Whitehorse weather in June

In June, Whitehorse sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 18.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 h 06 min at the start of June to 18 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Whitehorse's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Whitehorse's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
18 h 42 min
3:40 AM – 10:21 PM
Cloud cover
74%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Whitehorse is capital city of the territory of Yukon, Canada.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 3 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
68/km²
people per km²
Founded
1898

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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical June day in Whitehorse reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 5°C warmer than May and about 1°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1154
2164
3164
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How June really feels in Whitehorse

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.

Whitehorse weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-14° / -20°257.38.76.20.0
Feb-9° / -18°1656.78.50.0
Mar-3° / -14°154.76.511.30.0
Apr / -5°144.1414.20.6
May12° / 256.91.816.93.5
Jun17° / 4410.30.218.65.3
Jul19° / 5311.1017.95.7
Aug17° / 5311.10.215.54.9
Sep11° / 4911.22.412.62.3
Oct / -4°4110.49.39.70.1
Nov-8° / -13°277.89.770.0
Dec-12° / -18°287.39.55.40.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32773
42674
52674
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Whitehorse gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
128
229
330
431
532
632
733
834
935
1035
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
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2035
2135
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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Wind in June

Winds average 7 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 06 min at the start of June to 18 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:55 AM to 3:43 AM, and sunset from 10:00 PM to 10:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.13:5510:00
218.13:5410:02
318.23:5210:04
418.33:5110:06
518.33:4910:07
618.33:4810:09
718.43:4710:11
818.43:4610:12
918.53:4510:13
1018.53:4410:15
1118.63:4310:16
1218.63:4210:17
1318.63:4110:18
1418.63:4110:19
1518.73:4010:20
1618.73:4010:21
1718.73:4010:22
1818.73:3910:22
1918.73:3910:23
2018.73:3910:24
2118.73:3910:24
2218.83:3910:24
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.06 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 6.06 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
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Whitehorse?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Whitehorse for sightseeing.

What to pack for Whitehorse in June

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

In June, Whitehorse sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Whitehorse 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 Whitehorse peaks around July 15 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Whitehorse?

Whitehorse sits at 60.7°N, 135.1°W, 707 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Juneau, 271 km away.

JuneauDawson CityTerraceFort St. John

Topography around Whitehorse

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Whitehorse has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 688 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,175 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,734 m.

The land around Whitehorse is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
1,175 m
80 km
1,734 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
June weather nearby: Juneau 271 km · Dawson City 435 km · Badger 779 km · Eagle River 783 km · Fairbanks 788 km · Terrace 788 km · Anchorage 801 km · Fort St. John 960 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 Whitehorse (60.7161°, -135.0538°, elevation 707 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).