Chenega weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Chenega is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 34/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,278
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 34/100
- Rain / year
- 2,834 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 14°C / 57°F
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 18 m
When is the best time to visit Chenega?
Chenega never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 34/100, 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 Chenega?
Chenega isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,278 hours of sunshine a year. July (34/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #558 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 2,834 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 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 275 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| February | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 239 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
| March | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 179 mm | 1 | 4° / 39°F |
| April | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 2° / 36°F | 198 mm | 2 | 5° / 41°F |
| May | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 170 mm | 3 | 7° / 45°F |
| June | 21 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 126 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| July | 34 | 15° / 59°F | 12° / 54°F | 163 mm | 4 | 13° / 55°F |
| August | 34 | 15° / 59°F | 12° / 54°F | 228 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| September | 19 | 12° / 54°F | 10° / 50°F | 326 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| October | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 323 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 1° / 34°F | 284 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
| December | 0 | 3° / 37°F | 0° / 32°F | 323 mm | 0 | 6° / 43°F |
Sea temperature in Chenega by month
The sea off Chenega is warmest in August at around 14°C / 57°F, and coolest in February at 4°C / 39°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
- Anchorage United States · 164 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 366 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 527 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Whitehorse Canada · 713 km · best in Jul · 1,919 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 762 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Juneau United States · 786 km · best in Jul · 1,229 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tatitlek United States · 114 km · 1,285 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Cordova United States · 146 km · 1,491 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Valdez United States · 151 km · 2,069 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kenai United States · 187 km · 1,667 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Homer United States · 200 km · 1,467 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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