Haines weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Haines is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 45/100), with August close behind. Haines averages about 1,523 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 17°C / 63°F and roughly 195 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

1,523

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

45/100

Rain / year

3,350 mm

Snow / year

≈11.3 m

Midday UV at peak

3 (moderate)

Population

2k

Elevation

6 m

When is the best time to visit Haines?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Haines is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 352 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Haines?

Haines isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,523 hours of sunshine a year. 45 Sunshine Score points separate July (45) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #530 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 3,350 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Juneau United States · 113 km · best in Jul · 1,229 h sun/yr
• Whitehorse Canada · 165 km · best in Jul · 1,919 h sun/yr
• Ketchikan United States · 489 km · best in Jul · 1,127 h sun/yr
• Anchorage United States · 826 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
• Fairbanks United States · 890 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
• Fort Saint John Canada · 936 km · best in Aug · 2,300 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Skagway United States · 27 km · 1,525 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Gustavus United States · 92 km · 1,229 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Hoonah United States · 128 km · 1,227 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Yakutat United States · 236 km · 1,485 h sun/yr · best in Jul