Gambell weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · subpolar / tundra climate
Gambell is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is August (Score 6/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,426
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 6/100
- Rain / year
- 635 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈3 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 7°C / 45°F
- Population
- 640
- Elevation
- 7 m
When is the best time to visit Gambell?
Gambell never gets truly sunny weather: August is as good as it gets at 6/100, 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 Gambell?
Gambell isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,426 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 6 Sunshine Score points separate August from January. It ranks #550 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 635 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 | -10° / 14°F | -14° / 7°F | 43 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| February | 0 | -10° / 14°F | -14° / 7°F | 49 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| March | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -13° / 9°F | 37 mm | 1 | -2° / 28°F |
| April | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -8° / 18°F | 40 mm | 2 | -2° / 28°F |
| May | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -2° / 28°F | 42 mm | 3 | -1° / 30°F |
| June | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 3° / 37°F | 43 mm | 3 | 3° / 37°F |
| July | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 69 mm | 3 | 6° / 43°F |
| August | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 7° / 45°F | 71 mm | 2 | 7° / 45°F |
| September | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 5° / 41°F | 53 mm | 1 | 6° / 43°F |
| October | 0 | 3° / 37°F | 1° / 34°F | 68 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
| November | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -3° / 27°F | 62 mm | 0 | 1° / 34°F |
| December | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -9° / 16°F | 58 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
Sea temperature in Gambell by month
The sea off Gambell is warmest in August at around 7°C / 45°F, and coolest in January at -2°C / 28°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 · 316 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Kotzebue United States · 547 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 609 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 1,148 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 1,151 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 1,233 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Savoonga United States · 62 km · 1,425 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Wales United States · 269 km · 1,799 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tin City United States · 270 km · 1,831 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Teller United States · 306 km · 1,826 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Brevig Mission United States · 306 km · 1,827 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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