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Best Time à Visit Northwest Territories

Meilleur moment pour visiter Northwest Territories: juin and juillet. Mois-by-month temperature, rainfall and crowd guidance.

🌙 -8°C now🕔 3:55 AM local📅 Best: juin and juillet👥 45.000

Meilleur moment pour visiter Northwest Territories

Go in juin and juillet. These months score highest on comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and useful daylight.

Hardest months: janvier, février and décembre – expect the least comfortable mix of heat, cold or rain.

janvier★★☆☆☆
février★★☆☆☆
mars★★☆☆☆
avril★★☆☆☆
mai★★★★☆
juin★★★★★
juillet★★★★☆
août★★★★☆
septembre★★★★☆
octobre★★★☆☆
novembre★★☆☆☆
décembre★★☆☆☆

Climat in Northwest Territories month by month

Average high, average low and total rainfall, based on three years of reanalysis data.

janfémaravrmaijuijuisepoctnovdéLine: average high · Bars: rainfall
MoisMax moyenneMin moyennePrécipitationsÉvaluation
janvier-20°-27°20 mm★★☆☆☆
février-18°-27°20 mm★★☆☆☆
mars-13°-25°6 mm★★☆☆☆
avril3°-9°16 mm★★☆☆☆
mai14°2°37 mm★★★★☆
juin23°10°30 mm★★★★★
juillet23°12°60 mm★★★★☆
août21°11°68 mm★★★★☆
septembre13°6°36 mm★★★★☆
octobre2°-3°31 mm★★★☆☆
novembre-11°-16°22 mm★★☆☆☆
décembre-20°-27°20 mm★★☆☆☆

Climat type: Polar. Source : Open-Meteo archive (ERA5).

How Northwest Territories compares avec nearby places

Annual averages, and the difference against Northwest Territories.

PlaceDistanceAvg tempvs hereAnnual rain
Yukon488 km-5°C2°C cooler564 mm

What à pack, what à skip

Pack for the next 7 days
  • A warm mid-layer and gloves for early mornings and evenings
  • Insulated outer layer, hat and boots avec grip for ice
Worth avoiding
  • Avoid high-elevation trails without traction devices – frozen surfaces persist in shade all day.
  • If your dates are flexible, avoid janvier, février and décembre – historically the least comfortable months here.

Résumé

Northwest Territories is a province in Canada. Northwest Territories is a Canadian province or territory. Sa population est d’environ 45.000. La capitale est Yellowknife.

Actuellement, il fait -8°C (19°F) in Northwest Territories avec ciel dégagé. La température ressentie est de -12°C. Aujourd’hui, les températures vont de -8°C à -3°C. La probabilité de précipitations est de 0%. Les conditions pour les visites obtiennent 4.9/10 – marginal.

La meilleure période pour visiter Northwest Territories is juin and juillet. Le climat est polar. janvier, février and décembre sont généralement les mois les moins confortables. juillet est le mois le plus chaud, avec des maximales moyennes proches de 23°C, tandis que janvier est le mois le plus froid, avec des minimales proches de -27°C.

En termes simples. Today is cooler than average for octobre. The forecast high of -3°C is 4.8°C below the 2°C typical for this month. The best window à be outside is roughly 1 PM à 4 PM, when temperature, rain chance and wind line up best. running is the strongest bet in Northwest Territories today at 7.6/10. Visibilité is down à 0,5 km – use low beams and leave extra following distance. Overnight lows near -8°C mean ice is possible on bridges before dawn.

Compiled from this page's own data: atlas facts plus live Open-Meteo readings.

Météo à Northwest Territories maintenant

🌙
-8°C
Ciel dégagé · ressenti -12°C
Humidité85%
Vent7 km/h E
Rafales13 km/h
Indice UV0 · Faible
Couverture nuageuse7%
Pression1012 hPa
VisibilitéVery poor · 1 km
Qualité de l’air28 · Good
Lever du soleil9:41 AM
Coucher du soleil6:24 PM
Lune🌕 Full moon · 99%

Source : Open-Meteo. Mis à jour 3:55 AM, oct 25 heure locale.

⚠️sam., oct 24: freezing overnight, -8°C (17°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️dim., oct 25: freezing overnight, -9°C (16°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️lun., oct 26: freezing overnight, -7°C (19°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️mar., oct 27: freezing overnight, -6°C (20°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️mer., oct 28: freezing overnight, -6°C (21°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️jeu., oct 29: freezing overnight, -4°C (25°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.

Weekend outlook

sam.urday, oct 24

🌥️ -3° / -8°

Brouillard · 0% rain · wind 8 km/h

dim.day, oct 25

☁️ -2° / -9°

Couvert · 0% rain · wind 9 km/h

Quick facts about Northwest Territories

TypeProvince
PaysCanada
ContinentAmérique du Nord
Coordonnées64°49′31.8″N 124°50′44.5″W (64.8255, -124.8457)
CapitalYellowknife
Population45.000
Area1.346.106 km²
Fuseau horaireAmerica/Yellowknife
Heure locale3:55 AM (UTC-06:00)
Meilleurs moisjuin and juillet
ClimatPolar

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Northwest Territories?

Northwest Territories is a province in Canada. Its coordinates are 64.8255, -124.8457. It lies in Amérique du Nord.

What is the weather like in Northwest Territories maintenant?

It is currently -8°C (19°F) avec ciel dégagé. Humidité is 85% and wind is 7 km/h.

When is the best time à visit Northwest Territories?

juin and juillet offer the most comfortable conditions in Northwest Territories, which has a polar climate. janvier, février and décembre are usually the hardest months for outdoor plans.

What time zone is Northwest Territories in?

Northwest Territories observes America/Inuvik (UTC-06:00). The heure locale is 3:55 AM.

How many people live in Northwest Territories?

Northwest Territories has a population of approximately 45.000.

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Data sources and methodology

Place dataUSPOTUS Atlas dataset (ca-provinces) – coordinates, hierarchy and facts.
Prévisions and observationsOpen-Meteo (ECMWF and national models).
Qualité de l’air and pollenCopernicus CAMS via Open-Meteo. US AQI scale.
Climat averagesERA5 reanalysis via the Open-Meteo archive, aggregated over 3 years.
MethodScores, comparisons and advice on this page are computed from the inputs above. Distances are straight-line. Nothing is estimated where data is missing – the block is simply not shown.

Last updated octobre 25, 2026 at 3:55 AM heure locale. Live blocks refresh every 15 minutes; climate averages monthly.

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