Wrangell weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Wrangell is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 48/100), with August and June close behind. Wrangell averages about 1,205 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F and roughly 188 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,205
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 48/100
- Rain / year
- 2,880 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈6.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 16°C / 61°F
- Population
- 2k
- Elevation
- 10 m
When is the best time to visit Wrangell?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Wrangell is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 314 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Wrangell?
Wrangell isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,205 hours of sunshine a year. 48 Sunshine Score points separate July (48) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #565 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 2,880 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 | 2° / 36°F | -2° / 28°F | 314 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| February | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -3° / 27°F | 192 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| March | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -2° / 28°F | 203 mm | 1 | 6° / 43°F |
| April | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 2° / 36°F | 167 mm | 2 | 8° / 46°F |
| May | 15 | 11° / 52°F | 6° / 43°F | 139 mm | 3 | 10° / 50°F |
| June | 39 | 16° / 61°F | 9° / 48°F | 143 mm | 4 | 14° / 57°F |
| July | 48 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 188 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| August | 48 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 248 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| September | 29 | 14° / 57°F | 9° / 48°F | 329 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| October | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 5° / 41°F | 342 mm | 1 | 9° / 48°F |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 0° / 32°F | 314 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
| December | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -2° / 28°F | 301 mm | 0 | 6° / 43°F |
Sea temperature in Wrangell by month
The sea off Wrangell is warmest in July at around 16°C / 61°F, and coolest in January 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
- Ketchikan United States · 132 km · best in Jul · 1,127 h sun/yr
- Juneau United States · 246 km · best in Jul · 1,229 h sun/yr
- Whitehorse Canada · 495 km · best in Jul · 1,919 h sun/yr
- Fort Saint John Canada · 716 km · best in Aug · 2,300 h sun/yr
- Grande Prairie Canada · 853 km · best in Aug · 2,366 h sun/yr
- Nanaimo Canada · 1,003 km · best in Jul · 1,738 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Klawock United States · 110 km · 1,181 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Sitka United States · 193 km · 1,083 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Hoonah United States · 256 km · 1,227 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Dease Lake Canada · 257 km · 1,977 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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