Best time to visit Lake Clark National Park
June and July are the best balance at Lake Clark: mild and dry for the park (average highs 67° to 69°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. July is busiest, with about 6,400 visitors. September is the quietest. January, February, March, April, May, October, 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
- Big River Lakes, AK USC00500788
- Lat / lon
- 60.81, -152.30
- Elevation
- 60 ft
- From park center
- 36.2 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Junbest | Julbest | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 25° | 31° | 35° | 46° | 59° | 67° | 69° | 67° | 58° | 46° | 32° | 27° | 47° |
| Low, °F | 13° | 18° | 20° | 31° | 39° | 47° | 51° | 50° | 44° | 34° | 22° | 17° | 32° |
| Precipitation, in | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 55.1 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 6:30 | 8:56 | 11:32 | 14:30 | 17:14 | 19:02 | 18:17 | 15:43 | 12:47 | 9:56 | 7:15 | 5:43 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Crowds | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Quiet | Few or no visits | 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 | 25° | 13° | 4.2 | – | 6:30 | 0 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| February | 31° | 18° | 4.6 | – | 8:56 | 0 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| March | 35° | 20° | 3.1 | – | 11:32 | 2 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| April | 46° | 31° | 2.7 | – | 14:30 | 4 | Few or no visits | Cool |
| May | 59° | 39° | 3.0 | – | 17:14 | 378 | Few or no visits | Mild |
| Junebest | 67° | 47° | 2.8 | – | 19:02 | 4,800 | Busy | Mild |
| Julybest | 69° | 51° | 4.2 | – | 18:17 | 6,400 | Very busy | Mild |
| August | 67° | 50° | 5.4 | – | 15:43 | 5,100 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| September | 58° | 44° | 7.3 | – | 12:47 | 1,600 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| October | 46° | 34° | 7.3 | – | 9:56 | 45 | Few or no visits | Cool |
| November | 32° | 22° | 5.3 | – | 7:15 | 1 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| December | 27° | 17° | 5.2 | – | 5:43 | 0 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| Year | 47° | 32° | 55.1 | – | 18,000 | |||
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 69°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 13°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 18,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Alaska
Closures, reservations and alerts: Lake Clark National Park on nps.gov
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