Alta monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Alta

Alta average temperature chart (Celsius) Alta average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Alta (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -3.1 -2.5 -0.2 3.2 7.3 12.7 16.3 14.7 9.6 4.1 0.4 -1.6
°F 26.4 27.4 31.7 37.7 45.1 54.9 61.3 58.4 49.3 39.4 32.6 29.1

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Alta monthly rainfall chart (mm) Alta monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Alta (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 53 46 40 34 33 43 58 60 58 71 59 60
inches 2.1 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.7 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.8 2.3 2.4
Rainy days 21 18 17 15 13 15 16 16 18 20 20 21

Average annual rainfall in Alta: 707.667mm (278.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Alta

Alta average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Alta
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 0.3 1.2 3.2 2.5 0 0 0 3 4 2.4 1 0.2

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Alta average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Alta average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Alta (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -13.4 -12.7 -10.9 -6.2 -0.5 4.3 7.5 6.8 2.8 -2.1 -7.8 -11.7
Max °C -2.9 -2.3 0.1 3.4 7.5 12.9 16.5 14.9 9.8 4.3 0.6 -1.4
Min °F 8 9.1 12.4 20.8 31.2 39.7 45.5 44.2 37 28.3 18.1 11
Max °F 17.4 18.5 22.3 29.5 38.3 47.5 53.6 51.4 43.3 34 25.5 20.3

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Alta average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Alta average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Alta in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 4.9 4.4 4.2 4.2 5.2 7 9.5 10.5 9.4 7.8 6.6 5.7
°F 40.8 39.9 39.6 39.6 41.3 44.7 49.1 50.8 48.9 46 43.8 42.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Alta average winspeed by month (km/h) Alta average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Alta (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 10 11 11 11 11 13 10 9 10 11 10 10
mph 7 7 7 7 7 8 6 6 6 7 7 6

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Alta relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Alta
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
89% 89% 87% 81% 74% 71% 75% 81% 85% 89% 91% 90%

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Alta weather stats

Alta weather statistics
Hottest month: July 16.3°C 61.3°F
Driest month: May 33mm 1.3ins
Sunniest month: May 0hrs
Coldest month: January -3.1°C 26.4°F
Wettest month: October 71mm 2.8ins
Warmest sea: August 10.5°C 50.9°F
Map showing location of Alta (69.96887, 23.27165) Alta map pin © Google

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