Scammon Bay weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · subarctic climate
Scammon Bay is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 30/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,678
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 30/100
- Rain / year
- 745 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.8 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 12°C / 54°F
- Population
- 1k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Scammon Bay?
Scammon Bay never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 30/100, 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 Scammon Bay?
Scammon Bay isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,678 hours of sunshine a year. July (30/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #504 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 745 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 | -15° / 5°F | 47 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| February | 0 | -8° / 18°F | -14° / 7°F | 51 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| March | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -13° / 9°F | 37 mm | 1 | -1° / 30°F |
| April | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -7° / 19°F | 41 mm | 2 | -1° / 30°F |
| May | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 0° / 32°F | 49 mm | 3 | 1° / 34°F |
| June | 20 | 11° / 52°F | 6° / 43°F | 55 mm | 3 | 9° / 48°F |
| July | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 87 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| August | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 93 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| September | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 6° / 43°F | 92 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
| October | 0 | 3° / 37°F | 0° / 32°F | 76 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| November | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -7° / 19°F | 61 mm | 0 | 0° / 32°F |
| December | 0 | -8° / 18°F | -13° / 9°F | 56 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
Sea temperature in Scammon Bay by month
The sea off Scammon Bay is warmest in July at around 12°C / 54°F, and coolest in January at -1°C / 30°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 · 232 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 297 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Kotzebue United States · 578 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 828 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 860 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 940 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Chevak United States · 34 km · 1,677 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Hooper Bay United States · 47 km · 1,602 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Nunam Iqua United States · 84 km · 1,658 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Mountain Village United States · 103 km · 1,752 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Alakanuk United States · 103 km · 1,659 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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