Unalakleet weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Unalakleet is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 51/100), with July and August close behind. Unalakleet averages about 1,702 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 16°C / 61°F and roughly 64 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,702
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 51/100
- Rain / year
- 757 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.5 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 15°C / 59°F
- Population
- 765
- Elevation
- 5 m
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When is the best time to visit Unalakleet?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Unalakleet is June, then July and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 34 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Unalakleet?
Unalakleet isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,702 hours of sunshine a year. 51 Sunshine Score points separate June (51) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #501 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 42% of the annual 757 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -15° / 5°F | -20° / -4°F | 34 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| February | 0 | -10° / 14°F | -17° / 1°F | 52 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
| March | 0 | -8° / 18°F | -17° / 1°F | 31 mm | 1 | -1° / 30°F |
| April | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -7° / 19°F | 44 mm | 2 | -1° / 30°F |
| May | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 2° / 36°F | 45 mm | 3 | 3° / 37°F |
| June | 51 | 16° / 61°F | 8° / 46°F | 64 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| July | 51 | 17° / 63°F | 11° / 52°F | 108 mm | 3 | 15° / 59°F |
| August | 44 | 16° / 61°F | 10° / 50°F | 121 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| September | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 5° / 41°F | 90 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
| October | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -3° / 27°F | 69 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| November | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -14° / 7°F | 52 mm | 0 | 0° / 32°F |
| December | 0 | -12° / 10°F | -18° / 0°F | 47 mm | 0 | -1° / 30°F |
Sea temperature in Unalakleet by month
The sea off Unalakleet is warmest in July at around 15°C / 59°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 · 235 km · best in Jul · 1,904 h sun/yr
- Kotzebue United States · 343 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Bethel United States · 350 km · best in Jul · 1,745 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 630 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Fairbanks United States · 630 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 816 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Shaktoolik United States · 57 km · 1,840 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- St Michael United States · 78 km · 1,767 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Stebbins United States · 84 km · 1,768 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Elim United States · 108 km · 1,881 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kaltag United States · 111 km · 1,898 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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