Plotnikof Lake Cabin

Sitka, Tongass National Forest, Alaska

Nights by month

Night lows from 2016 to 2025: a typical night, and the cold one that comes 1 night in 10.

The mildest nights are in August, typically 44°F. The coldest are in February, when 1 night in 10 drops to 5°F. Frost is common in January, February, March, April, May, October, November and December.

Typical nightCold night (1 in 10)
  1. Jan23°F 7°FBag comfortable to 10°F · frost 99% · rain or snow 74% of days
  2. Feb19°F 5°FBag comfortable to 5°F · frost 99% · rain or snow 62% of days
  3. Mar21°F 8°FBag comfortable to 10°F · frost 96% · rain or snow 62% of days
  4. Apr25°F 18°FBag comfortable to 20°F · frost 95% · rain or snow 65% of days
  5. May32°F 25°FBag comfortable to 25°F · frost 55% · rain or snow 60% of days
  6. Jun38°F 33°FBag comfortable to 35°F · frost 5% · rain or snow 63% of days
  7. Jul42°F 38°FBag comfortable to 40°F · frost 0% · rain or snow 53% of days
  8. Aug44°F 39°FBag comfortable to 40°F · frost 0% · rain or snow 58% of days
  9. Sep39°F 33°FBag comfortable to 35°F · frost 5% · rain or snow 68% of days
  10. Oct32°F 23°FBag comfortable to 25°F · frost 55% · rain or snow 72% of days
  11. Nov (this month)24°F 15°FBag comfortable to 15°F · frost 86% · rain or snow 78% of days
  12. Dec22°F 7°FBag comfortable to 5°F · frost 96% · rain or snow 71% of days

| = 32°F

History: ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo, corrected to the site's elevation. Bag rating: the comfort rating that keeps you warm in a tent on 9 of 10 nights that month.

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