Kenai weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · continental climate
The best time to visit Kenai is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 53/100), with August and June close behind. Kenai averages about 1,667 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 17°C / 63°F and roughly 95 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,667
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 53/100
- Rain / year
- 1,075 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.5 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 14°C / 57°F
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- 28 m
When is the best time to visit Kenai?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kenai is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 86 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kenai?
Kenai isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,667 hours of sunshine a year. 53 Sunshine Score points separate July (53) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #506 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,075 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 | -4° / 25°F | -7° / 19°F | 86 mm | 0 | 0° / 32°F |
| February | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -6° / 21°F | 74 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| March | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -5° / 23°F | 51 mm | 1 | -1° / 30°F |
| April | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 0° / 32°F | 56 mm | 2 | 3° / 37°F |
| May | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 5° / 41°F | 61 mm | 3 | 6° / 43°F |
| June | 44 | 15° / 59°F | 9° / 48°F | 67 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| July | 53 | 17° / 63°F | 12° / 54°F | 95 mm | 4 | 14° / 57°F |
| August | 50 | 17° / 63°F | 12° / 54°F | 121 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| September | 25 | 13° / 55°F | 8° / 46°F | 150 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| October | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 3° / 37°F | 124 mm | 1 | 8° / 46°F |
| November | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -3° / 27°F | 96 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
| December | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -6° / 21°F | 94 mm | 0 | 2° / 36°F |
Sea temperature in Kenai by month
The sea off Kenai is warmest in July at around 14°C / 57°F, and coolest in February 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
- Anchorage United States · 96 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 322 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 502 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 577 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 847 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Whitehorse Canada · 880 km · best in Jul · 1,919 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Homer United States · 104 km · 1,467 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Seldovia United States · 128 km · 1,465 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Port Graham United States · 140 km · 1,465 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Nanwalek United States · 141 km · 1,465 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Port Alsworth United States · 174 km · 1,722 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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