Average Temperatures for Yukon in August

Average temperatures for August at places throughout the Yukon are given below.

You can jump to a separate table for Southern, and Central & Northern Yukon.

The tables list the normals for maximum and minimum monthly temperatures, in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit, 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.

Average August temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
64 40 Beaver Creek 18 5
64 40 Burwash Landing 18 4
69 41 Carcross 21 5
63 39 Haines Junction 17 4
65 40 Johnsons Crossing 18 5
62 41 Otter Falls 17 5
65 42 Teslin 19 6
66 44 Watson Lake 19 7
65 44 Whitehorse 18 7

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.

Average daily temperatures in August
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
66 38 Braeburn 19 4
67 41 Dawson City 19 5
65 43 Faro 18 6
69 41 Lake Laberge 20 5
67 44 Mayo 19 7
61 42 Old Crow 16 5
68 42 Pelly Crossing 20 6
Reference

Environment Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Climate Normals. 1981-2010 Climate Normals & Averages.

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