Yellowknife Weather in June
Yellowknife in June
The short of it: Yellowknife in June averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 29 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 19 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 8° · rain 29 mm · daylight 19 h 55 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Yellowknife an average June high of 17°, a low of 8° and some 29 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from May to about 17°, with nights near 8°. Rain is modest, about 29 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 19 h 55 min in mid-June, 129 minutes more than a month before. The evenings barely darken — the light lingers past ten.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates June 5 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 June. Behchokǫ̀, 94 km to the WNW, is 3° warmer by day.
June in Yellowknife, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus May
- 8° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus July
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 19 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
June averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behchokǫ̀Northwest Territories | 94 km WNW | 20° | 8° | 27 mm |
| Hay RiverNorthwest Territories | 197 km SSW | 19° | 7° | 30 mm |
| Fort ProvidenceNorthwest Territories | 211 km SW | 22° | 7° | 25 mm |
| Fort SmithNorthwest Territories | 303 km SSE | 21° | 8° | 48 mm |
| Fort SimpsonNorthwest Territories | 368 km W | 22° | 8° | 64 mm |