Kivalina weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · subarctic climate
Kivalina is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 27/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,283
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 27/100
- Rain / year
- 507 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 10°C / 50°F
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Kivalina?
Kivalina never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 27/100, 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 Kivalina?
Kivalina gets a moderate 2,283 hours of sunshine a year. July (27/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #285 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 507 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 | -16° / 3°F | -21° / -6°F | 29 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| February | 0 | -14° / 7°F | -19° / -2°F | 40 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| March | 0 | -12° / 10°F | -19° / -2°F | 25 mm | 1 | -2° / 28°F |
| April | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -11° / 12°F | 27 mm | 2 | -2° / 28°F |
| May | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -2° / 28°F | 37 mm | 3 | -1° / 30°F |
| June | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 38 mm | 3 | 2° / 36°F |
| July | 27 | 12° / 54°F | 8° / 46°F | 68 mm | 3 | 7° / 45°F |
| August | 26 | 12° / 54°F | 8° / 46°F | 72 mm | 2 | 10° / 50°F |
| September | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 4° / 39°F | 51 mm | 1 | 8° / 46°F |
| October | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -3° / 27°F | 47 mm | 0 | 3° / 37°F |
| November | 0 | -8° / 18°F | -11° / 12°F | 38 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| December | 0 | -14° / 7°F | -18° / 0°F | 35 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
Sea temperature in Kivalina by month
The sea off Kivalina is warmest in August at around 10°C / 50°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
- Kotzebue United States · 127 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 361 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 784 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 812 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 1,005 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 1,264 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Noatak United States · 70 km · 2,194 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Point Hope United States · 115 km · 2,226 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Cape Lisburne United States · 142 km · 2,236 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Shishmaref United States · 178 km · 1,904 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Noorvik United States · 183 km · 1,924 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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