Nanwalek weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Nanwalek is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 36/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,465
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 36/100
- Rain / year
- 1,179 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 12°C / 54°F
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Nanwalek?
Nanwalek never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 36/100, 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 Nanwalek?
Nanwalek isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,465 hours of sunshine a year. July (36/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #539 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,179 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 | 105 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| February | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 93 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
| March | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 67 mm | 1 | 4° / 39°F |
| April | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 2° / 36°F | 72 mm | 2 | 4° / 39°F |
| May | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 62 mm | 3 | 6° / 43°F |
| June | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 64 mm | 4 | 9° / 48°F |
| July | 36 | 14° / 57°F | 11° / 52°F | 85 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| August | 34 | 14° / 57°F | 12° / 54°F | 107 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| September | 20 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 141 mm | 2 | 11° / 52°F |
| October | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 135 mm | 1 | 9° / 48°F |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 1° / 34°F | 122 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
| December | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 126 mm | 0 | 6° / 43°F |
Sea temperature in Nanwalek by month
The sea off Nanwalek is warmest in August at around 12°C / 54°F, and coolest in February at 4°C / 39°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
- Kodiak United States · 181 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 229 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 572 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 643 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 908 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Whitehorse Canada · 946 km · best in Jul · 1,919 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Port Graham United States · 5 km · 1,465 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Seldovia United States · 16 km · 1,465 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Homer United States · 41 km · 1,467 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Pedro Bay United States · 134 km · 1,458 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kenai United States · 141 km · 1,667 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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