Yellowknife Weather in December
Yellowknife in December
The short of it: Yellowknife in December averages a high of -17 °C (1 °F) and a low of -25 °C (-12 °F), with 17 mm (0.67 in) of rain and about 5 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -17° · low -25° · rain 17 mm · daylight 5 h 1 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Yellowknife an average December high of -17°, a low of -25° and some 17 mm of rain. Highs fall 9° against November, to near -17°; nights run about -25°. Rain is modest, about 17 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 5 h 1 min in mid-December, 106 minutes less than a month before. Lanterns are lit by mid-afternoon.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 2 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 December. Behchokǫ̀, 94 km to the WNW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Yellowknife, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 9° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 5 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behchokǫ̀Northwest Territories | 94 km WNW | -17° | -25° | 20 mm |
| Hay RiverNorthwest Territories | 197 km SSW | -15° | -23° | 16 mm |
| Fort ProvidenceNorthwest Territories | 211 km SW | -15° | -23° | 23 mm |
| Fort SmithNorthwest Territories | 303 km SSE | -15° | -23° | 17 mm |
| Fort SimpsonNorthwest Territories | 368 km W | -16° | -25° | 21 mm |