Bettles weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Bettles is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 74/100), with July close behind. Bettles averages about 2,207 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 58 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,207
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 74/100
- Rain / year
- 579 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Elevation
- 194 m
When is the best time to visit Bettles?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bettles is June, then July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 25 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bettles?
Bettles gets a moderate 2,207 hours of sunshine a year. 74 Sunshine Score points separate June (74) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #317 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 41% of the annual 579 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -19° / -2°F | -24° / -11°F | 25 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -15° / 5°F | -22° / -8°F | 35 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -11° / 12°F | -21° / -6°F | 23 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -11° / 12°F | 33 mm | 2 |
| May | 14 | 10° / 50°F | 1° / 34°F | 45 mm | 3 |
| June | 74 | 19° / 66°F | 10° / 50°F | 58 mm | 3 |
| July | 70 | 19° / 66°F | 11° / 52°F | 84 mm | 3 |
| August | 51 | 16° / 61°F | 8° / 46°F | 83 mm | 2 |
| September | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 1° / 34°F | 68 mm | 1 |
| October | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -9° / 16°F | 51 mm | 0 |
| November | 0 | -14° / 7°F | -20° / -4°F | 38 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -17° / 1°F | -22° / -8°F | 36 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Fairbanks United States · 287 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Kotzebue United States · 482 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 642 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 688 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 847 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 1,020 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Allakaket United States · 63 km · 2,176 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Anaktuvuk Pass United States · 136 km · 2,165 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Utopia Creek United States · 141 km · 2,057 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Stevens Village United States · 148 km · 2,224 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Hughes United States · 155 km · 2,088 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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