When to go · Carmacks

Carmacks in January

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar unless you are equipped for deep cold and winter driving.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: −16°C (3°F)3°F (−16°C) / −26°C (−15°F)−15°F (−26°C); average high / low
Rain days: 8
Crowds: Low; Canada overall
Prices: Low; Canada overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Carmacks

Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar unless you are equipped for deep cold and winter driving.

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

CarmacksHighs around -16 °C (3 °F), lows around -26 °C (−15 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 3 °F (-16 °C), lows around −15 °F (-26 °C), rain on about 8 days

Canada overall: Deep cold east of the Rockies; ski season in Whistler and Banff; northern lights in Yellowknife.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Carmacks, side by side.

First month

Second month

January: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar unless you are equipped for deep cold and winter driving.

February: Inside Carmacks's best window: Jun–Aug (long days, everything open); Feb for the Yukon Quest checkpoint.

Carmacks: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.