Yellowknife weather in July
In July, Yellowknife sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 37 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 18.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.
Daylight stretches from about 19 h 24 min at the start of July to 17 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Yellowknife's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yellowknife's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 21°
- 1st warmest
- Overnight low
- 13°
- 12th coldest
- Rainfall
- 37 mm
- 7.3 wet days
- Daylight
- 18 h 36 min
- 3:26 AM – 10:00 PM
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- 3rd clearest
- Wind
- 12 km/h
- 10th windiest
- Solar energy
- 5.7 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 6.8
- out of 10
Yellowknife is capital and largest city of the Northwest Territories, Canada.
- Air quality
- Excellent
- PM2.5 4 µg/m³ · 2019
- Density
- 149/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1970
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in July
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.
A typical July day in Yellowknife reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and about 3°C warmer than August.
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| Avg high (°C) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 11 |
| 2 | 20 | 12 |
| 3 | 20 | 12 |
| 4 | 20 | 12 |
| 5 | 20 | 12 |
| 6 | 20 | 12 |
| 7 | 20 | 12 |
| 8 | 20 | 12 |
| 9 | 20 | 12 |
| 10 | 20 | 12 |
| 11 | 21 | 12 |
| 12 | 21 | 13 |
| 13 | 21 | 13 |
| 14 | 21 | 13 |
| 15 | 21 | 13 |
| 16 | 21 | 13 |
| 17 | 21 | 13 |
| 18 | 21 | 13 |
| 19 | 21 | 13 |
| 20 | 21 | 13 |
| 21 | 21 | 13 |
| 22 | 21 | 13 |
| 23 | 21 | 13 |
| 24 | 21 | 13 |
| 25 | 21 | 13 |
| 26 | 21 | 13 |
| 27 | 21 | 13 |
| 28 | 21 | 13 |
| 29 | 21 | 13 |
| 30 | 21 | 13 |
| 31 | 21 | 13 |
How July really feels in Yellowknife
Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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.
July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Yellowknife weather by month
How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -22° / -28° | 10 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -19° / -26° | 6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
| Mar | -12° / -21° | 10 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 11.3 | 0.0 |
| Apr | -1° / -11° | 11 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 14.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 10° / 0° | 19 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 17.4 | 2.5 |
| Jun | 18° / 8° | 25 | 5.3 | 0 | 19.3 | 6.2 |
| Jul | 21° / 13° | 37 | 7.3 | 0 | 18.5 | 6.8 |
| Aug | 18° / 11° | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 15.8 | 5.7 |
| Sep | 11° / 5° | 40 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 12.6 | 2.5 |
| Oct | 1° / -3° | 24 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | -10° / -16° | 15 | 4.6 | 6 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | -18° / -24° | 10 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in July
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in July.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.
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| Clearer (%) | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 |
| Cloudier (%) | 56 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 50 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | 56 |
| 2 | 44 | 56 |
| 3 | 43 | 57 |
| 4 | 43 | 57 |
| 5 | 43 | 57 |
| 6 | 42 | 58 |
| 7 | 42 | 58 |
| 8 | 42 | 58 |
| 9 | 41 | 59 |
| 10 | 41 | 59 |
| 11 | 41 | 59 |
| 12 | 42 | 58 |
| 13 | 41 | 59 |
| 14 | 42 | 58 |
| 15 | 43 | 57 |
| 16 | 44 | 56 |
| 17 | 44 | 56 |
| 18 | 45 | 55 |
| 19 | 45 | 55 |
| 20 | 47 | 53 |
| 21 | 47 | 53 |
| 22 | 48 | 52 |
| 23 | 50 | 50 |
| 24 | 50 | 50 |
| 25 | 50 | 50 |
| 26 | 50 | 50 |
| 27 | 52 | 48 |
| 28 | 52 | 48 |
| 29 | 51 | 49 |
| 30 | 51 | 49 |
| 31 | 50 | 50 |
Chance of precipitation in July
Yellowknife gets around 37 mm of rain over 7.3 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 23% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.
