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SITKA - ALASKA
Best Time to Go & Visit & Travel to SITKA



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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Best time to travel & visit Alaska


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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