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Best Time for The Alaska Highway
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Sweet spot: May, June, July. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
💡 Good to know
- The supported road-trip window. The paved highway remains remote: verify each fuel and lodging stop, and check DriveBC, Yukon 511 and Alaska 511 before every driving day.
- This itinerary is not generated from October through April. The highway is open year-round, but this product does not model winter tyres, severe cold, short daylight, reduced services or fast-changing winter road conditions.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −20.4°C | −13.3°C | 36 mm | 6.2 h | ❄ |
| February | −19.1°C | −10.2°C | 23 mm | 8.7 h | ❄ |
| March | −16.6°C | −6.5°C | 30 mm | 11.3 h | ❄ |
| April | −6.9°C | 2.7°C | 28 mm | 14.3 h | ❄ |
| May | 1.3°C | 12.1°C | 47 mm | 16.9 h | ❄ |
| June | 6.8°C | 16.9°C | 82 mm | 18.6 h | |
| July | 8.7°C | 18.7°C | 83 mm | 17.9 h | |
| August | 6.8°C | 16.9°C | 65 mm | 15.4 h | |
| September | 1.4°C | 10.9°C | 51 mm | 12.5 h | ❄ |
| October | −5.4°C | 2.0°C | 46 mm | 9.7 h | ❄ |
| November | −15.5°C | −8.9°C | 38 mm | 7.0 h | ❄ |
| December | −19.4°C | −12.7°C | 33 mm | 5.4 h | ❄ |