Shishmaref weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · subarctic climate
Shishmaref is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 32/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,904
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 32/100
- Rain / year
- 518 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 10°C / 50°F
- Population
- 576
- Elevation
- Sea level
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When is the best time to visit Shishmaref?
Shishmaref never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 32/100, 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 Shishmaref?
Shishmaref gets a moderate 1,904 hours of sunshine a year. July (32/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #437 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 518 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 | -14° / 7°F | -19° / -2°F | 28 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| February | 0 | -12° / 10°F | -18° / 0°F | 33 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| March | 0 | -11° / 12°F | -18° / 0°F | 24 mm | 1 | -2° / 28°F |
| April | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -11° / 12°F | 31 mm | 2 | -2° / 28°F |
| May | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -2° / 28°F | 38 mm | 3 | -1° / 30°F |
| June | 14 | 10° / 50°F | 4° / 39°F | 40 mm | 3 | 1° / 34°F |
| July | 32 | 13° / 55°F | 7° / 45°F | 74 mm | 3 | 10° / 50°F |
| August | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 7° / 45°F | 74 mm | 2 | 10° / 50°F |
| September | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 3° / 37°F | 55 mm | 1 | 8° / 46°F |
| October | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -2° / 28°F | 45 mm | 0 | 3° / 37°F |
| November | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -10° / 14°F | 39 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
| December | 0 | -12° / 10°F | -16° / 3°F | 37 mm | 0 | -2° / 28°F |
Sea temperature in Shishmaref by month
The sea off Shishmaref is warmest in July at around 10°C / 50°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 · 170 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Nome United States · 195 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 643 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 852 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 968 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 1,177 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Brevig Mission United States · 104 km · 1,827 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Teller United States · 113 km · 1,826 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Tin City United States · 113 km · 1,831 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Wales United States · 115 km · 1,799 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Deering United States · 151 km · 2,058 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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