Dawson weather by month

Check out Dawson weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & UV index

Temperature in Dawson (°C)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	-25	-19	-7	5	14	20	22	19	11	-1	-15	-22
Min temperature (night-time)	-33	-30	-22	-10	0	5	8	5	0	-9	-23	-30
Heat & Humidity	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & UV index in Dawson

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily hours of sunshine	1	3	6	7	9	9	9	7	5	2	1	1
Daily hours of daylight	6	9	12	15	19	21	19	16	13	10	6	4
UV Index (Maximum)	0	0	1	2	3	4	4	3	2	1	0	0

Rainfall in Dawson

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	9	8	7	5	9	12	13	11	9	12	12	12
Average monthly rainfall (mm)	15	13	11	10	21	44	46	43	27	23	19	20

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The climate guide for Yukon Territory (Dawson) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Dawson?

Dawson has a cold climate with cool dry summers.

Dawson weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -25°C in Dawson, Yukon Territory in January based on long-term weather averages. There is 1 hour of sunshine per day on average, which might fall as snow.

-25
-25°C max day temperature
1
1 hour of sunshine per day
9
9 days with some rainfall
-33
-33°C min night temperature
6
6 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
15
15 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index

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Dawson weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -19°C in Dawson, Yukon Territory in February based on long-term weather averages. There are 3 hours of sunshine per day on average, which might fall as snow.

-19
-19°C max day temperature
3
3 hours of sunshine per day
8
8 days with some rainfall
-30
-30°C min night temperature
9
9 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
13
13 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index

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Dawson weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -7°C in Dawson, Yukon Territory in March based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average, which might fall as snow.

-7
-7°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
-22
-22°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
11
11 mm of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index

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Dawson weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 5°C in Dawson, Yukon Territory in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average, which might fall as snow.

5
5°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
5
5 days with some rainfall
-10
-10°C min night temperature
15
15 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
10
10 mm of monthly rainfall
2
2 (Low) UV index

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Dawson weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 14°C in Dawson, Yukon Territory in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

14
14°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
9
9 days with some rainfall
0
0°C min night temperature
19
19 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
21
21 mm of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index

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Dawson weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 20°C in Dawson, Yukon Territory in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average with 12 days with some rainfall and typically 44 mm of rainfall in the month.

20
20°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
5
5°C min night temperature
21
21 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
44
44 mm of monthly rainfall
4
4 (Moderate) UV index

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Dawson weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 22°C in Dawson, Yukon Territory in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average with 13 days with some rainfall and typically 46 mm of rainfall in the month.

22
22°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
13
13 days with some rainfall
8
8°C min night temperature
19
19 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
46
46 mm of monthly rainfall
4
4 (Moderate) UV index

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Dawson weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 19°C in Dawson, Yukon Territory in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 11 days with some rainfall and typically 43 mm of rainfall in the month.

19
19°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
11
11 days with some rainfall
5
5°C min night temperature
16
16 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
43
43 mm of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index

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Dawson weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 11°C in Dawson, Yukon Territory in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average.

11
11°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
9
9 days with some rainfall
0
0°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
27
27 mm of monthly rainfall
2
2 (Low) UV index

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Dawson weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -1°C in Dawson, Yukon Territory in October based on long-term weather averages. There are 2 hours of sunshine per day on average with 12 days with some rainfall, which might fall as snow.

-1
-1°C max day temperature
2
2 hours of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
-9
-9°C min night temperature
10
10 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
23
23 mm of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index

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Dawson weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -15°C in Dawson, Yukon Territory in November based on long-term weather averages. There is 1 hour of sunshine per day on average with 12 days with some rainfall, which might fall as snow.

-15
-15°C max day temperature
1
1 hour of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
-23
-23°C min night temperature
6
6 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
19
19 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index

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Dawson weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -22°C in Dawson, Yukon Territory in December based on long-term weather averages. There is 1 hour of sunshine per day on average with 12 days with some rainfall, which might fall as snow.

-22
-22°C max day temperature
1
1 hour of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
-30
-30°C min night temperature
4
4 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
20
20 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index

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