Old Harbor weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Old Harbor is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 34/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,333
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 34/100
- Rain / year
- 1,482 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈87 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 12°C / 54°F
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 21 m
When is the best time to visit Old Harbor?
Old Harbor never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 34/100, 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 Old Harbor?
Old Harbor isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,333 hours of sunshine a year. July (34/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #556 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,482 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 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 143 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | 0° / 32°F | 121 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| March | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 84 mm | 1 | 4° / 39°F |
| April | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 2° / 36°F | 93 mm | 2 | 4° / 39°F |
| May | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 5° / 41°F | 98 mm | 3 | 6° / 43°F |
| June | 17 | 11° / 52°F | 8° / 46°F | 91 mm | 4 | 9° / 48°F |
| July | 34 | 14° / 57°F | 11° / 52°F | 100 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| August | 31 | 14° / 57°F | 11° / 52°F | 126 mm | 3 | 11° / 52°F |
| September | 20 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 156 mm | 2 | 10° / 50°F |
| October | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 6° / 43°F | 167 mm | 1 | 8° / 46°F |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 2° / 36°F | 134 mm | 0 | 6° / 43°F |
| December | 0 | 3° / 37°F | 0° / 32°F | 169 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
Sea temperature in Old Harbor by month
The sea off Old Harbor is warmest in July at around 12°C / 54°F, and coolest in January 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 · 75 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 478 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 630 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 893 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 1,042 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Whitehorse Canada · 1,109 km · best in Jul · 1,919 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Larsen Bay United States · 55 km · 1,335 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Akhiok United States · 63 km · 1,444 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Port Lions United States · 78 km · 1,336 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Karluk United States · 81 km · 1,539 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Ouzinkie United States · 94 km · 1,336 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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