:16
126.49:514:13
136.39:544:10
146.29:584:07
156.110:014:05
166.010:044:02
175.910:083:59
185.810:113:56
195.710:143:53
205.610:173:51
215.510:213:48
225.410:243:45
235.310:273:43
245.210:303:40
255.110:333:38
265.010:363:35
274.910:393:33
284.810:423:31
294.710:453:28
304.610:483:26

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.3 kWh/m².

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 — November's 0.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Dawson City?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dawson City.

What to pack for Dawson City in November

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

In November, Dawson City sees daytime highs around -15°C and nights near -21°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Dawson City in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 0. 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 November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November 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
November 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).