Dillingham weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Dillingham is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 52/100), with August and June close behind. Dillingham averages about 1,664 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 17°C / 63°F and roughly 103 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,664
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 52/100
- Rain / year
- 1,062 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈3.2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 15°C / 59°F
- Population
- 2k
- Elevation
- 23 m
When is the best time to visit Dillingham?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Dillingham is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 76 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Dillingham?
Dillingham isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,664 hours of sunshine a year. 52 Sunshine Score points separate July (52) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #508 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,062 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 | -8° / 18°F | -14° / 7°F | 76 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| February | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -11° / 12°F | 78 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| March | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -12° / 10°F | 52 mm | 2 | -1° / 30°F |
| April | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -4° / 25°F | 65 mm | 3 | 1° / 34°F |
| May | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 3° / 37°F | 74 mm | 4 | 6° / 43°F |
| June | 44 | 15° / 59°F | 8° / 46°F | 74 mm | 4 | 13° / 55°F |
| July | 52 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 103 mm | 4 | 15° / 59°F |
| August | 45 | 16° / 61°F | 10° / 50°F | 114 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| September | 22 | 12° / 54°F | 6° / 43°F | 126 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| October | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 0° / 32°F | 113 mm | 1 | 6° / 43°F |
| November | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -8° / 18°F | 91 mm | 0 | 0° / 32°F |
| December | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -12° / 10°F | 96 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
Sea temperature in Dillingham by month
The sea off Dillingham is warmest in July at around 15°C / 59°F, and coolest in January at -1°C / 30°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
- Bethel United States · 268 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 379 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 527 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 708 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 848 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Kotzebue United States · 896 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Clarks Point United States · 24 km · 1,694 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Manokotak United States · 26 km · 1,695 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Aleknagik United States · 27 km · 1,666 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- New Stuyahok United States · 79 km · 1,756 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- South Naknek United States · 94 km · 1,566 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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