Point Lay weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · subpolar / tundra climate
Point Lay is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 27/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,224
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 27/100
- Rain / year
- 443 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.9 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 9°C / 48°F
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Point Lay?
Point Lay never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 27/100, 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 Point Lay?
Point Lay gets a moderate 2,224 hours of sunshine a year. July (27/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #314 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 August, carries about 40% of the annual 443 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -18° / 0°F | -23° / -9°F | 22 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| February | 0 | -17° / 1°F | -22° / -8°F | 27 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| March | 0 | -15° / 5°F | -21° / -6°F | 18 mm | 1 | -2° / 28°F |
| April | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -13° / 9°F | 21 mm | 2 | -2° / 28°F |
| May | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -3° / 27°F | 33 mm | 3 | -1° / 30°F |
| June | 14 | 10° / 50°F | 4° / 39°F | 40 mm | 3 | 4° / 39°F |
| July | 27 | 12° / 54°F | 7° / 45°F | 62 mm | 3 | 8° / 46°F |
| August | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 6° / 43°F | 71 mm | 2 | 9° / 48°F |
| September | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 2° / 36°F | 46 mm | 1 | 7° / 45°F |
| October | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -5° / 23°F | 43 mm | 0 | 2° / 36°F |
| November | 0 | -10° / 14°F | -14° / 7°F | 32 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| December | 0 | -16° / 3°F | -21° / -6°F | 28 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
Sea temperature in Point Lay by month
The sea off Point Lay is warmest in August at around 9°C / 48°F, and coolest in January 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
- Kotzebue United States · 317 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 590 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 846 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 997 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 1,120 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 1,424 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Wainwright United States · 152 km · best in Jul
- Cape Lisburne United States · 155 km · 2,236 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Point Hope United States · 215 km · 2,226 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Atqasuk United States · 226 km · best in Jul
- Kivalina United States · 231 km · 2,283 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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