Besttimetovisit.com.pkClimate of Skagway
Skagway has a continental climate. In the summer it is warm and dry, and in the winter it is cold and wet. The average annual temperature for Skagway is 1° degrees and there is about 667 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 120 days a year with an average humidity of 88% and an UV-index of 2.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -8°C and 12°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -14°C and 6°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between -13°C and 14°C
- Rain: it rains 170 days and there is a total of approximately 667 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 94 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2162 sun hours
| Maximum temperature: | between -8°C and 12°C |
| Warmest month: | 12°C in July |
| Coldest month: | -8°C in December |
| Night temperature: | between -14°C and 6°C |
| Sea temperature: | between -13°C and 14°C |
| Dry days: | 101 days |
| Days with rain: | 170 days |
| Days with snow: | 94 days |
| Total rain sum: | 667 mm |
| Hours of sunshine: | 2162 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Skagway.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Skagway.
Climate table of Skagway
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Skagway. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Skagway might be like in a given month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | -7 | -7 | -5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | -6 | -8 |
| Night temp. (°C) | -12 | -14 | -13 | -8 | -1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | -3 | -10 | -13 |
| Water temp. (°C) | -11 | -13 | -6 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -3 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 45 | 46 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 58 | 71 | 75 | 64 | 69 |
| Days with rain | 12 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 8 |
| Days with snow | 19 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 15 | 17 |
| Dry days | - | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UV-index | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Best time to visit Skagway
The best time to visit Skagway in the state of Alaska is from January through December. In this period you have a very cold temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Skagway is 12°C in July and the lowest is -8°C in December. The average water temperature is between -13°C and 14°C.
Climate of Skagway by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Skagway? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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