Yellowknife, Canada

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

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Country: Canada

Latitude/Longitude: 62°28'36.48"N/114°24'44"W

Elevation: 205 meters

Major Bodies of Water: Slave Lake is the largest, but there are many lakes surrounding Yellowknife.

Climate

Climate Zone [[1]]

Dfc (Subarctic) on the Köppen Climate Chart

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Average Monthly Tempratures in Centigrade:

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Max. , Min.

Jan. -23 , -32

Feb. -21 , -31

Mar. -12 , -24

Apr. -2 , -13

May 9 , -1

Jun. 17 , 7

Jul. 20 , 11

Aug. 18 , 10

Sep. 11 , 4

Oct. 2 , -4

Nov. -10 , -17

Dec. -19 , -28

Average Precipitation

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Average Precipitiation (inches) , Days with Precipitiation, Average Snowfall (inches)

Jan 0.555, 11.2, 7.4

Feb 0.506, 9.0, 7.01

March 0.528, 8.2, 6.81

Apr 0.425, 5.4, 4.02

May 0.752, 6.7, 7.11

Jun 1.059, 7.5, 0.0

Jul 1.378, 9.5, 0.0

Aug 1.61, 10.1, 0.04

Sep 1.295, 10.8, 1.22

Oct 1.378, 14.2, 9.06

Nov 0.925, 14.4, 13.46

Dec 0.642, 12.0, 9.06

Annual 11.051, 119, 59.76

Factors that Regulate the Climate

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Yellowknife is located on the Canadian Shield. It's topography is very rocky and hilly, with many small lakes including the larger Great Slave Lake. Pine and birch trees and bushes are abundant in the area, but there are also many areas with bare rock. Thanks to its location on Great Slave Lake, Yellowknife has a set growing season. Most of the precipitation falls between June and October. April is the driest month and August is the wettest.