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| Rain chance (%) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 22 |
| 2 | 22 |
| 3 | 22 |
| 4 | 23 |
| 5 | 23 |
| 6 | 23 |
| 7 | 24 |
| 8 | 24 |
| 9 | 24 |
| 10 | 24 |
| 11 | 24 |
| 12 | 24 |
| 13 | 23 |
| 14 | 23 |
| 15 | 23 |
| 16 | 23 |
| 17 | 23 |
| 18 | 23 |
| 19 | 22 |
| 20 | 22 |
| 21 | 22 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 22 |
| 24 | 22 |
| 25 | 22 |
| 26 | 22 |
| 27 | 22 |
| 28 | 23 |
| 29 | 23 |
| 30 | 24 |
| 31 | 24 |
Humidity in July
Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 98 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
| Comfortable (%) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 97 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 97 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | 97 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | 96 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | 94 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | 93 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | 93 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | 92 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | 91 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | 91 | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | 90 | 10 | 0 |
| 15 | 89 | 11 | 0 |
| 16 | 89 | 11 | 0 |
| 17 | 88 | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | 86 | 13 | 1 |
| 19 | 86 | 13 | 1 |
| 20 | 85 | 14 | 1 |
| 21 | 85 | 14 | 1 |
| 22 | 84 | 15 | 1 |
| 23 | 84 | 15 | 1 |
| 24 | 84 | 15 | 1 |
| 25 | 83 | 16 | 1 |
| 26 | 83 | 16 | 1 |
| 27 | 83 | 16 | 1 |
| 28 | 83 | 16 | 1 |
| 29 | 83 | 16 | 1 |
| 30 | 83 | 16 | 1 |
| 31 | 83 | 16 | 1 |
Wind in July
Winds average 12 km/h in July.
Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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| Wind speed (km/h) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | light breeze |
| 2 | 12 | light breeze |
| 3 | 12 | light breeze |
| 4 | 12 | light breeze |
| 5 | 12 | light breeze |
| 6 | 12 | light breeze |
| 7 | 12 | light breeze |
| 8 | 12 | light breeze |
| 9 | 12 | light breeze |
| 10 | 12 | light breeze |
| 11 | 12 | light breeze |
| 12 | 12 | light breeze |
| 13 | 12 | light breeze |
| 14 | 12 | light breeze |
| 15 | 12 | light breeze |
| 16 | 12 | light breeze |
| 17 | 12 | light breeze |
| 18 | 12 | calm |
| 19 | 12 | calm |
| 20 | 12 | calm |
| 21 | 12 | calm |
| 22 | 12 | calm |
| 23 | 12 | calm |
| 24 | 12 | calm |
| 25 | 12 | calm |
| 26 | 12 | calm |
| 27 | 12 | calm |
| 28 | 12 | calm |
| 29 | 12 | light breeze |
| 30 | 12 | light breeze |
| 31 | 12 | light breeze |
Sunrise & sunset in July
Daylight runs from about 19 h 24 min at the start of July to 17 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days shrink by about 126 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:00 AM to 4:04 AM, and sunset from 10:22 PM to 9:23 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.3 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 3:00 | 3:01 | 3:02 | 3:04 | 3:05 | 3:07 | 3:08 | 3:10 | 3:12 | 3:14 | 3:16 | 3:18 | 3:20 | 3:22 | 3:24 | 3:26 | 3:29 | 3:31 | 3:33 | 3:36 | 3:38 | 3:41 | 3:43 | 3:46 | 3:48 | 3:51 | 3:53 | 3:56 | 3:59 | 4:02 | 4:04 |
| Sunset (PM) | 10:22 | 10:21 | 10:20 | 10:19 | 10:18 | 10:17 | 10:15 | 10:14 | 10:13 | 10:11 | 10:09 | 10:08 | 10:06 | 10:04 | 10:02 | 10:00 | 9:58 | 9:56 | 9:53 | 9:51 | 9:49 | 9:47 | 9:44 | 9:42 | 9:39 | 9:36 | 9:34 | 9:31 | 9:28 | 9:26 | 9:23 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19.4 | 3:00 | 10:22 |
| 2 | 19.3 | 3:01 | 10:21 |
| 3 | 19.3 | 3:02 | 10:20 |
| 4 | 19.3 | 3:04 | 10:19 |
| 5 | 19.2 | 3:05 | 10:18 |
| 6 | 19.2 | 3:07 | 10:17 |
| 7 | 19.1 | 3:08 | 10:15 |
| 8 | 19.1 | 3:10 | 10:14 |
| 9 | 19.0 | 3:12 | 10:13 |
| 10 | 19.0 | 3:14 | 10:11 |
| 11 | 18.9 | 3:16 | 10:09 |
| 12 | 18.8 | 3:18 | 10:08 |
| 13 | 18.8 | 3:20 | 10:06 |
| 14 | 18.7 | 3:22 | 10:04 |
| 15 | 18.6 | 3:24 | 10:02 |
| 16 | 18.6 | 3:26 | 10:00 |
| 17 | 18.5 | 3:29 | 9:58 |
| 18 | 18.4 | 3:31 | 9:56 |
| 19 | 18.3 | 3:33 | 9:53 |
| 20 | 18.3 | 3:36 | 9:51 |
| 21 | 18.2 | 3:38 | 9:49 |
| 22 | 18.1 | 3:41 | 9:47 |
