Platinum weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · subarctic climate
Platinum is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is August (Score 33/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,553
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 33/100
- Rain / year
- 944 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 12°C / 54°F
- Elevation
- 5 m
When is the best time to visit Platinum?
Platinum never gets truly sunny weather: August is as good as it gets at 33/100, 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 Platinum?
Platinum isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,553 hours of sunshine a year. August (33/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #525 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 944 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 | -6° / 21°F | -10° / 14°F | 60 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| February | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -8° / 18°F | 70 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| March | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -9° / 16°F | 45 mm | 1 | -1° / 30°F |
| April | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -3° / 27°F | 55 mm | 2 | -1° / 30°F |
| May | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 2° / 36°F | 55 mm | 3 | 3° / 37°F |
| June | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 7° / 45°F | 61 mm | 4 | 9° / 48°F |
| July | 29 | 13° / 55°F | 10° / 50°F | 93 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| August | 33 | 14° / 57°F | 11° / 52°F | 117 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| September | 17 | 11° / 52°F | 8° / 46°F | 117 mm | 2 | 11° / 52°F |
| October | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 3° / 37°F | 112 mm | 1 | 5° / 41°F |
| November | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -3° / 27°F | 85 mm | 0 | 0° / 32°F |
| December | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -7° / 19°F | 74 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
Sea temperature in Platinum by month
The sea off Platinum is warmest in July at around 12°C / 54°F, and coolest in February at -2°C / 28°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 · 196 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 562 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 640 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 697 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Kotzebue United States · 876 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 971 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Goodnews United States · 18 km · 1,553 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Togiak Village United States · 82 km · 1,553 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Quinhagak United States · 82 km · 1,556 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Twin Hills United States · 89 km · 1,553 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kongiganak United States · 121 km · 1,427 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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