Dawson City
Climate

Dawson City

Section Title: Climate
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Climate data for Dawson City Airport, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1897–present

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year

Record high humidex	9.7	8.8	10.7	22.4	34.9	35.0	39.4	37.9	24.9	19.5	10.0	5.0	39.4

Record high °C (°F)	9.7 (49.5)	9.5 (49.1)	14.2 (57.6)	23.0 (73.4)	34.7 (94.5)	35.0 (95.0)	35.0 (95.0)	33.5 (92.3)	26.1 (79.0)	20.1 (68.2)	12.8 (55.0)	12.8 (55.0)	35.0 (95.0)

Average high °C (°F)	−21.8 (−7.2)	−15.8 (3.6)	−3.8 (25.2)	7.5 (45.5)	15.5 (59.9)	21.8 (71.2)	23.1 (73.6)	19.4 (66.9)	12.1 (53.8)	−0.4 (31.3)	−14.3 (6.3)	−18.7 (−1.7)	2.1 (35.8)

Daily mean °C (°F)	−26.0 (−14.8)	−21.5 (−6.7)	−12.1 (10.2)	−0.1 (31.8)	8.2 (46.8)	14.0 (57.2)	15.7 (60.3)	12.3 (54.1)	5.8 (42.4)	−4.7 (23.5)	−18.1 (−0.6)	−22.9 (−9.2)	−4.1 (24.6)

Average low °C (°F)	−30.1 (−22.2)	−27.1 (−16.8)	−20.3 (−4.5)	−7.7 (18.1)	0.9 (33.6)	6.2 (43.2)	8.2 (46.8)	5.2 (41.4)	−0.5 (31.1)	−9.0 (15.8)	−21.9 (−7.4)	−27.1 (−16.8)	−10.3 (13.5)

Record low °C (°F)	−56.1 (−69.0)	−58.3 (−72.9)	−47.8 (−54.0)	−40.6 (−41.1)	−15.6 (3.9)	−3.3 (26.1)	−2.4 (27.7)	−11.0 (12.2)	−23.2 (−9.8)	−36.5 (−33.7)	−47.9 (−54.2)	−54.4 (−65.9)	−58.3 (−72.9)

Record low wind chill	−59.8	−58.6	−47.7	−37.9	−18.2	−3.5	0.0	−9.2	−25.8	−41.0	−50.9	−63.8	−63.8

Average precipitation mm (inches)	19.4 (0.76)	12.8 (0.50)	9.9 (0.39)	8.2 (0.32)	30.8 (1.21)	38.2 (1.50)	49.0 (1.93)	43.4 (1.71)	34.0 (1.34)	31.4 (1.24)	25.5 (1.00)	22.0 (0.87)	324.4 (12.77)

Average rainfall mm (inches)	0.1 (0.00)	0.0 (0.0)	0.3 (0.01)	2.6 (0.10)	28.4 (1.12)	38.2 (1.50)	49.0 (1.93)	43.1 (1.70)	29.7 (1.17)	9.4 (0.37)	0.1 (0.00)	0.4 (0.02)	201.3 (7.93)

Average snowfall cm (inches)	27.6 (10.9)	18.2 (7.2)	12.1 (4.8)	7.2 (2.8)	2.5 (1.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.4 (0.2)	4.6 (1.8)	26.7 (10.5)	36.3 (14.3)	31.0 (12.2)	166.5 (65.6)

Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)	11.7	8.7	6.3	4.5	10.9	12.0	14.4	13.7	11.0	12.7	12.7	11.5	130.2

Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)	0.2	0.0	0.2	2.0	10.6	12.0	14.4	13.6	10.0	3.8	0.3	0.1	67.1

Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)	12.3	9.8	6.5	3.2	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.5	9.9	13.5	12.2	69.8

Source: Environment Canada

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Dawson has an average annual snowfall of 166.5 cm.

final_sentence: Dawson has an average annual snowfall of 166.5 cm.