When to go · Dawson City

Dawson City in March

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (deep cold, many services closed).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: −4°C (24°F)24°F (−4°C) / −21°C (−6°F)−6°F (−21°C); average high / low
Rain days: 11
Crowds: Low; Canada overall
Prices: Low; Canada overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Dawson City

Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (deep cold, many services closed).

March is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

Dawson CityHighs around -4.2 °C (24 °F), lows around -20.9 °C (−6 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 24 °F (-4.2 °C), lows around −6 °F (-20.9 °C), rain on about 11 days
The North, Canada · Whitehorse, Yellowknife, Dawson City, Iqaluitcool
Midnight sun in June–July; northern lights and −30 °C (−22 °F) from about November to March.Midnight sun in June–July; northern lights and −22 °F (−30 °C) from about November to March.

Canada overall: Late ski season; sugar shacks in Québec open for maple season.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Dawson City, side by side.

First month

Second month

Verdict
Mar: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Mar: -4.2 °C (24 °F)24 °F (-4.2 °C)
Jun: 22.1 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22.1 °C)
Night low
Mar: -20.9 °C (−6 °F)−6 °F (-20.9 °C)
Jun: 6.7 °C (44 °F)44 °F (6.7 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 11 (better)
Jun: 44
Crowds
Mar: Low
Jun: Medium
Prices
Mar: Low
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Mar: 0
Jun: 1

March: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (deep cold, many services closed).

June: Inside Dawson City's best window: Jun–Aug (long days, everything open).

Dawson City: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.