Yellowknife Weather in August
Yellowknife in August
The short of it: Yellowknife in August averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 47 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 16 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 10° · rain 47 mm · daylight 16 h 1 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
August in Yellowknife brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 10°, with about 47 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 17°, nights near 10°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 47 mm.
The sun is up for about 16 h 1 min in mid-August, 176 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Yellowknife runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Behchokǫ̀, 94 km to the WNW, is 2° warmer by day.
August in Yellowknife, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 3° colder, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behchokǫ̀Northwest Territories | 94 km WNW | 19° | 9° | 50 mm |
| Hay RiverNorthwest Territories | 197 km SSW | 20° | 9° | 58 mm |
| Fort ProvidenceNorthwest Territories | 211 km SW | 21° | 8° | 42 mm |
| Fort SmithNorthwest Territories | 303 km SSE | 21° | 9° | 63 mm |
| Fort SimpsonNorthwest Territories | 368 km W | 21° | 8° | 63 mm |