Chignik Lake weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · subarctic climate
Chignik Lake is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 41/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,143
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 41/100
- Rain / year
- 957 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 12°C / 54°F
- Elevation
- 5 m
When is the best time to visit Chignik Lake?
Chignik Lake never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 41/100, 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 Lake?
Chignik Lake isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,143 hours of sunshine a year. July (41/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #570 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 957 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 | -1° / 30°F | -5° / 23°F | 73 mm | 0 | 3° / 37°F |
| February | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -4° / 25°F | 69 mm | 0 | 3° / 37°F |
| March | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -5° / 23°F | 51 mm | 1 | 2° / 36°F |
| April | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -1° / 30°F | 61 mm | 2 | 3° / 37°F |
| May | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 3° / 37°F | 67 mm | 3 | 6° / 43°F |
| June | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 6° / 43°F | 68 mm | 4 | 9° / 48°F |
| July | 41 | 15° / 59°F | 9° / 48°F | 77 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| August | 40 | 15° / 59°F | 9° / 48°F | 93 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| September | 22 | 12° / 54°F | 7° / 45°F | 104 mm | 2 | 11° / 52°F |
| October | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 3° / 37°F | 109 mm | 1 | 8° / 46°F |
| November | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -1° / 30°F | 87 mm | 0 | 6° / 43°F |
| December | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -3° / 27°F | 98 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
Sea temperature in Chignik Lake by month
The sea off Chignik Lake is warmest in July at around 12°C / 54°F, and coolest in March at 2°C / 36°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 · 415 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 534 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 745 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 987 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 1,120 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Kotzebue United States · 1,199 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Chignik United States · 26 km · 1,144 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Perryville United States · 46 km · 1,570 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Port Heiden United States · 79 km · 1,147 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Nelson Lagoon United States · 150 km · 1,176 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Sand Point United States · 151 km · 1,227 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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