Nelson Lagoon weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Nelson Lagoon is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 29/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,176
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 29/100
- Rain / year
- 964 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.3 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 12°C / 54°F
- Population
- 1k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Nelson Lagoon?
Nelson Lagoon never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 29/100, 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 Nelson Lagoon?
Nelson Lagoon isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,176 hours of sunshine a year. July (29/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #567 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 964 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 | 70 mm | 0 | 0° / 32°F |
| February | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -2° / 28°F | 70 mm | 0 | 0° / 32°F |
| March | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -3° / 27°F | 55 mm | 1 | 0° / 32°F |
| April | 0 | 3° / 37°F | 0° / 32°F | 62 mm | 2 | 2° / 36°F |
| May | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 3° / 37°F | 63 mm | 3 | 5° / 41°F |
| June | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 6° / 43°F | 63 mm | 4 | 9° / 48°F |
| July | 29 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 80 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| August | 28 | 13° / 55°F | 10° / 50°F | 95 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| September | 16 | 11° / 52°F | 9° / 48°F | 109 mm | 2 | 11° / 52°F |
| October | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 5° / 41°F | 109 mm | 1 | 8° / 46°F |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 2° / 36°F | 95 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| December | 0 | 2° / 36°F | 0° / 32°F | 93 mm | 0 | 3° / 37°F |
Sea temperature in Nelson Lagoon by month
The sea off Nelson Lagoon is warmest in August at around 12°C / 54°F, and coolest in January at 0°C / 32°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
- Bethel United States · 532 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 561 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 864 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 974 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Kotzebue United States · 1,212 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 1,217 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sand Point United States · 87 km · 1,227 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- King Cove United States · 121 km · 1,010 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Perryville United States · 125 km · 1,570 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Cold Bay United States · 133 km · 1,010 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Chignik Lake United States · 150 km · 1,143 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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