Nuiqsut weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Nuiqsut is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 47/100). Daytime highs around 15°C / 59°F and roughly 54 mm of rain in July.
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- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 47/100
- Rain / year
- 366 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.7 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Elevation
- 11 m
When is the best time to visit Nuiqsut?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Nuiqsut is July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 17 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Nuiqsut?
Nuiqsut has real sunshine in season — its Sunshine Score peaks at 47/100 in July. 47 Sunshine Score points separate July (47) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It is one of 586 destinations Sunshine Map tracks in United States. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 45% of the annual 366 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -23° / -9°F | -28° / -18°F | 17 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -21° / -6°F | -27° / -17°F | 19 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -18° / 0°F | -25° / -13°F | 16 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | -8° / 18°F | -16° / 3°F | 20 mm | 2 |
| May | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -5° / 23°F | 29 mm | 3 |
| June | 28 | 12° / 54°F | 4° / 39°F | 31 mm | 3 |
| July | 47 | 15° / 59°F | 7° / 45°F | 54 mm | 3 |
| August | 20 | 11° / 52°F | 4° / 39°F | 65 mm | 2 |
| September | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 0° / 32°F | 45 mm | 1 |
| October | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -9° / 16°F | 30 mm | 0 |
| November | 0 | -15° / 5°F | -20° / -4°F | 20 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -20° / -4°F | -25° / -13°F | 20 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Kotzebue United States · 598 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 614 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 881 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 1,005 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 1,158 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Whitehorse Canada · 1,279 km · best in Jul · 1,919 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Deadhorse United States · 96 km · best in Jul
- Anaktuvuk Pass United States · 233 km · 2,165 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Atqasuk United States · 242 km · best in Jul
- Utqiaġvik United States · 243 km · best in Jan
- Barter United States · 280 km · best in Jul
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