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Yellowknife in March

Great month. Inside Yellowknife's best window: Late Aug–mid-Apr for aurora; Jun–Aug for midnight sun, hiking and lake trips.

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: −11°C (13°F)13°F (−11°C) / −22°C (−8°F)−8°F (−22°C); average high / low
Rain days: 14
Crowds: Low; Canada overall
Prices: Low; Canada overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Yellowknife

Inside Yellowknife's best window: Late Aug–mid-Apr for aurora; Jun–Aug for midnight sun, hiking and lake trips.

No other month rates higher than March for Yellowknife in this guide.

Long-term averages

YellowknifeHighs around -10.6 °C (13 °F), lows around -22.5 °C (−8 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 13 °F (-10.6 °C), lows around −8 °F (-22.5 °C), rain on about 14 days
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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 Yellowknife, side by side.

First month

Second month

Verdict
Mar: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Mar: -10.6 °C (13 °F)13 °F (-10.6 °C)
Jan: -21.6 °C (−7 °F)−7 °F (-21.6 °C)
Night low
Mar: -22.5 °C (−8 °F)−8 °F (-22.5 °C)
Jan: -29.4 °C (−21 °F)−21 °F (-29.4 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 14 (better)
Jan: 15
Crowds
Mar: Low
Jan: Low
Prices
Mar: Low
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
Mar: 0
Jan: 0

March: Inside Yellowknife's best window: Late Aug–mid-Apr for aurora; Jun–Aug for midnight sun, hiking and lake trips.

January: Inside Yellowknife's best window: Late Aug–mid-Apr for aurora; Jun–Aug for midnight sun, hiking and lake trips.

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