Whitehorse vs Yellowknife: which is better, month by month

Whitehorse beats Yellowknife in 3 of 12 months — its lead peaks in April (69 vs 56) — and they are within 3 points in the other 9 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Whitehorse

🇨🇦 Canada · arid climate

Best month: July 94/100
Months won: 3 of 12

Yellowknife

🇨🇦 Canada · arid climate

Best month: July 93/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Whitehorse vs Yellowknife — all 12 months

Month	Whitehorse	Yellowknife	Winner	Gap
January	28Ffreezing, dry, clean air	27Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	1
February	36Ffreezing, dry, clean air	35Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	1
March	50Dfreezing, dry, clean air	40Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Whitehorse	10
April	69Ccold, dry, clean air	56Dfreezing, dry, clean air	Whitehorse	13
May	81Acool, dry, clean air	78Bcool, dry, clean air	Tie	3
June	87Anice, a little rain, clean air	89Anice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2
July	94Snice, a little rain, clean air	93Snice, a little rain	Tie	1
August	90Snice, a little rain, clean air	87Anice, a little rain	Tie	3
September	76Bcool, dry, clean air	74Bcool, dry	Tie	2
October	57Dcold, dry, clean air	52Dfreezing, dry, clean air	Whitehorse	5
November	34Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	31Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	3
December	23Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	24Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	1

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is April (69 vs 56). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.