Climate
Whitehorse is in the mountain climate region, the complex soils of mountain areas region.
Like most of Yukon, Whitehorse has a dry climate. Whitehorse experiences an annual average temperature of 14.1°C in July and average temperature of -17.7°C. The annual average temperature in Whitehorse during the whole year is -0.7°C.
Whitehorse has little total precipitation which is equal to 267.4 per year and usually it rains much more in summer than in winter that's why the season of maximum precipitation of Whitehorse is 'summer'. The temperature range of Whitehorse is 31.8°C.
Whitehorse experiences a continental climate. The temperature is affected by the latitude of Whitehorse. During the summer, the city enjoys about 20 hours of sunlight everyday, and the vegetation region is 'Cordilleran Vegetation'.
The temperature can be hot or cold. It have a hot summer, and a cold winter, and it is rainy. Also some places have lots of humus than others. Soils of all types are found through out the Western Cordillera, and account for the variety of natural vegetation in the region, ranging from large coniferous forests in wetter locations to grasses and even Cacti in drier areas. Whitehorse is located in the Boreal Cordillera ecozone.
Like most of Yukon, Whitehorse has a dry climate. Whitehorse experiences an annual average temperature of 14.1°C in July and average temperature of -17.7°C. The annual average temperature in Whitehorse during the whole year is -0.7°C.
Whitehorse has little total precipitation which is equal to 267.4 per year and usually it rains much more in summer than in winter that's why the season of maximum precipitation of Whitehorse is 'summer'. The temperature range of Whitehorse is 31.8°C.
Whitehorse experiences a continental climate. The temperature is affected by the latitude of Whitehorse. During the summer, the city enjoys about 20 hours of sunlight everyday, and the vegetation region is 'Cordilleran Vegetation'.
The temperature can be hot or cold. It have a hot summer, and a cold winter, and it is rainy. Also some places have lots of humus than others. Soils of all types are found through out the Western Cordillera, and account for the variety of natural vegetation in the region, ranging from large coniferous forests in wetter locations to grasses and even Cacti in drier areas. Whitehorse is located in the Boreal Cordillera ecozone.