Average Snowfall for Yukon in February
The tables below list monthly averages for snowfall during February at places in the Yukon.
You can jump to a separate table for Southern, and Central & Northern Yukon.
The numbers are for the total amount of new snow and how many days it snows at least 0.2 centimetres (0.08 inches) this month. The snowfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010.
Southern Yukon
This section covers places along the Alaska Highway, from Watson Lake at the east end where the highway first enters the Yukon from British Columbia, west to Beaver Creek near the Alaska border.
Days | Place | Inches | Centimetres |
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5 | Beaver Creek | 5.5 | 14 |
7 | Burwash Landing | 4.1 | 10 |
6 | Carcross | 9.2 | 23 |
5 | Haines Junction | 9.4 | 24 |
7 | Johnsons Crossing | 7.9 | 20 |
6 | Otter Falls | 5.2 | 13 |
8 | Teslin | 7.2 | 18 |
11 | Watson Lake | 11.2 | 29 |
9 | Whitehorse | 7.2 | 18 |
Central & Northern Yukon
Places in the Central Yukon are reached from the Klondike Highway, starting with Lake Laberge near the highway's south end, northwest to Dawson City. From the Klondike Highway, Faro lies east of Carmacks, while Mayo is northeast of Stewart Crossing. Old Crow, a village north of the Arctic Circle on the Porcupine River, is the Yukon's northernmost settlement.
Days | Place | Inches | Centimetres |
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7 | Braeburn | 6.0 | 15 |
10 | Dawson City | 7.1 | 18 |
9 | Faro | 5.7 | 15 |
6 | Lake Laberge | 5.4 | 14 |
9 | Mayo | 8.0 | 20 |
10 | Old Crow | 6.5 | 16 |
7 | Pelly Crossing | 5.9 | 15 |
Reference
Environment Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Climate Normals. 1981-2010 Climate Normals & Averages.