Atqasuk weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · subarctic climate
Atqasuk is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 40/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 40/100
- Rain / year
- 371 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.8 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Elevation
- 28 m
When is the best time to visit Atqasuk?
Atqasuk never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 40/100, 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 Atqasuk?
Atqasuk never scores well for sunshine: even July, its best month, reaches only 40/100. July (40/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It is one of 586 destinations Sunshine Map tracks in United States. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 43% of the annual 371 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -22° / -8°F | -28° / -18°F | 17 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -21° / -6°F | -27° / -17°F | 21 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -18° / 0°F | -26° / -15°F | 16 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -17° / 1°F | 20 mm | 2 |
| May | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -5° / 23°F | 29 mm | 3 |
| June | 21 | 11° / 52°F | 3° / 37°F | 38 mm | 3 |
| July | 40 | 14° / 57°F | 6° / 43°F | 59 mm | 3 |
| August | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 3° / 37°F | 60 mm | 2 |
| September | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -1° / 30°F | 41 mm | 1 |
| October | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -9° / 16°F | 29 mm | 0 |
| November | 0 | -14° / 7°F | -20° / -4°F | 21 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -20° / -4°F | -26° / -15°F | 20 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Kotzebue United States · 449 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 743 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 746 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 1,085 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 1,095 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 1,433 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Utqiaġvik United States · 94 km · best in Jan
- Wainwright United States · 97 km · best in Jul
- Point Lay United States · 226 km · 2,224 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Nuiqsut United States · 242 km · best in Jul
- Deadhorse United States · 337 km · best in Jul
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