The weather conditions in Haines Junction are similar to those in Kluane National Park and Reserve. Because of its location north of the 60th parallel, winters in Kluane National Park and Reserve are long and dark (as few as four hours of light each day). Summers are generally warm, with long hours of daylight (up to 19 hours). The mean temperature is 11° Celsius in June and minus 21°C in January. At higher elevations the temperature is generally colder and weather is less predictable. Frost may occur at any time of year, and by the end of October there is ice on many of the lakes.
