Yellowknife weather in June

In June, Yellowknife sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 25 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 19.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 h 42 min at the start of June to 19 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Yellowknife's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yellowknife's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 25 mm; 5.3 wet days
Daylight: 19 h 24 min; 2:55 AM – 10:20 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; 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.

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Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical June day in Yellowknife reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 8°C warmer than May and about 3°C cooler than July.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	5
2	15	5
3	15	5
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	7
8	16	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	17	8
14	18	8
15	18	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	18	9
19	18	9
20	19	10
21	19	10
22	19	10
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	11
26	19	11
27	19	11
28	20	11
29	20	11
30	20	11

How June really feels in Yellowknife

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Yellowknife weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-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 June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	49	50	49	48	49	48	48	48	48	47	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	45	45	45
Cloudier (%)	51	50	51	52	51	52	52	52	52	53	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	55	55	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	49	51
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Yellowknife gets around 25 mm of rain over 5.3 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	18
7	18
8	18
9	18
10	18
11	18
12	18
13	18
14	18
15	18
16	18
17	17
18	17
19	17
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	18
24	18
25	19
26	19
27	20
28	20
29	21
30	21

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

Wind in June

Winds average 12 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	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	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

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	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	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 42 min at the start of June to 19 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:14 AM to 2:59 AM, and sunset from 9:56 PM to 10:22 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	18.7	18.8	18.8	18.9	19.0	19.0	19.1	19.1	19.2	19.2	19.3	19.3	19.3	19.4	19.4	19.4	19.4	19.5	19.5	19.5	19.5	19.5	19.5	19.5	19.5	19.5	19.5	19.4	19.4	19.4
Sunrise (AM)	3:14	3:12	3:10	3:09	3:07	3:05	3:04	3:03	3:01	3:00	2:59	2:58	2:57	2:56	2:56	2:55	2:55	2:54	2:54	2:54	2:54	2:54	2:54	2:55	2:55	2:56	2:56	2:57	2:58	2:59
Sunset (PM)	9:56	9:58	10:00	10:02	10:04	10:06	10:08	10:10	10:11	10:13	10:14	10:16	10:17	10:18	10:19	10:20	10:21	10:22	10:23	10:23	10:24	10:24	10:24	10:24	10:24	10:24	10:24	10:23	10:23	10:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	18.7	3:14	9:56
2	18.8	3:12	9:58
3	18.8	3:10	10:00
4	18.9	3:09	10:02
5	19.0	3:07	10:04
6	19.0	3:05	10:06
7	19.1	3:04	10:08
8	19.1	3:03	10:10
9	19.2	3:01	10:11
10	19.2	3:00	10:13
11	19.3	2:59	10:14
12	19.3	2:58	10:16
13	19.3	2:57	10:17
14	19.4	2:56	10:18
15	19.4	2:56	10:19
16	19.4	2:55	10:20
17	19.4	2:55	10:21
18	19.5	2:54	10:22
19	19.5	2:54	10:23
20	19.5	2:54	10:23
21	19.5	2:54	10:24
22	19.5	2:54	10:24
23	19.5	2:54	10:24
24	19.5	2:55	10:24
25	19.5	2:55	10:24
26	19.5	2:56	10:24
27	19.5	2:56	10:24
28	19.4	2:57	10:23
29	19.4	2:58	10:23
30	19.4	2:59	10:22

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.39 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — June's 6.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.4	Intense
7	6.4	Intense
8	6.4	Intense
9	6.4	Intense
10	6.4	Intense
11	6.4	Intense
12	6.4	Intense
13	6.4	Intense
14	6.4	Intense
15	6.4	Intense
16	6.4	Intense
17	6.4	Intense
18	6.4	Intense
19	6.4	Intense
20	6.4	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.2	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Yellowknife?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

1.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Yellowknife for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yellowknife in June

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

In June, Yellowknife sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Yellowknife in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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 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 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

Location & terrain

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.

3 km

56 m

trees 43%

16 km

97 m

trees 60%

80 km

220 m

trees 50%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen

← May Yellowknife year-round climate July →Best places to visit in June

June weather nearby: Fort McMurray 659 km · Fort St. John 781 km · Grande Prairie 849 km · St. Albert 982 km · Edmonton 991 km · Wîhkwêntôwin 992 km · Stony Plain 992 km · Spruce Grove 992 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	5
2	15	5
3	15	5
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	7
8	16	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	17	8
14	18	8
15	18	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	18	9
19	18	9
20	19	10
21	19	10
22	19	10
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	11
26	19	11
27	19	11
28	20	11
29	20	11
30	20	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	49	51
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	18
7	18
8	18
9	18
10	18
11	18
12	18
13	18
14	18
15	18
16	18
17	17
18	17
19	17
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	18
24	18
25	19
26	19
27	20
28	20
29	21
30	21

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	5
2	15	5
3	15	5
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	7
8	16	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	17	8
14	18	8
15	18	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	18	9
19	18	9
20	19	10
21	19	10
22	19	10
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	11
26	19	11
27	19	11
28	20	11
29	20	11
30	20	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	49	51
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	18
7	18
8	18
9	18
10	18
11	18
12	18
13	18
14	18
15	18
16	18
17	17
18	17
19	17
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	18
24	18
25	19
26	19
27	20
28	20
29	21
30	21

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	5
2	15	5
3	15	5
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	7
8	16	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	17	8
14	18	8
15	18	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	18	9
19	18	9
20	19	10
21	19	10
22	19	10
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	11
26	19	11
27	19	11
28	20	11
29	20	11
30	20	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	49	51
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	18
7	18
8	18
9	18
10	18
11	18
12	18
13	18
14	18
15	18
16	18
17	17
18	17
19	17
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	18
24	18
25	19
26	19
27	20
28	20
29	21
30	21

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2