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Sitka is a top Alaskian travel destination: for fishing, for eco-traveling, for wildlife and whale watching, for sea kayaking, for cruises… Sitka's coastal sceneries are legendary.

Besides, Sitka is a very historic town, with plenty of interesting traces of Russian presence.

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SITKA WEAHTER / CLIMATE

Wet days are numerous in Sitka: around 227 per year.

Summer temperatures are colder than inland and northward ones, but in the other months and in average they are more agreeable.

In the whole, the big picture for weather is not very different from that of the remaining Alaska: harsh winters, and relatively agreeable summers (mid May to mid September).

See the table below for some details (the weather pattern for Sitka and Atka is very similar):

Alaska - Atka
Temperature Fahrenheit	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
High (average)	37	37	37	43	45	52	55	57	57	46	41	37	45,5
Low (average)	30	28	28	32	34	36	39	43	46	43	34	28	35,2
Average	34	33	33	37	39	44	47	50	52	45	37	33	40,3
Temperature Celsius	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
High (average)	3	3	3	6	7	11	13	14	14	8	5	3	8
Low (average)	-1	-2	-2	0	1	2	4	6	8	6	1	-2	2
Average	1	1	1	3	4	7	9	10	11	7	3	1	5
Sunny days	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average sunny hours	7	6	5	4	5	5	10	15	14	13	7	6	8
Humidity	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Humidity and discomfort	Low or very low all the year
Precipitation	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Number of wet days	21	17	19	18	17	14	16	16	21	23	23	22	227
Red: Too cold, too hot, too humid, too little sun, too rain or too snow

For other tables involving Alaska, see:
Fairbanks and Anchorage Weather Tables

BEST TIME TO TRAVEL & VISIT SITKA

Summer period is the best one to travel to Sitka. June, July and August are the most popular months (with high hotel prices reflecting it).

Winter – mid September to mid May – is a bad period to visit Sitka, namely for fishing (rivers are frozen) and outdoor activities.

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