Hoonah weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Hoonah is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 43/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,227
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 43/100
- Rain / year
- 2,292 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.9 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 16°C / 61°F
- Population
- 32k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Hoonah?
Hoonah never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 43/100, 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 Hoonah?
Hoonah isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,227 hours of sunshine a year. July (43/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #563 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 2,292 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 | 1° / 34°F | -2° / 28°F | 233 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| February | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -2° / 28°F | 153 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| March | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -2° / 28°F | 144 mm | 1 | 5° / 41°F |
| April | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 2° / 36°F | 130 mm | 2 | 7° / 45°F |
| May | 21 | 12° / 54°F | 6° / 43°F | 127 mm | 3 | 9° / 48°F |
| June | 37 | 15° / 59°F | 10° / 50°F | 122 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| July | 43 | 17° / 63°F | 12° / 54°F | 159 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| August | 43 | 17° / 63°F | 12° / 54°F | 206 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| September | 29 | 14° / 57°F | 9° / 48°F | 262 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| October | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 5° / 41°F | 277 mm | 1 | 9° / 48°F |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 0° / 32°F | 236 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
| December | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 243 mm | 0 | 6° / 43°F |
Sea temperature in Hoonah by month
The sea off Hoonah is warmest in August at around 16°C / 61°F, and coolest in January at 5°C / 41°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
- Juneau United States · 57 km · best in Jul · 1,229 h sun/yr
- Whitehorse Canada · 291 km · best in Jul · 1,919 h sun/yr
- Ketchikan United States · 379 km · best in Jul · 1,127 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 886 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Fort Saint John Canada · 906 km · best in Aug · 2,300 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 994 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Gustavus United States · 41 km · 1,229 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Sitka United States · 117 km · 1,083 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Haines United States · 128 km · 1,523 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Skagway United States · 152 km · 1,525 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Wrangell United States · 256 km · 1,205 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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