Skagway weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Skagway is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 56/100). Skagway averages about 1,525 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F and roughly 110 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,525
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 56/100
- Rain / year
- 1,625 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈3.8 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Population
- 1k
- Elevation
- 9 m
When is the best time to visit Skagway?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Skagway is July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 160 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Skagway?
Skagway isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,525 hours of sunshine a year. 56 Sunshine Score points separate July (56) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #529 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,625 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -9° / 16°F | 160 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -8° / 18°F | 108 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -8° / 18°F | 110 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -1° / 30°F | 95 mm | 2 |
| May | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 5° / 41°F | 85 mm | 3 |
| June | 41 | 15° / 59°F | 10° / 50°F | 90 mm | 3 |
| July | 56 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 110 mm | 3 |
| August | 45 | 17° / 63°F | 12° / 54°F | 150 mm | 3 |
| September | 20 | 12° / 54°F | 8° / 46°F | 187 mm | 2 |
| October | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 2° / 36°F | 192 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -6° / 21°F | 167 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -8° / 18°F | 171 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Juneau United States · 130 km · best in Jul · 1,229 h sun/yr
- Whitehorse Canada · 139 km · best in Jul · 1,919 h sun/yr
- Ketchikan United States · 505 km · best in Jul · 1,127 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 828 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 880 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Fort Saint John Canada · 932 km · best in Aug · 2,300 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Haines United States · 27 km · 1,523 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Gustavus United States · 117 km · 1,229 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Hoonah United States · 152 km · 1,227 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Yakutat United States · 245 km · 1,485 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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