| 23 | 18.0 | 3:43 | 9:44 |
| 24 | 17.9 | 3:46 | 9:42 |
| 25 | 17.8 | 3:48 | 9:39 |
| 26 | 17.8 | 3:51 | 9:36 |
| 27 | 17.7 | 3:53 | 9:34 |
| 28 | 17.6 | 3:56 | 9:31 |
| 29 | 17.5 | 3:59 | 9:28 |
| 30 | 17.4 | 4:02 | 9:26 |
| 31 | 17.3 | 4:04 | 9:23 |
Solar energy in July
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.7 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 2 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 3 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 4 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 5 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 6 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 7 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 8 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 9 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 10 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 11 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 12 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 13 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 14 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 15 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 16 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 17 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 18 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 19 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 20 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 21 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 22 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 23 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 24 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 25 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 26 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 27 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 28 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 29 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 30 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 31 | 5.2 | Bright |
Is July a good time to visit Yellowknife?
Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
July is a reasonable time to visit Yellowknife for sightseeing.
What to pack for Yellowknife in July
From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In July, Yellowknife sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.
UV index in Yellowknife in July
Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yellowknife peaks around June 15 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Level | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 1 | Low |
| Apr | 3 | Moderate |
| May | 4 | Moderate |
| Jun | 4 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3 | Moderate |
| Sep | 2 | Low |
| Oct | 1 | Low |
| Nov | 0 | Low |
| Dec | 0 | Low |
Air quality in Yellowknife in July
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Yellowknife is worst in August — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 224.0× the cleanest month (January, 0 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Yellowknife's WHO annual average of 4 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | Good |
| Feb | 0 | Good |
| Mar | 1 | Good |
| Apr | 2 | Good |
| May | 2 | Good |
| Jun | 4 | Good |
| Jul | 13 | Moderate |
| Aug | 22 | Moderate |
| Sep | 3 | Good |
| Oct | 0 | Good |
| Nov | 0 | Good |
| Dec | 0 | Good |
Where is Yellowknife?
Yellowknife sits at 62.5°N, 114.4°W, 252 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Fort McMurray, 659 km away.
Topography around Yellowknife
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Yellowknife.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Yellowknife has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 180 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m.
The land around Yellowknife is covered by trees (43%) and water (31%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (40%) within 80 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
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 Yellowknife (62.4541°, -114.3725°, elevation 252 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).