Shaktoolik weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · subarctic climate
Shaktoolik is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 44/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,840
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 44/100
- Rain / year
- 523 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.6 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 16°C / 61°F
- Population
- 212
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Shaktoolik?
Shaktoolik never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 44/100, 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 Shaktoolik?
Shaktoolik gets a moderate 1,840 hours of sunshine a year. July (44/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #463 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 43% of the annual 523 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -13° / 9°F | -18° / 0°F | 27 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| February | 0 | -10° / 14°F | -16° / 3°F | 37 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| March | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -15° / 5°F | 21 mm | 1 | -1° / 30°F |
| April | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -7° / 19°F | 29 mm | 2 | -1° / 30°F |
| May | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 1° / 34°F | 27 mm | 3 | 3° / 37°F |
| June | 34 | 13° / 55°F | 8° / 46°F | 39 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| July | 44 | 15° / 59°F | 11° / 52°F | 77 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| August | 37 | 14° / 57°F | 11° / 52°F | 87 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| September | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 6° / 43°F | 60 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
| October | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 49 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
| November | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -11° / 12°F | 36 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| December | 0 | -11° / 12°F | -16° / 3°F | 34 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
Sea temperature in Shaktoolik by month
The sea off Shaktoolik is warmest in July at around 16°C / 61°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
- Nome United States · 203 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Kotzebue United States · 287 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 401 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 638 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 671 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 872 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Elim United States · 57 km · 1,881 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Unalakleet United States · 57 km · 1,702 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Koyuk United States · 63 km · 1,846 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Golovin United States · 88 km · 1,880 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- St Michael United States · 107 km · 1,767 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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