Best time to visit Mount Eyak

The climate in Mount Eyak through the year

When to go

No month in Mount Eyak reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. June comes closest with 55 out of 100. A typical June day reaches 17°C and the night falls to 8°C, with rain on about 11 days and clear sky 22 % of the time. July and August are a fair alternative, with scores of 51–53. The lowest score is in October (29), when days are cool at around 10°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (18°C) is about 17 degrees warmer than a January day (1°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. September is the wettest month with 305 mm and June the driest with 101 mm, out of about 2,150 mm a year. Snow lies on the ground all year, deepest in March (about 150 cm).

Sea and daylight

The sea stays cool all year: it peaks at 14°C in August and falls to 4°C in March. Daylight lasts from about 5.5 hours in December to 19 hours in June.

By type of trip

The best months change with what you want to do. Each of Eddigo’s trip types has its own preferred daytime temperature and its own weights for rain, humidity and sun. Mount Eyak scores 65 or more in these months:

• City break (15–25 °C): May and June, up to 71
• Hiking (10–22 °C): April, up to 68
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): April–October, up to 85
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in November–January

How it compares

Of the 366 destinations Eddigo covers in the United States, Mount Eyak is the 39th coolest over the year and the 4th wettest. It has 0 months with a good score, against 4 for a typical destination in the country. In June, when Mount Eyak scores 55, Alyeska (188 km away) scores 63 and Alpenglow at Arctic Valley (219 km away) scores 51. See where to go in June for the best destinations that month.