Cordova weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Cordova 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
- 1,491
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 40/100
- Rain / year
- 3,225 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈7.7 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 16°C / 61°F
- Population
- 2k
- Elevation
- 15 m
When is the best time to visit Cordova?
Cordova 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 Cordova?
Cordova isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,491 hours of sunshine a year. July (40/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #536 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 3,225 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 | -4° / 25°F | 306 mm | 0 | 2° / 36°F |
| February | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -4° / 25°F | 261 mm | 0 | 1° / 34°F |
| March | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -4° / 25°F | 199 mm | 1 | 2° / 36°F |
| April | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 1° / 34°F | 183 mm | 2 | 5° / 41°F |
| May | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 5° / 41°F | 176 mm | 3 | 9° / 48°F |
| June | 20 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 145 mm | 4 | 14° / 57°F |
| July | 40 | 16° / 61°F | 12° / 54°F | 203 mm | 3 | 15° / 59°F |
| August | 35 | 15° / 59°F | 12° / 54°F | 303 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| September | 20 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 405 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| October | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 4° / 39°F | 367 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| November | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 325 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| December | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -2° / 28°F | 352 mm | 0 | 3° / 37°F |
Sea temperature in Cordova by month
The sea off Cordova is warmest in August at around 16°C / 61°F, and coolest in February 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
- Anchorage United States · 256 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 496 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 503 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
- Whitehorse Canada · 568 km · best in Jul · 1,919 h sun/yr
- Juneau United States · 660 km · best in Jul · 1,229 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 890 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tatitlek United States · 78 km · 1,285 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Valdez United States · 83 km · 2,069 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Chenega United States · 146 km · 1,278 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Yakataga United States · 171 km · 2,089 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- May Creek United States · 178 km · 2,066 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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