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Best Time à Visit Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Meilleur moment pour visiter Wrangell-St. Elias National Park: mars, avril and juin. Mois-by-month temperature, rainfall and crowd guidance.

🌙 -24°C now🕔 5:35 AM local📅 Best: mars, avril and juin

Meilleur moment pour visiter Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Go in mars, avril and juin. These months score highest on comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and useful daylight.

Hardest months: janvier, octobre and novembre – expect the least comfortable mix of heat, cold or rain.

janvier★☆☆☆☆
février★☆☆☆☆
mars★★☆☆☆
avril★☆☆☆☆
mai★☆☆☆☆
juin★★☆☆☆
juillet★☆☆☆☆
août★☆☆☆☆
septembre★☆☆☆☆
octobre★☆☆☆☆
novembre★☆☆☆☆
décembre★☆☆☆☆

Climat in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park month by month

Average high, average low and total rainfall, based on three years of reanalysis data.

janfémaravrmaijuijuisepoctnovdéLine: average high · Bars: rainfall
MoisMax moyenneMin moyennePrécipitationsÉvaluation
janvier-20°-24°267 mm★☆☆☆☆
février-21°-26°124 mm★☆☆☆☆
mars-23°-27°101 mm★★☆☆☆
avril-18°-21°123 mm★☆☆☆☆
mai-14°-17°198 mm★☆☆☆☆
juin-7°-10°93 mm★★☆☆☆
juillet-6°-9°138 mm★☆☆☆☆
août-6°-9°180 mm★☆☆☆☆
septembre-10°-14°167 mm★☆☆☆☆
octobre-14°-19°247 mm★☆☆☆☆
novembre-19°-23°205 mm★☆☆☆☆
décembre-22°-26°193 mm★☆☆☆☆

Climat type: Polar. Source : Open-Meteo archive (ERA5).

How Wrangell-St. Elias National Park compares avec nearby places

Annual averages, and the difference against Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.

PlaceDistanceAvg tempvs hereAnnual rain
Anchorage371 km3°C+20°C warmer898 mm
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport377 km3°C+20°C warmer818 mm
Kenai Fjords National Park413 km4°C+21°C warmer3872 mm
Yukon River420 km-1°C+15°C warmer511 mm
Denali440 km-36°C19°C cooler2040 mm

What à pack, what à skip

Pack for the next 7 days
  • A warm mid-layer and gloves for early mornings and evenings
  • Insulated outer layer, hat and boots avec grip for ice
Worth avoiding
  • Avoid high-elevation trails without traction devices – frozen surfaces persist in shade all day.
  • If your dates are flexible, avoid janvier, octobre and novembre – historically the least comfortable months here.

Résumé

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is a national park in Alaska. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is a US national park known for the largest US national park.

Actuellement, il fait -24°C (-12°F) in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park avec ciel dégagé. La température ressentie est de -29°C. Aujourd’hui, les températures vont de -28°C à -23°C. La probabilité de précipitations est de 24%. Les conditions pour les visites obtiennent 4.3/10 – marginal.

La meilleure période pour visiter Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is mars, avril and juin. Le climat est polar. janvier, octobre and novembre sont généralement les mois les moins confortables. juillet est le mois le plus chaud, avec des maximales moyennes proches de -6°C, tandis que mars est le mois le plus froid, avec des minimales proches de -27°C.

L’aéroport principal le plus proche est Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), about 377 km away.

En termes simples. Today is much colder than average for octobre. The forecast high of -23°C is 8.6°C below the -14°C typical for this month. The best window à be outside is roughly 7 AM à 10 AM, when temperature, rain chance and wind line up best. Visibilité is down à 0,1 km – use low beams and leave extra following distance. Overnight lows near -28°C mean ice is possible on bridges before dawn.

Compiled from this page's own data: atlas facts plus live Open-Meteo readings.

Météo à Wrangell-St. Elias National Park maintenant

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-24°C
Ciel dégagé · ressenti -29°C
Humidité80%
Vent4 km/h SSE
Rafales11 km/h
Indice UV0 · Faible
Couverture nuageuse0%
Pression650 hPa
VisibilitéVery poor · 0 km
Qualité de l’air36 · Good
Lever du soleil8:35 AM
Coucher du soleil5:56 PM
Lune🌕 Full moon · 97%

Source : Open-Meteo. Mis à jour 5:35 AM, oct 24 heure locale.

⚠️jeu., oct 22: freezing overnight, -28°C (-18°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️ven., oct 23: freezing overnight, -25°C (-13°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️sam., oct 24: freezing overnight, -22°C (-8°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️dim., oct 25: freezing overnight, -17°C (1°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️lun., oct 26: freezing overnight, -22°C (-7°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️mar., oct 27: freezing overnight, -15°C (5°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.

Weekend outlook

sam.urday, oct 24

☁️ -17° / -22°

Couvert · 8% rain · wind 10 km/h

dim.day, oct 25

🌨️ -16° / -17°

Neige légère · 51% rain · wind 9 km/h

Quick facts about Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

TypeNational park
StateAlaska
PaysÉtats-Unis
ContinentAmérique du Nord
Coordonnées61°42′37.4″N 142°59′8.5″W (61.7104, -142.9857)
Established1980
Known forthe largest US national park
Heure locale5:35 AM (UTC-08:00)
Meilleurs moismars, avril and juin
ClimatPolar

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is a national park in Alaska. Its coordinates are 61.7104, -142.9857. It lies in Amérique du Nord.

What is the weather like in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park maintenant?

It is currently -24°C (-12°F) avec ciel dégagé. Humidité is 80% and wind is 4 km/h.

When is the best time à visit Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

mars, avril and juin offer the most comfortable conditions in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, which has a polar climate. janvier, octobre and novembre are usually the hardest months for outdoor plans.

What time zone is Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in?

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park observes America/Anchorage (UTC-08:00). The heure locale is 5:35 AM.

What is the nearest airport à Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

The closest airports are Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), 377 km away.

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Data sources and methodology

Place dataUSPOTUS Atlas dataset (national-parks) – coordinates, hierarchy and facts.
Prévisions and observationsOpen-Meteo (ECMWF and national models).
Qualité de l’air and pollenCopernicus CAMS via Open-Meteo. US AQI scale.
Climat averagesERA5 reanalysis via the Open-Meteo archive, aggregated over 3 years.
Official alertsUS National Météo Service.
MethodScores, comparisons and advice on this page are computed from the inputs above. Distances are straight-line. Nothing is estimated where data is missing – the block is simply not shown.

Last updated octobre 24, 2026 at 5:35 AM heure locale. Live blocks refresh every 15 minutes; climate averages monthly.

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