Best time to visit Glacier Bay National Park
June and July are the best balance at Glacier Bay: mild and dry for the park (average highs 59° to 61°F), with very busy crowds. July is busiest, with about 157,000 visitors. April is the quietest, with highs near 46°F. January, February, March, 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
- Glacier Bay, AK USC00503294
- Lat / lon
- 58.46, -135.87
- Elevation
- 45 ft
- From park center
- 44.2 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Junbest | Julbest | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 32° | 34° | 37° | 46° | 54° | 59° | 61° | 60° | 54° | 45° | 37° | 33° | 46° |
| Low, °F | 26° | 26° | 28° | 33° | 39° | 45° | 49° | 48° | 43° | 37° | 30° | 27° | 36° |
| Precipitation, in | 6.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 72.6 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 6:57 | 9:09 | 11:34 | 14:20 | 16:49 | 18:23 | 17:45 | 15:27 | 12:44 | 10:05 | 7:37 | 6:16 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 115 | 146 | 157 | 147 | 112 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 727 |
| Crowds | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Quiet | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Quiet | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cold | Cool | Cool | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Cool | Cool | Cold | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 26° | 6.7 | – | 6:57 | 264 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| February | 34° | 26° | 4.8 | – | 9:09 | 223 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| March | 37° | 28° | 4.3 | – | 11:34 | 256 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| April | 46° | 33° | 3.4 | – | 14:20 | 11,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| May | 54° | 39° | 3.1 | – | 16:49 | 115,000 | Busy | Cool |
| Junebest | 59° | 45° | 2.8 | – | 18:23 | 146,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Julybest | 61° | 49° | 4.8 | – | 17:45 | 157,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| August | 60° | 48° | 6.0 | – | 15:27 | 147,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| September | 54° | 43° | 9.2 | – | 12:44 | 112,000 | Busy | Cool |
| October | 45° | 37° | 10.2 | – | 10:05 | 37,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| November | 37° | 30° | 8.5 | – | 7:37 | 224 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| December | 33° | 27° | 8.9 | – | 6:16 | 219 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| Year | 46° | 36° | 72.6 | – | 727,000 | |||
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 61°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 26°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 727,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Alaska
Closures, reservations and alerts: Glacier Bay National Park on nps.gov
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