Alakanuk weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · subarctic climate
Alakanuk is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 36/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,659
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 36/100
- Rain / year
- 688 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.5 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 14°C / 57°F
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Alakanuk?
Alakanuk never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 36/100, 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 Alakanuk?
Alakanuk isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,659 hours of sunshine a year. July (36/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #510 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 688 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 | -11° / 12°F | -16° / 3°F | 41 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| February | 0 | -8° / 18°F | -14° / 7°F | 47 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| March | 0 | -8° / 18°F | -14° / 7°F | 33 mm | 1 | -1° / 30°F |
| April | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -7° / 19°F | 38 mm | 2 | -1° / 30°F |
| May | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 0° / 32°F | 44 mm | 3 | 1° / 34°F |
| June | 20 | 11° / 52°F | 6° / 43°F | 52 mm | 3 | 9° / 48°F |
| July | 36 | 14° / 57°F | 9° / 48°F | 83 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| August | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 90 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| September | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 6° / 43°F | 86 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
| October | 0 | 3° / 37°F | 0° / 32°F | 68 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
| November | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -8° / 18°F | 55 mm | 0 | 0° / 32°F |
| December | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -14° / 7°F | 51 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
Sea temperature in Alakanuk by month
The sea off Alakanuk is warmest in July at around 14°C / 57°F, and coolest in January at -1°C / 30°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
- Nome United States · 207 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 260 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Kotzebue United States · 478 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 787 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 860 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 868 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Emmonak United States · 16 km · 1,660 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Nunam Iqua United States · 19 km · 1,658 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kotlik United States · 72 km · 1,763 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Mountain Village United States · 84 km · 1,752 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- St Mary's United States · 101 km · 1,752 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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