Best time to visit Kenai Fjords National Park
June, July and August are the best balance at Kenai Fjords: mild and dry for the park (average highs 59° to 62°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. July is busiest, with about 129,000 visitors. October is the quietest, with highs near 46°F. January, February, March, April, November and December see few or no visitors, so parts of the park may be closed: check nps.gov.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Seward AP, AK USW00026438
- Lat / lon
- 60.13, -149.42
- Elevation
- 22 ft
- From park center
- 36.2 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Junbest | Julbest | Augbest | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 31° | 34° | 37° | 45° | 53° | 59° | 62° | 62° | 56° | 46° | 36° | 33° | 46° |
| Low, °F | 21° | 24° | 25° | 32° | 39° | 46° | 50° | 50° | 43° | 35° | 27° | 23° | 35° |
| Precipitation, in | 6.5 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 69.7 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 6:42 | 9:02 | 11:33 | 14:25 | 17:03 | 18:44 | 18:02 | 15:36 | 12:45 | 10:00 | 7:25 | 5:59 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 99 | 129 | 111 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 411 |
| Crowds | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Quiet | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Quiet | Quiet | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cold | Cool | Cool | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Cool | Cold | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 21° | 6.5 | – | 6:42 | 60 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| February | 34° | 24° | 6.3 | – | 9:02 | 59 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| March | 37° | 25° | 3.9 | – | 11:33 | 76 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| April | 45° | 32° | 4.3 | – | 14:25 | 9 | Few or no visits | Cool |
| May | 53° | 39° | 3.5 | – | 17:03 | 29,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Junebest | 59° | 46° | 2.3 | – | 18:44 | 99,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Julybest | 62° | 50° | 3.1 | – | 18:02 | 129,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Augustbest | 62° | 50° | 5.4 | – | 15:36 | 111,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| September | 56° | 43° | 9.9 | – | 12:45 | 38,000 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| October | 46° | 35° | 8.7 | – | 10:00 | 4,200 | Quiet | Cool |
| November | 36° | 27° | 7.6 | – | 7:25 | 2 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| December | 33° | 23° | 8.2 | – | 5:59 | 14 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| Year | 46° | 35° | 69.7 | – | 411,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest July, average high 62°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 21°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 411,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Alaska
Closures, reservations and alerts: Kenai Fjords National Park on nps.gov
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