Homer weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Homer is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 45/100), with August close behind. Homer averages about 1,467 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 16°C / 61°F and roughly 110 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,467
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 45/100
- Rain / year
- 1,627 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈3.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 13°C / 55°F
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 19 m
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When is the best time to visit Homer?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Homer is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 150 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Homer?
Homer isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,467 hours of sunshine a year. 45 Sunshine Score points separate July (45) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #538 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,627 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 | 150 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
| February | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -3° / 27°F | 130 mm | 0 | 3° / 37°F |
| March | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -4° / 25°F | 94 mm | 1 | 3° / 37°F |
| April | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 1° / 34°F | 108 mm | 2 | 4° / 39°F |
| May | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 5° / 41°F | 89 mm | 3 | 6° / 43°F |
| June | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 8° / 46°F | 86 mm | 4 | 10° / 50°F |
| July | 45 | 16° / 61°F | 11° / 52°F | 110 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| August | 35 | 15° / 59°F | 11° / 52°F | 143 mm | 3 | 13° / 55°F |
| September | 20 | 12° / 54°F | 8° / 46°F | 189 mm | 2 | 11° / 52°F |
| October | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 4° / 39°F | 186 mm | 1 | 9° / 48°F |
| November | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 163 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
| December | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -3° / 27°F | 179 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
Sea temperature in Homer by month
The sea off Homer is warmest in August at around 13°C / 55°F, and coolest in February at 3°C / 37°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 · 189 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 219 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 585 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 605 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 903 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Whitehorse Canada · 913 km · best in Jul · 1,919 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Seldovia United States · 26 km · 1,465 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Port Graham United States · 38 km · 1,465 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Nanwalek United States · 41 km · 1,465 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kenai United States · 104 km · 1,667 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Pedro Bay United States · 150 km · 1,458 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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