Akutan weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Akutan is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is August (Score 17/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 985
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 17/100
- Rain / year
- 1,276 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈56 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 9°C / 48°F
- Population
- 1k
- Elevation
- 28 m
When is the best time to visit Akutan?
Akutan never gets truly sunny weather: August is as good as it gets at 17/100, and January is the low point (0/100). If sunshine is the point of the trip, the nearby alternatives below do better.
How sunny is Akutan?
Akutan isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 985 hours of sunshine a year. August (17/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #580 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,276 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 | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 3° / 37°F | 1° / 34°F | 116 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | 1° / 34°F | 108 mm | 0 | 3° / 37°F |
| March | 0 | 2° / 36°F | 0° / 32°F | 78 mm | 1 | 3° / 37°F |
| April | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 2° / 36°F | 78 mm | 2 | 3° / 37°F |
| May | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 4° / 39°F | 93 mm | 3 | 4° / 39°F |
| June | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 88 mm | 4 | 6° / 43°F |
| July | 11 | 10° / 50°F | 9° / 48°F | 94 mm | 4 | 8° / 46°F |
| August | 17 | 11° / 52°F | 10° / 50°F | 95 mm | 3 | 9° / 48°F |
| September | 10 | 10° / 50°F | 8° / 46°F | 116 mm | 2 | 8° / 46°F |
| October | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 133 mm | 1 | 7° / 45°F |
| November | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 4° / 39°F | 116 mm | 0 | 6° / 43°F |
| December | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 2° / 36°F | 161 mm | 0 | 6° / 43°F |
Sea temperature in Akutan by month
The sea off Akutan is warmest in August at around 9°C / 48°F, and coolest in February at 3°C / 37°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Bethel United States · 771 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 907 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 1,153 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 1,209 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Kotzebue United States · 1,426 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 1,542 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Unalaska United States · 67 km · 1,055 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- False Pass United States · 162 km · 1,277 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Cold Bay United States · 220 km · 1,010 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- King Cove United States · 240 km · 1,010 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Nikolski United States · 253 km · 1,066 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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