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Best Time for Alaska: the Kenai Peninsula

Last updated: 2026-09-19

Preferred months for this journey: June, July, August. Check the seasonal notes before choosing your dates.

These are Kenai Fjords National Park’s primary visitor months. Exit Glacier Road is normally open to cars, but parking, trail snow, weather and highway conditions still require a dated check; booked cruises and activities are not part of the default plan.
Visitor services reduce in September and the Exit Glacier Nature Center closes after its published summer season. This baseline summer product is withheld rather than promising the same experience.
Exit Glacier Road is not plowed and is typically closed to cars from sometime in October into May. Winter access is a separate specialist product, so Odycairn does not generate this road itinerary in these months.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	−8.9°C	−4.7°C	134 mm	6.2 h	❄
February	−8.1°C	−3.1°C	118 mm	8.6 h	❄
March	−8.1°C	−2.3°C	90 mm	11.3 h	❄
April	−2.7°C	1.9°C	100 mm	14.2 h	❄
May	2.3°C	7.0°C	90 mm	16.9 h
June	6.4°C	11.7°C	90 mm	18.6 h
July	9.1°C	14.2°C	117 mm	17.9 h
August	8.7°C	13.6°C	154 mm	15.4 h
September	5.2°C	9.5°C	191 mm	12.5 h
October	0.0°C	3.7°C	174 mm	9.7 h	❄
November	−6.4°C	−2.3°C	148 mm	7.0 h	❄
December	−7.7°C	−3.6°C	160 mm	5.4 h	❄