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Best time to visit Whitehorse
Canada · North America
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Whitehorse
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- JanJWhitehorse in January: avoid
- FebFWhitehorse in February: avoid
- MarMWhitehorse in March: avoid
- AprAWhitehorse in April: avoid
- MayMWhitehorse in May: sweet spot
- JunJWhitehorse in June: sweet spot
- JulJWhitehorse in July: good, busy
- AugAWhitehorse in August: good, busy
- SepSWhitehorse in September: good
- OctOWhitehorse in October: avoid
- NovNWhitehorse in November: avoid
- DecDWhitehorse in December: avoid
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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Things to do in Whitehorse
- S.S. Klondike National Historic Site A sternwheeler paddleboat, turned into a museum.
- Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs Outdoor hot spring.
- Miles Canyon The Miles Canyon Basalts are volcanic rocks exposed and easily accessible at Miles Canyon on the Yukon River south of Whitehorse.
- Beringia Interpretive Centre Human and natural history museum in Yukon, Canada
- MacBride Museum Local historic museum, opened in the 1960s in former Government Telegraph Office building.
- Yukon Transportation Museum Automotive and air transportation museum.
- Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre Cultural centre with collection showcasing the Kwanlin Dün First Nation.
Tours and tickets in Whitehorse
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Whitehorse), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -9° | 5d | 80% | 3.2h | avoid | bitter cold: -9C daily max |
| Feb | -8° | 5d | 74% | 5.7h | avoid | bitter cold: -8C daily max |
| Mar | -2° | 4d | 70% | 9.0h | avoid | bitter cold: -2C daily max |
| Apr | 6° | 3d | 65% | 11.1h | avoid | bitter cold: 6C daily max |
| May | 12° | 4d | 61% | 13.0h | sweet spot | 12C max, 4 rainy days |
| Jun | 18° | 7d | 61% | 13.4h | sweet spot | 18C max, 7 rainy days |
| Jul | 21° | 8d | 64% | 12.9h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 19° | 8d | 68% | 10.9h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 13° | 8d | 75% | 8.7h | good | 13C max, 8 rainy days |
| Oct | 5° | 9d | 80% | 5.5h | avoid | bitter cold: 5C daily max |
| Nov | -5° | 6d | 83% | 3.2h | avoid | bitter cold: -5C daily max |
| Dec | -9° | 7d | 81% | 2.3h | avoid | bitter cold: -9C daily max |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at downtown: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Whitehorse's November days now average -4.5°C, 4.5°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 6 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | -13.4° | -9.6° | -1.9° | 4.0° | 10.7° | 16.3° | 19.5° | 17.2° | 11.0° | 2.6° | -9.0° | -12.6° |
| 2017–26 | -9.1° | -8.0° | -2.2° | 5.7° | 12.5° | 18.4° | 20.6° | 18.7° | 12.9° | 5.0° | -4.5° | -9.1° |
| Change | +4.3° | +1.7° | -0.3° | +1.7° | +1.8° | +2.1° | +1.1° | +1.5° | +1.9° | +2.4° | +4.5° | +3.5° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
How far Whitehorse is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Vancouver
- from Seattle
- from San Francisco
- from Los Angeles
- from Chicago
- from Toronto
- from New York
- from Boston
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Whitehorse, flying or not.
Before you go
Type A and B plugs at 120 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Canadian dollar. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. US State Department: Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions. Everything for Canada: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Visa and Mastercard are taken almost everywhere and many Canadians rarely use cash; Interac is the local debit network. At petrol pumps, pay inside if your card has no chip and PIN.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Customary though not required: 12–18% in restaurants and bars. Check the bill for a service charge already added.
Getting around Whitehorse
- Apps — Rides: Lyft, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: Messenger, Text messages (SMS), WhatsApp.
The Trans-Canada Trail runs through the city, and there are some bike trails. Whitehorse Transit. Bus service on 8 routes 12-14 hours a day. $2.50 cash fare (free 90 min transfer). More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Whitehorse, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 911 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
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Whitehorse in pictures
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Louis White, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Anthony DeLorenzo from Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Gareth Sloan from Montreal, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Levi Manchak, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Levi Manchak, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Whitehorse is like
Whitehorse is the capital of the Yukon. It has spectacular scenery, and easy access to the natural splendor and recreational opportunities around it, such as paddling on the Yukon River and hiking, biking, or skiing its many trails. As the territory's largest city, it has museums and services. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- S.S. Klondike National Historic Site. Late May to early Sep: 9:30AM-5PM. A sternwheeler paddleboat, turned into a museum. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Canada Games Centre, 200 Hamilton Blvd. The main centre for indoor recreation activity in Whitehorse. Includes, among other things, a large aquatic centre and three skating rinks. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Whitehorse International Airport (YXY IATA), Barkley Grow Crescent #316. Air North. A regional airline operating flights within the Yukon and flights in Canada traveling to the Yukon. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Whitehorse, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Whitehorse
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- Niagara Falls best May, Jul, Sep
- Ottawa best May, Jul, Sep
- Quebec City best May, Jun, Sep
- St. John's best May, Jul, Aug
- Toronto best May, Jun, Aug
- Vancouver best Jun, Jul, Aug
- Victoria best May, Jun, Jul
Nearby
- Juneau United States · 271 km
- Fairbanks United States · 789 km
- Anchorage United States · 801 km
- Seattle United States · 1,670 km
Kind of place
Whitehorse is in Canada, North America. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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