Sand Point weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Sand Point is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 35/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,227
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 35/100
- Rain / year
- 1,143 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 11°C / 52°F
- Population
- 1k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Sand Point?
Sand Point never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 35/100, 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 Sand Point?
Sand Point isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,227 hours of sunshine a year. July (35/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #564 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,143 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 | 1° / 34°F | -2° / 28°F | 91 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| February | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 93 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
| March | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -3° / 27°F | 66 mm | 1 | 3° / 37°F |
| April | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 0° / 32°F | 79 mm | 2 | 3° / 37°F |
| May | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 3° / 37°F | 79 mm | 4 | 5° / 41°F |
| June | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 7° / 45°F | 73 mm | 4 | 7° / 45°F |
| July | 35 | 14° / 57°F | 10° / 50°F | 85 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| August | 33 | 14° / 57°F | 10° / 50°F | 106 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| September | 21 | 12° / 54°F | 8° / 46°F | 121 mm | 2 | 10° / 50°F |
| October | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 5° / 41°F | 125 mm | 1 | 8° / 46°F |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 2° / 36°F | 108 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
| December | 0 | 2° / 36°F | 0° / 32°F | 117 mm | 0 | 6° / 43°F |
Sea temperature in Sand Point by month
The sea off Sand Point is warmest in July at around 11°C / 52°F, and coolest in March at 3°C / 37°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 · 561 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 613 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 895 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 1,058 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 1,264 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Kotzebue United States · 1,291 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Nelson Lagoon United States · 87 km · 1,176 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Perryville United States · 108 km · 1,570 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- King Cove United States · 113 km · 1,010 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Cold Bay United States · 140 km · 1,010 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Chignik Lake United States · 151 km · 1,143 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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