Chignik weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Chignik 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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- Sun hours / year
- 1,144
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 40/100
- Rain / year
- 1,107 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 13°C / 55°F
- Elevation
- 5 m
When is the best time to visit Chignik?
Chignik 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 Chignik?
Chignik isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,144 hours of sunshine a year. July (40/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #569 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,107 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 | 0° / 32°F | -3° / 27°F | 90 mm | 0 | 1° / 34°F |
| February | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -2° / 28°F | 85 mm | 0 | 1° / 34°F |
| March | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -4° / 25°F | 58 mm | 1 | 1° / 34°F |
| April | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 0° / 32°F | 72 mm | 2 | 3° / 37°F |
| May | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 3° / 37°F | 76 mm | 3 | 5° / 41°F |
| June | 24 | 12° / 54°F | 7° / 45°F | 74 mm | 4 | 9° / 48°F |
| July | 40 | 15° / 59°F | 9° / 48°F | 88 mm | 4 | 13° / 55°F |
| August | 38 | 15° / 59°F | 10° / 50°F | 103 mm | 3 | 11° / 52°F |
| September | 21 | 12° / 54°F | 8° / 46°F | 116 mm | 2 | 11° / 52°F |
| October | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 4° / 39°F | 128 mm | 1 | 8° / 46°F |
| November | 0 | 3° / 37°F | 0° / 32°F | 98 mm | 0 | 6° / 43°F |
| December | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -2° / 28°F | 119 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
Sea temperature in Chignik by month
The sea off Chignik is warmest in July at around 13°C / 55°F, and coolest in January at 1°C / 34°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
- Kodiak United States · 390 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 536 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 725 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 990 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 1,103 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Kotzebue United States · 1,196 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Chignik Lake United States · 26 km · 1,143 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Perryville United States · 66 km · 1,570 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Port Heiden United States · 74 km · 1,147 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Pilot Point United States · 149 km · 1,242 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Sand Point United States · 174 km · 1,227 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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