When to go · Skagway
Skagway in November
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, many businesses closed).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 2°C (36°F)36°F (2°C) / −3°C (27°F)27°F (−3°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, many businesses closed).
Is another month better than November?
November is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Skagway's best window: Jun–Aug.
- JulyGreatInside Skagway's best window: Jun–Aug.
- AugustGreatInside Skagway's best window: Jun–Aug.
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across United States: Good month for the Southwest, Washington cherry blossoms, the South; mountain roads still closed.
Weather in November
- SkagwayHighs around 2 °C (36 °F), lows around -3 °C (27 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 36 °F (2 °C), lows around 27 °F (-3 °C), rain on about 11 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.
Thanksgiving big impact
4th Thursday of November · United States
Busiest travel days of the year; many shops and restaurants close on the day. Black Friday shopping follows.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- Medium
- Prices · United States overall
- Medium
United States overall: Quiet between holidays; Thanksgiving week is the busiest travel period of the year.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Skagway, side by side.
Verdict
Nov: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Nov: 2 °C (36 °F)36 °F (2 °C)
Jun: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Night low
Nov: -3 °C (27 °F)27 °F (-3 °C)
Jun: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Rain days
Nov: 11
Jun: 5 (better)
Crowds
Nov: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
Nov: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
Nov: 1
Jun: 0
November: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, many businesses closed).
June: Inside Skagway's best window: Jun–Aug.
Skagway: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast