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Sitka

Mild and wet from June to September; chilly and wet from November to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years57.1°N0 m above the sea
  1. Jan39°4°28°-2°Rain on about five days a week.
  2. Feb41°5°29°-2°Rain on about five days a week.
  3. Mar41°5°28°-2°Rain on about four days a week.
  4. Apr49°9°34°1°Rain on about five days a week.
  5. May56°13°41°5°Rain on about four days a week.
  6. Jun62°17°48°9°Rain on about four days a week.
  7. Jul64°18°51°11°Rain on about four days a week.
  8. Aug65°18°53°12°Rain on about four days a week.
  9. Sep61°16°49°9°Rain on about five days a week.
  10. Oct54°12°42°6°Rain on about five days a week.
  11. Nov45°7°34°1°Rain on about five days a week.
  12. Dec40°4°30°-1°Rain on about five days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from June to September, with highs near 63°F and nights near 50°F. From November to March, highs are nearer 41°F. The rain and snow come from September to December, on about five days a week. May to August is the driest stretch, with rain on about four days a week. Daylight runs from about 7 hours in December to 18 hours in June.The warm season runs from June to September, with highs near 17°C and nights near 10°C. From November to March, highs are nearer 5°C. The rain and snow come from September to December, on about five days a week. May to August is the driest stretch, with rain on about four days a week. Daylight runs from about 7 hours in December to 18 hours in June.

Where Sitka sits

America/Sitka
this place
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Latitude
57.1°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Ketchikan297 km south-east

The land around Sitka, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sitka, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sitka, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sitka, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sitka, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sitka, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sitka, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sitka, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sitka, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sitka, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sitka, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sitka, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 39°F in January to 65°F in August.Highs from 4°C in January to 18°C in August.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in October (77% of days), driest in May and June (59%).

Cloud cover

Cloud stays near 71% of the sky all year.

Daylight

From 6h 48m in December to 17h 47m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C
Sitka, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryCool season
28°-2°39°4°
5 days75%7h 28m
FebruaryCool season
29°-2°41°5°
5 days73%9h 21m
MarchCool season
28°-2°41°5°
4 days67%11h 43m
April
34°1°49°9°
5 days70%14h 13m
May
41°5°56°13°
4 days67%16h 30m
JuneWarm season
48°9°62°17°
4 days70%17h 47m
JulyWarm seasonAt its best
51°11°64°18°
4 days71%17h 10m
AugustWarm seasonAt its best
53°12°65°18°
4 days66%15h 06m
SeptemberWarm season
49°9°61°16°
5 days71%12h 37m
October
42°6°54°12°
5 days75%10h 08m
NovemberCool season
34°1°45°7°
5 days74%7h 57m
DecemberCool season
30°-1°40°4°
5 days74%6h 48m

When is the best time to visit Sitka?

The best months are July to August: highs near 65°F, nights near 52°F, and rain on about four days a week.The best months are July to August: highs near 18°C, nights near 11°C, and rain on about four days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions

What is the warmest month in Sitka?

August, with highs near 65°F and lows near 53°F. The coolest is January, with highs near 39°F.August, with highs near 18°C and lows near 12°C. The coolest is January, with highs near 4°C.

When does it rain most in Sitka?

October, with rain on about five days a week. May and June are the driest, with rain on about four days a week.

How long are the days in Sitka?

From about 7 hours in December to 18 hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Sitka?

August, when cloud covers about 66% of the sky on average. January is the cloudiest, at about 75%.

Places with a year like Sitka's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Sitka's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Sitka's summer.

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 19 km north-west of Sitka. Its own grid square is mostly sea and holds only a daily average, so the page reads the nearest square with a true high and low near the town's height. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (0 m) against the climate model's (99 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (0 m) against the climate model's (99 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.