Chalkyitsik weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Chalkyitsik is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with July close behind. Chalkyitsik averages about 2,351 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 42 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,351
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 358 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.3 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Elevation
- 165 m
When is the best time to visit Chalkyitsik?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Chalkyitsik is June, then July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 20 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Chalkyitsik?
Chalkyitsik gets a moderate 2,351 hours of sunshine a year. 85 Sunshine Score points separate June (85) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #258 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 44% of the annual 358 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -22° / -8°F | -28° / -18°F | 20 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -18° / 0°F | -25° / -13°F | 17 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -13° / 9°F | -23° / -9°F | 13 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -10° / 14°F | 17 mm | 2 |
| May | 44 | 14° / 57°F | 3° / 37°F | 24 mm | 3 |
| June | 85 | 21° / 70°F | 10° / 50°F | 42 mm | 4 |
| July | 81 | 22° / 72°F | 12° / 54°F | 61 mm | 3 |
| August | 69 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 53 mm | 2 |
| September | 14 | 10° / 50°F | 1° / 34°F | 38 mm | 1 |
| October | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -8° / 18°F | 27 mm | 0 |
| November | 0 | -16° / 3°F | -21° / -6°F | 24 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -20° / -4°F | -26° / -15°F | 22 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Fairbanks United States · 277 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 680 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Whitehorse Canada · 785 km · best in Jul · 1,919 h sun/yr
- Kotzebue United States · 825 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 1,020 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Juneau United States · 1,033 km · best in Jul · 1,229 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Fort Yukon United States · 67 km · 2,390 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Circle United States · 92 km · 2,115 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Birch Creek United States · 101 km · 2,379 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Venetie United States · 122 km · 2,314 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Central United States · 128 km · 2,111 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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