Nikolai weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Nikolai is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 64/100), with June close behind. Nikolai averages about 1,928 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 108 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,928
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 64/100
- Rain / year
- 752 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Elevation
- 134 m
When is the best time to visit Nikolai?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Nikolai is July, then June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 33 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Nikolai?
Nikolai gets a moderate 1,928 hours of sunshine a year. 64 Sunshine Score points separate July (64) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #429 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 41% of the annual 752 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -15° / 5°F | -22° / -8°F | 33 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -17° / 1°F | 38 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -17° / 1°F | 30 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -6° / 21°F | 40 mm | 2 |
| May | 34 | 13° / 55°F | 3° / 37°F | 50 mm | 3 |
| June | 60 | 18° / 64°F | 9° / 48°F | 99 mm | 3 |
| July | 64 | 19° / 66°F | 11° / 52°F | 108 mm | 3 |
| August | 53 | 17° / 63°F | 8° / 46°F | 103 mm | 3 |
| September | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 3° / 37°F | 92 mm | 1 |
| October | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -4° / 25°F | 62 mm | 0 |
| November | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -15° / 5°F | 53 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -13° / 9°F | -19° / -2°F | 44 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Anchorage United States · 306 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 375 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 464 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 569 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Kotzebue United States · 578 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 595 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- McGrath United States · 63 km · 1,858 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Takotna United States · 84 km · 1,836 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Minchumina United States · 141 km · 1,989 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Stony River United States · 178 km · 1,760 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Ruby United States · 198 km · 2,008 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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