Anchorage vs Kodiak: which is sunnier?
🇺🇸 United States vs 🇺🇸 United States · 407 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Anchorage is the sunnier overall: about 1,720 hours of sunshine a year to Kodiak's 1,335. Anchorage has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months; the other 7 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Anchorage | Kodiak | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,720 | 1,335 |
| Sunniest month | July (61/100) | July (40/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 55/100 | 33/100 |
| Rain / year | 820 mm | 1,473 mm |
| Warmest sea | 17°C / 63°F | 12°C / 54°F |
| Peak midday UV | 4 (moderate) | 4 (moderate) |
Anchorage vs Kodiak month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | Sea °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | Kodiak | Anchorage | Kodiak | Anchorage | Kodiak | Anchorage | Kodiak | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -4° | 2° | 53 | 145 | -1° | 3° |
| February | 0 | 0 | -2° | 2° | 51 | 122 | -1° | 3° |
| March | 0 | 0 | -1° | 2° | 39 | 89 | -1° | 3° |
| April | 0 | 0 | 5° | 5° | 38 | 102 | 2° | 4° |
| May | 27 | 0 | 12° | 8° | 47 | 104 | 8° | 6° |
| June | 52 | 23 | 16° | 12° | 59 | 95 | 14° | 9° |
| July | 61 | 40 | 18° | 15° | 83 | 99 | 17° | 11° |
| August | 51 | 37 | 17° | 15° | 110 | 119 | 15° | 12° |
| September | 28 | 20 | 13° | 12° | 118 | 143 | 12° | 10° |
| October | 0 | 0 | 6° | 8° | 87 | 158 | 7° | 8° |
| November | 0 | 0 | -2° | 4° | 71 | 132 | 2° | 5° |
| December | 0 | 0 | -3° | 2° | 64 | 165 | 0° | 4° |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May Anchorage · Jun Anchorage · Jul Anchorage · Aug Anchorage · Sep Anchorage · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Anchorage averages 0/100, Kodiak 0/100. Kodiak is the warmer, around 3°C daytime highs vs -3°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Anchorage (average score 9/100 vs 0). Daytime highs are similar (5°C vs 5°C).
- June–August: Anchorage (average score 55/100 vs 33). Anchorage is the warmer, around 17°C daytime highs vs 14°C.
- September–October: Anchorage (average score 14/100 vs 10). Daytime highs are similar (10°C vs 10°C).
Sea temperature
Anchorage's sea gets warmer: 17°C / 63°F at its peak vs 12°C. Swimmable water (21°C+): Anchorage never, Kodiak never. Month-by-month sea temperatures are in the table above.
Full month-by-month guides: Anchorage weather by month · Kodiak weather by month · Best time to visit United States.
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