Whitehorse vs Yellowknife

Aurora forecast comparison — updated hourly

Tonight's Verdict

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Whitehorse

Peak: Sep–Mar

Skip it

Maybe

Book it

🚫 Not tonight — too cloudy

Kp tonight5.7

Clouds (ECMWF)66%

Aurora probability0%

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Yellowknife

Peak: Sep–Mar

Skip it

Maybe

Book it

✅ Great night — book it!

Kp tonight5.7

Clouds (ECMWF)40%

Aurora probability0%

Head-to-Head

Metric🇨🇦 Whitehorse🇨🇦 Yellowknife

Latitude60.7°N62.5°N

Kp for overhead auroraKp 2+Kp 1+

Kp for good displayKp 3+Kp 2+

Cloud cover (ECMWF)66%40%

Cloud cover (GFS)100%12%

Dark hours8.6h8.4h

Aurora probability0%0%

Solar wind speed––

Bz value––

Best window tonight00h (43%)23h (34%)

Highlighted cell = better value for aurora viewing

Next 3 Nights

Night🇨🇦 Whitehorse🇨🇦 Yellowknife

Fri, Oct 9

✗

66%

Kp 5.7

✓

40%

Kp 5.7

Sat, Oct 10

64%

Kp 4.7

✗

81%

Kp 4.7

Sun, Oct 11

✓

32%

Kp 5.7

64%

Kp 5.7

Which should I choose?

Whitehorse vs Yellowknife — Which should I choose?

Yellowknife sits closer to the auroral oval, needing only Kp 1+ for visible aurora versus Kp 2+ for Whitehorse — meaning Yellowknife sees aurora more frequently. Tonight Yellowknife has the clearer sky at 40% cloud cover versus 66% for the other city. Whitehorse: Yukon wilderness under the auroral zone — aurora visible on Kp 3+ nights. Yellowknife: Canada's aurora capital — over 240 clear aurora-viewing nights per year.

Full Forecasts

🇨🇦View full Whitehorse forecast→🇨🇦View full Yellowknife forecast→