Arctic Village weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Arctic Village is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 58/100). Arctic Village averages about 2,418 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 17°C / 63°F and roughly 84 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,418
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 58/100
- Rain / year
- 488 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.8 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Population
- 151
- Elevation
- 638 m
When is the best time to visit Arctic Village?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Arctic Village is July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 19 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Arctic Village?
Arctic Village gets a moderate 2,418 hours of sunshine a year. 58 Sunshine Score points separate July (58) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #240 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 46% of the annual 488 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -20° / -4°F | -25° / -13°F | 19 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -17° / 1°F | -24° / -11°F | 19 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -14° / 7°F | -24° / -11°F | 16 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -14° / 7°F | 25 mm | 2 |
| May | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -2° / 28°F | 42 mm | 3 |
| June | 47 | 15° / 59°F | 7° / 45°F | 68 mm | 3 |
| July | 58 | 17° / 63°F | 9° / 48°F | 84 mm | 3 |
| August | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 5° / 41°F | 74 mm | 2 |
| September | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -2° / 28°F | 57 mm | 1 |
| October | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -12° / 10°F | 37 mm | 0 |
| November | 0 | -16° / 3°F | -21° / -6°F | 23 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -18° / 0°F | -23° / -9°F | 24 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Fairbanks United States · 381 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Kotzebue United States · 735 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 799 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Whitehorse Canada · 963 km · best in Jul · 1,919 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 968 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 1,122 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Venetie United States · 127 km · 2,314 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Fort Yukon United States · 172 km · 2,390 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Chalkyitsik United States · 181 km · 2,351 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Birch Creek United States · 205 km · 2,379 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Barter United States · 238 km · best in Jul
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