Savoonga weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · subpolar / tundra climate
Savoonga is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is August (Score 12/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,425
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 12/100
- Rain / year
- 671 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈3 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 7°C / 45°F
- Population
- 835
- Elevation
- 14 m
When is the best time to visit Savoonga?
Savoonga never gets truly sunny weather: August is as good as it gets at 12/100, 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 Savoonga?
Savoonga isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,425 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 12 Sunshine Score points separate August from January. It ranks #551 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 671 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 | -10° / 14°F | -14° / 7°F | 44 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| February | 0 | -10° / 14°F | -14° / 7°F | 49 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| March | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -13° / 9°F | 37 mm | 1 | -2° / 28°F |
| April | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -8° / 18°F | 41 mm | 2 | -2° / 28°F |
| May | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -2° / 28°F | 42 mm | 3 | -1° / 30°F |
| June | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 3° / 37°F | 44 mm | 3 | 3° / 37°F |
| July | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 7° / 45°F | 78 mm | 3 | 7° / 45°F |
| August | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 8° / 46°F | 82 mm | 2 | 7° / 45°F |
| September | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 5° / 41°F | 62 mm | 1 | 6° / 43°F |
| October | 0 | 3° / 37°F | 1° / 34°F | 69 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
| November | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -4° / 25°F | 64 mm | 0 | 1° / 34°F |
| December | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -9° / 16°F | 59 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
Sea temperature in Savoonga by month
The sea off Savoonga is warmest in July at around 7°C / 45°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
- Nome United States · 262 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Kotzebue United States · 510 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 552 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 1,086 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 1,095 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 1,174 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Gambell United States · 62 km · 1,426 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tin City United States · 242 km · 1,831 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Wales United States · 244 km · 1,799 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Teller United States · 264 km · 1,826 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Brevig Mission United States · 266 km · 1,827 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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