Yellowknife, Canada — weather and what a trip costs

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Decent —

Out of 100 coconuts, averaged over 16 days. From the current forecast. The score is heat, rain, sun and wind together — how good the days are to be outside, nothing to do with hotels or reviews.

64°typical day

54°typical night

12hsun a day

2wet days of 16

08-20 62° ~~53°~~ 53

08-21 64° ~~52°~~ 61

08-22 67° ~~58°~~ 58

08-23 66° ~~60°~~ 48

08-24 64° ~~55°~~ 64

08-25 59° ~~51°~~ 42

08-26 64° ~~53°~~ 68

08-27 67° ~~52°~~ 76

08-28 68° ~~57°~~ 74

08-29 68° ~~58°~~ 72

08-30 72° ~~58°~~ 90

08-31 67° ~~56°~~ 79

09-01 70° ~~57°~~ 77

09-02 65° ~~60°~~ 74

09-03 71° ~~39°~~ 91

09-04 48° ~~35°~~ 42

Price a trip to Yellowknife → Somewhere to stay only

Where to stay

Hotels, apartments and whole homes for this place. We take no payment — you book directly with whichever you pick, and the price you see there is the price.

Book staystay22.com Expediastay22.com Hotels.comstay22.com Agodastay22.com Trivagotrivago.ca Trip.comtrip.com The biggest OTA in Asia — usually the deepest inventory and the best price for anywhere in China, Japan, Korea or South-East Asia. Tripadvisortripadvisor.ca Reviews and rates for stays in Yellowknife, cross-checked against everyone else. Check on Google Hotelsgoogle.com Skiplagged hotelsskiplagged.com Rooms in Yellowknife on the same site as the hidden-city fares — worth a look, no catch on this half. Airbnbstay22.com Whole homes across Yellowknife — not this property. Often cheapest for families. Vrbovrbo.com Whole homes across Yellowknife — not this property. Vacation packagesexpedia.ca Flight-and-hotel packages to Yellowknife from the big tour operators — often cheaper than booking the two apart. Club Medclubmed.ca All-inclusive villages — flights, meals, kids' clubs and activities in one price. Opens Club Med's resort list. Hostelworldhostelworld.com Hostels and budget rooms — the cheapest beds anywhere. Opens Hostelworld; enter your dates there. Glamping & cabinshipcamp.com Cabins, domes and glamping within reach of Yellowknife. Wellness & retreatsbookretreats.com Yoga, spa and wellness retreats near Yellowknife — the properties Booking.com does not list. Yoga & meditationbookyogaretreats.com Yoga holidays and silent retreats within reach of Yellowknife. Health & medical spashealingholidays.com Medical spas, detox and longevity clinics near Yellowknife — people book whole trips around these and no aggregator lists them. Spa breaksspafinder.com Thermal spas, hammams and spa hotels around Yellowknife. Thermal & hot springsbooking.com Thermal baths and hot-spring hotels near Yellowknife. Guest & dude ranchesduderanch.org Working ranches and riding holidays near Yellowknife. Small luxury hotelsslh.com Independent luxury properties, not chain inventory. Opens Small Luxury Hotels; search from there. Mr & Mrs Smithmrandmrssmith.com Design-led boutique hotels. Opens their destination index.

What's On while you are there

Tickets, fixtures and what is happening locally on your dates.

Eventbriteeventbrite.com Festivals, markets, local one-offs. Ticketmasterticketmaster.com Concerts, sport, big venues. Attractions & skip-the-linetiqets.tpo.mx Museums, landmarks and timed entry, bought before you queue. Trip.com attractionstrip.com Tickets and tours, strongest across Asia. Bandsintownbandsintown.com Live music, including the small rooms.

Things to do

Tours, days out and activities that can be booked before you go.

Worth sorting before you fly

Private transfergettransfer.tpo.mx A car waiting at arrivals in Yellowknife. Usually cheaper than two taxis for a family. Shuttle & taxikiwitaxi.tpo.mx Fixed-price airport transfers, booked before you land. Meet & greet driverwelcomepickups.com A driver holding your name at arrivals in Yellowknife, booked ahead at a fixed price. Transfer comparisonintui.tpo.mx A second transfer network — worth price-checking against the first. Travel insuranceektatraveling.tpo.mx Medical cover abroad. Compare before you go — check what your card already includes. Delayed or cancelled?airhelp.tpo.mx If this flight is delayed over 3 hours or cancelled, you may be owed compensation. Claim it backcompensair.tpo.mx A second claims service, for the same delay. eSIM dataairalo.tpo.mx Data the moment you land in CA — no roaming bill, no shop queue. eSIM alternativesaily.tpo.mx A second option worth price-checking against the first. eSIM — longest coveryesim.tpo.mx Often the cheapest on multi-country trips. eSIM — global plansgigsky.com Strong where a single-country plan will not do. eSIM — flat ratedrimsim.tpo.mx One rate in most countries, worth checking on a long trip. Luggage storageradicalstorage.tpo.mx For the gap between hotel checkout and an evening flight.

Nearby places we also watch

Within a few hours of Yellowknife. Often a better week for the same flight.

Fort ChipewyanYPY High LevelYOJ Fort NelsonYYE Fort McMurrayYMM Peace RiverYPE Fort Saint JohnYXJ Grande PrairieYQU WhitecourtYZU BonnyvilleYBY Lynn LakeYYL EdmontonYEG LloydminsterYLL

Why this page exists

Coconut works backwards from the weather: tell it when you can travel and it finds where is good, then prices the whole trip. Yellowknife is one of the places it watches day by day. If you already know you want to come here, the button above skips the finding and goes straight to the pricing.