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US - ALASKA
Best Time to Travel to Alaska Anchorage and
Fairbanks
Impressive
glaciers,
enormous
ice fields, fjords and tundra,
mountains, valleys, and extensive lowlands.
That’s Alaska, for most people.
But Alaska is also a land of
luxuriant rainforests, smoking volcanoes, and rivers
overpopulated with salmon.
And a land where wildlife in general
is unexpectedly exuberant: bears and moose, wolves, bald eagles,
whales and more, much more animal life at each corner… Alaska is
a top travel destination: for fishing, for eco-traveling, for
wildlife and whale viewing, for sea kayaking, for cruises…
ALASKA WEAHTER / CLIMATE IN SUMMER AND WINTER
The interior and the north coast of Alaska have a cold Arctic
climate. The mountains have permanent snow and ice. The rivers
are frozen from September until late May. Winters – September to
May - are very severe, with very low temperatures, strong winds
and some snow. But summer… can be surprisingly warm, with long
hours of daylight and fine weather.
Fairbanks Weather table
is representative of this Alaska, namely of its interior.
On the Pacific coast precipitation is heavier, and weather more
changeable. Summer temperatures may be less warm than inland.
Winters are more temperate than inland, though obviously very
severe, and cold.
The
Anchorage Weather
Table
is representative of this region (Anchorage is a sheltered
bay on the west coast), where temperatures are more agreeable
than in the interior (though less agreeable than those of the
Alaska’s Aleutian Islands).
MAIN TRAVEL-GEOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES
Anchorage –
the Alaska’s capital and
the largest city in the state, with more than two-fifths of
Alaska’s population.
Denali National Park
(near Fairbanks) – a main reference for travellers. See
Best Time to visit Denali National Park.
Fairbanks –the
largest inland city of Alaska, and the second largest in the
state; a popular travel destination with relatively mild
temperatures near the Denali National park
Juneau -
located on the Gastineau Channel on the Alexander Archipelago
(Juneau is the state capital), Juneau is near Skagway and Sitka,
two major travel references in Alaska.
Sitka -
a wonderful small town very representative of the beauties of
Alaska and Russians influence. See:
Best Time to Visit Sitka
Skagway – a icon
of the Klondlike team trail
Map of Alaska, with some of Alaska's main travel destinations:
Sitka, Talkeetna, Skagway, Anchorage, Denali national Park,
Fairbanks, Anchorage, Juneau
BEST TIME TO VISIT & TRAVEL TO ALASKA: SUMMER PERIOD
Summer period is the best one to visit Alaska. June, July
and August are the most popular months (with high hotel prices
reflecting it).
WHEN NOT TO GO TO ALASKA
Winter – mid September to mid May – is a bad period to
visit Alaska (few or no sunlight, and just cold), unless you bet
on seeing the aurora borealis displays: Alaska’s winter is
experiencing some popularity due to low hotel prices
and the aurora borealis phenomena.
See:
Anchorage Alaska
Table Weather
See:
Fairbanks Alaska
Table Weather
WHAT TO VISIT IN ALASKA?
Sitka: a small town with astonishing coastal scenery and
deep native and Russian influence.
Talkeetna: a base for flight-seeing trips around Mount
McKinley (or Denali), the North America’s highest mountain, and
the favourite of mountaineers.
Denali National Park:
Alaska’s best park, around the highest North-American mountain,
home of spectacular mountain scenery and exuberant wildlife.
This Park is closed in Alaska's winter.
Aurora Borealis: this spectacular phenomenon can be observed
at its best around Fairbanks… in the Alaskan harsher weather
period: late September to mid-March.
The Chilkoot 33-mile trail, near Skagway: for those with an
adventure spirit, capable of following the trail of the
Klondlike team.
Weather Table:
Anchorage, Alaska
|
Alaska - Anchorage |
|
Temperature Fahrenheit |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
|
High (average) |
20 |
26 |
34 |
45 |
56 |
65 |
66 |
66 |
56 |
40 |
30 |
20 |
43,7 |
|
Low (average) |
4 |
9 |
16 |
28 |
40 |
45 |
50 |
49 |
40 |
30 |
15 |
5 |
27,6 |
|
Average |
12 |
18 |
25 |
37 |
48 |
55 |
58 |
58 |
48 |
35 |
23 |
13 |
35,6 |
|
Temperature Celsius |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
|
High (average) |
-7 |
-3 |
1 |
7 |
13 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
13 |
4 |
-1 |
-7 |
6 |
|
Low (average) |
-16 |
-13 |
-9 |
-2 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
9 |
4 |
-1 |
-9 |
-15 |
-2 |
|
Average |
-11 |
-8 |
-4 |
3 |
9 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
9 |
2 |
-5 |
-11 |
2 |
|
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 |
|
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|
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|
|
Precipitation |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
|
Number of wet days |
6 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
11 |
112 |
|
Snow |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
|
Snow in inches |
11 |
12 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
14 |
71 |
|
Snow in mm |
279 |
305 |
254 |
152 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
152 |
254 |
356 |
1803 |
|
Red: Too
cold, too hot, too humid, too little sun, too rain or
too snow |
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Weather Table:
Fairbanks, Alaska
|
Alaska - Fairbanks |
|
Temperature Fahrenheit |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
|
High (average) |
-2 |
8 |
21 |
40 |
59 |
70 |
72 |
65 |
53 |
33 |
11 |
-2 |
35,7 |
|
Low (average) |
-22 |
-13 |
-4 |
16 |
36 |
45 |
51 |
46 |
33 |
18 |
-7 |
-20 |
14,9 |
|
Average |
-12 |
-3 |
8,5 |
28 |
48 |
58 |
62 |
56 |
43 |
26 |
2 |
-11 |
25,3 |
|
Temperature Celsius |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
|
High (average) |
-19 |
-13 |
-6 |
4 |
15 |
21 |
22 |
18 |
12 |
1 |
-12 |
-19 |
2 |
|
Low (average) |
-30 |
-25 |
-20 |
-9 |
2 |
7 |
11 |
8 |
1 |
-8 |
-22 |
-29 |
-9 |
|
Average |
-24 |
-19 |
-13 |
-2 |
9 |
14 |
16 |
13 |
6 |
-4 |
-17 |
-24 |
-4 |
|
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 |
|
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|
Precipitation |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
|
Number of wet days |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
105 |
|
Snow |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
|
Snow in inches |
11 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
68 |
|
Snow in mm |
279 |
229 |
203 |
102 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
254 |
305 |
305 |
1727 |
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Red: Too
cold, too hot, too humid, too little sun, too rain or
too snow |
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Alaska Sites:
Alaska Halibut Fishing - Exhilarating Alaska fishing charters for trophy salmon, halibut and giant lingcod. Master Guide Steve Zernia gives all out effort. Experience heart-pounding sportfishing action
Totem Square Inn -
Southeast Alaska hotel and fishing lodge offering hotel
accommodations and fishing vacations
Alaska Fishing Lodge - Finest Alaska wilderness fishing lodge vacations since 1985. Catch fish till your arms fall off. View bears feeding on salmon, up close but not too personal. Your Alaska expeditions starts here
Alaska Sitka Blacktail Deer Hunt Cruises
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