Kake Weather in August
Kake in August
The short of it: Kake in August averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 279 mm (11.0 in) of rain and about 15 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 62° · low 50° · rain 11.0 in. · daylight 15 h 11 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Kake an average August high of 62°, a low of 50° and some 11.0 in. of rain. Much like July: highs about 62°, nights near 50°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 11.0 in., the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 11 min in mid-August, 124 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Kake runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Petersburg, 39 mi to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Kake, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 3.2 in. more rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PetersburgAlaska | 39 mi ESE | 64° | 51° | 9.8 in. |
| SitkaAlaska | 52 mi W | 61° | 51° | 8.3 in. |
| WrangellAlaska | 69 mi ESE | 63° | 51° | 9.3 in. |
| JuneauAlaska | 93 mi N | 63° | 49° | 7.6 in. |
| HoonahAlaska | 96 mi NW | 64° | 50° | 6.2 in. |
| KlawockAlaska | 104 mi SSE | 63° | 52° | 10.4 in. |
| CraigAlaska | 108 mi SSE | 63° | 53° | 10.3 in. |
| KetchikanAlaska | 143 mi SE | 64° | 52° | 11.3 in. |