Average Annual Temperatures in the Yukon

Average annual temperatures for places throughout the Yukon are given below.

You can jump to a separate table for Southern, and Central & Northern Yukon.

The tables list the maximum and minimum yearly temperatures, in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit, based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010.

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.

Average annual temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
35 12 Beaver Creek 1 -11
38 14 Burwash Landing 3 -10
38 17 Carcross 4 -8
36 13 Haines Junction 2 -10
41 20 Johnsons Crossing 5 -7
40 19 Otter Falls 4 -7
41 21 Teslin 5 -6
38 17 Watson Lake 3 -8
41 23 Whitehorse 5 -5

Central & Northern 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. Old Crow, a village north of the Arctic Circle on the Porcupine River, is the Yukon's northernmost settlement.

Temperatures averages for the year
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
39 14 Braeburn 4 -10
36 14 Dawson City 2 -10
38 19 Faro 3 -7
43 19 Lake Laberge 6 -7
38 17 Mayo 3 -8
26 8 Old Crow -3 -13
38 15 Pelly Crossing 3 -10
Reference

Environment Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Climate Normals. 1981-2010 Climate Normals & Averages.

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