Elim weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · subarctic climate
Elim is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 42/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,881
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 42/100
- Rain / year
- 754 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.8 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 16°C / 61°F
- Population
- 4k
- Elevation
- 50 m
When is the best time to visit Elim?
Elim never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 42/100, 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 Elim?
Elim gets a moderate 1,881 hours of sunshine a year. July (42/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #453 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 754 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 | -14° / 7°F | -19° / -2°F | 45 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| February | 0 | -11° / 12°F | -17° / 1°F | 57 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| March | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -16° / 3°F | 34 mm | 1 | -1° / 30°F |
| April | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -8° / 18°F | 43 mm | 2 | -1° / 30°F |
| May | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 1° / 34°F | 40 mm | 3 | 2° / 36°F |
| June | 34 | 13° / 55°F | 7° / 45°F | 47 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| July | 42 | 15° / 59°F | 11° / 52°F | 98 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| August | 34 | 14° / 57°F | 10° / 50°F | 113 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| September | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 6° / 43°F | 87 mm | 1 | 11° / 52°F |
| October | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 78 mm | 0 | 6° / 43°F |
| November | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -11° / 12°F | 57 mm | 0 | 0° / 32°F |
| December | 0 | -12° / 10°F | -17° / 1°F | 55 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
Sea temperature in Elim by month
The sea off Elim is warmest in July at around 16°C / 61°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
- Nome United States · 152 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Kotzebue United States · 253 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 427 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 684 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 728 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 924 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Golovin United States · 36 km · 1,880 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- White Mountain United States · 55 km · 1,882 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Shaktoolik United States · 57 km · 1,840 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Koyuk United States · 64 km · 1,846 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Unalakleet United States · 108 km · 1,702 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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