Sitka weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Sitka is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 34/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,083
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 34/100
- Rain / year
- 2,373 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈53 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 15°C / 59°F
- Population
- 9k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Sitka?
Sitka never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 34/100, 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 Sitka?
Sitka isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,083 hours of sunshine a year. July (34/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #572 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 2,373 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 | 4° / 39°F | 2° / 36°F | 246 mm | 0 | 6° / 43°F |
| February | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 2° / 36°F | 172 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| March | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 2° / 36°F | 161 mm | 1 | 6° / 43°F |
| April | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 4° / 39°F | 131 mm | 2 | 7° / 45°F |
| May | 10 | 10° / 50°F | 7° / 45°F | 119 mm | 3 | 9° / 48°F |
| June | 27 | 13° / 55°F | 10° / 50°F | 108 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| July | 34 | 15° / 59°F | 12° / 54°F | 144 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| August | 33 | 15° / 59°F | 13° / 55°F | 192 mm | 3 | 15° / 59°F |
| September | 24 | 13° / 55°F | 11° / 52°F | 269 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| October | 9 | 10° / 50°F | 8° / 46°F | 298 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
| November | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 4° / 39°F | 264 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 3° / 37°F | 269 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
Sea temperature in Sitka by month
The sea off Sitka is warmest in August at around 15°C / 59°F, and coolest in February at 5°C / 41°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
- Juneau United States · 153 km · best in Jul · 1,229 h sun/yr
- Ketchikan United States · 294 km · best in Jul · 1,127 h sun/yr
- Whitehorse Canada · 407 km · best in Jul · 1,919 h sun/yr
- Fort Saint John Canada · 897 km · best in Aug · 2,300 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 950 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 1,027 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hoonah United States · 117 km · 1,227 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Gustavus United States · 155 km · 1,229 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Wrangell United States · 193 km · 1,205 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Klawock United States · 216 km · 1,181 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Haines United States · 244 km · 1,523 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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