Best time to visit Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
May, June and July are the best balance at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 58° to 65°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. July is busiest, with about 312,000 visitors. April is the quietest, with highs near 49°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
- Skagway AP, AK USW00025335
- Lat / lon
- 59.46, -135.32
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- From park center
- 12.2 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Junbest | Julbest | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 31° | 35° | 39° | 49° | 58° | 63° | 65° | 63° | 57° | 48° | 38° | 34° | 48° |
| Low, °F | 22° | 25° | 28° | 35° | 43° | 49° | 52° | 51° | 46° | 39° | 30° | 26° | 37° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 25.2 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 6:45 | 9:03 | 11:33 | 14:24 | 17:00 | 18:40 | 17:59 | 15:34 | 12:45 | 10:01 | 7:28 | 6:02 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 213 | 288 | 312 | 286 | 211 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1,370 |
| 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 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Cool | Cold | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 22° | 2.2 | – | 6:45 | 0 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| February | 35° | 25° | 1.5 | – | 9:03 | 7 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| March | 39° | 28° | 1.5 | – | 11:33 | 9 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| April | 49° | 35° | 1.2 | – | 14:24 | 20,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Maybest | 58° | 43° | 1.1 | – | 17:00 | 213,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Junebest | 63° | 49° | 1.2 | – | 18:40 | 288,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Julybest | 65° | 52° | 1.4 | – | 17:59 | 312,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| August | 63° | 51° | 2.4 | – | 15:34 | 286,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| September | 57° | 46° | 3.9 | – | 12:45 | 211,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| October | 48° | 39° | 3.6 | – | 10:01 | 42,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| November | 38° | 30° | 2.5 | – | 7:28 | 0 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| December | 34° | 26° | 2.8 | – | 6:02 | 0 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| Year | 48° | 37° | 25.2 | – | 1,370,000 | |||
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 65°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 22°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 1,370,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Alaska
Closures, reservations and alerts: Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park on nps.gov
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