Average Snowfall for Yukon in December
The tables below list monthly averages for snowfall during December at places in the Yukon.
The numbers are for the total amount of new snow and how many days it snows at least 0.2 centimetres (0.08 inches) this month. The snowfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1971 to 2000.
You can jump to a separate table for Southern, Central and Northern Yukon.
Southern Yukon
This section covers places along the Alaska Highway, from Watson Lake at the east end where the highway first enters the Yukon from British Columbia, west to Beaver Creek near the Alaska border.
| Days | Place | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Beaver Creek | 5.2 | 13 |
| 8 | Burwash Landing | 5.6 | 14 |
| 12 | Johnsons Crossing | 13.0 | 33 |
| 6 | Otter Falls | 5.4 | 14 |
| 13 | Teslin | 10.8 | 27 |
| 14 | Watson Lake | 14.8 | 38 |
| 13 | Whitehorse | 10.4 | 26 |
Central Yukon
Places in the Central Yukon are reached from the Klondike Highway, starting with Lake Laberge near the highway's south end, northwest to Dawson City. From the Klondike Highway, Faro lies east of Carmacks, while Mayo is northeast of Stewart Crossing.
| Days | Place | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Braeburn | 6.9 | 18 |
| 12 | Dawson City | 11.2 | 29 |
| 12 | Faro | 7.2 | 18 |
| 9 | Lake Laberge | 8.2 | 21 |
| 12 | Mayo | 10.1 | 26 |
| 9 | Pelly Crossing | 7.6 | 19 |
Northern Yukon
The places here are north of the Arctic Circle and beyond the reach of roads. Old Crow, a village on the Porcupine River, is the Yukon's northernmost settlement. Komakuk Beach is on the Arctic coast, near the Northwest Territories. Shingle Point is east along the coast, towards Herschel Island.
| Days | Place | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Komakuk Beach | 2.3 | 6 |
| 10 | Old Crow | 5.8 | 15 |
| 6 | Shingle Point | 4.2 | 11 |
Reference
Environment Canada. National Climate Data and Information Archive. Canadian Climate Normals or Averages 1971-2000.