Churchill vs Yellowknife: which is better, month by month

Churchill and Yellowknife split the year 2–2 — Churchill wins October to November, Yellowknife wins May to June, and they are within 3 points in the other 8 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Churchill

🇨🇦 Canada · arid climate

Best month: July 91/100
Months won: 2 of 12

Yellowknife

🇨🇦 Canada · arid climate

Best month: July 93/100
Months won: 2 of 12

Churchill vs Yellowknife — all 12 months

Month	Churchill	Yellowknife	Winner	Gap
January	30Ffreezing, dry, clean air	27Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	3
February	34Ffreezing, dry, clean air	35Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	1
March	40Ffreezing, dry, clean air	40Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	0
April	53Dfreezing, dry, clean air	56Dfreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	3
May	72Bcold, dry, clean air	78Bcool, dry, clean air	Yellowknife	6
June	83Acool, a little rain, clean air	89Anice, a little rain, clean air	Yellowknife	6
July	91Snice, a little rain, clean air	93Snice, a little rain	Tie	2
August	87Anice, a little rain, clean air	87Anice, a little rain	Tie	0
September	77Bcold, a little rain, clean air	74Bcool, dry	Tie	3
October	63Cfreezing, a little rain, clean air	52Dfreezing, dry, clean air	Churchill	11
November	38Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	31Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Churchill	7
December	26Ffreezing, dry, clean air	24Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	2

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is October (63 vs 52). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.