When to go · Ketchikan
Ketchikan in September
Great month. Inside Ketchikan's best window: May–Sep (long days, salmon run Jul–Sep).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 15°C (59°F)59°F (15°C) / 10°C (50°F)50°F (10°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 20
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Inside Ketchikan's best window: May–Sep (long days, salmon run Jul–Sep).
Is another month better than September?
No other month rates higher than September for Ketchikan in this guide.
Weather in September
- KetchikanHighs around 15 °C (59 °F), lows around 10 °C (50 °F), rain on about 20 daysHighs around 59 °F (15 °C), lows around 50 °F (10 °C), rain on about 20 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Labor Day big impact
1st Monday of September · United States
End of summer; last big road-trip weekend.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- Medium
- Prices · United States overall
- Medium
United States overall: After Labor Day the crowds drop and parks stay open; Florida and the Gulf are at hurricane peak.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Ketchikan, side by side.
Verdict
Sep: Great
May: Great
Daytime high
Sep: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
May: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Night low
Sep: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
May: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Rain days
Sep: 20
May: 16 (better)
Crowds
Sep: Medium
May: Medium
Prices
Sep: Medium
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Sep: 1
May: 1
September: Inside Ketchikan's best window: May–Sep (long days, salmon run Jul–Sep).
May: Inside Ketchikan's best window: May–Sep (long days, salmon run Jul–Sep).
Ketchikan: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast