Akiachak weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Akiachak is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 62/100), with June and August close behind. Akiachak averages about 1,745 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F and roughly 81 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,745
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 62/100
- Rain / year
- 716 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 6 m
When is the best time to visit Akiachak?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Akiachak is July, then June and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 39 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Akiachak?
Akiachak isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,745 hours of sunshine a year. 62 Sunshine Score points separate July (62) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #495 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 716 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -12° / 10°F | -18° / 0°F | 39 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -15° / 5°F | 47 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -15° / 5°F | 33 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -6° / 21°F | 44 mm | 2 |
| May | 20 | 11° / 52°F | 2° / 36°F | 52 mm | 3 |
| June | 59 | 17° / 63°F | 8° / 46°F | 54 mm | 4 |
| July | 62 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 81 mm | 3 |
| August | 53 | 17° / 63°F | 9° / 48°F | 95 mm | 3 |
| September | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 4° / 39°F | 84 mm | 2 |
| October | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -2° / 28°F | 73 mm | 0 |
| November | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -12° / 10°F | 64 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -10° / 14°F | -16° / 3°F | 50 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Bethel United States · 24 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 448 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 619 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 619 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
- Kotzebue United States · 666 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 814 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kwethluk United States · 14 km · 1,745 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Akiak United States · 14 km · 1,745 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Napaskiak United States · 28 km · 1,744 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Napakiak United States · 36 km · 1,744 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Tuluksak United States · 36 km · 1,891 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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