What should I wear to Alaska? The best time to travel to Alaska

I've heard about Alaska many times, but if you want to travel, you should make a good strategy. The weather in Alaska is really mysterious. You must know about it before you go. Now let's go and have a look.

What to wear?

Basic principles:

In Alaska, you should wear multi-layer clothes all year round and take them off at any time. It won't be hot enough to sweat or freeze into a dog.

Even if you go to Alaska in summer, you should always have winter clothes.

Temperature reference:

Taking Anchorage as an example, the average temperature-sunshine list:

January: -7 degrees Celsius, 8 hours, 16 minutes.

February: -3 degrees Celsius, 10 hour and 34 minutes.

March: 1 Celsius, 13 hours 10 minutes.

April: 6 degrees Celsius, 16 hours and 20 minutes.

May: 12℃, 19 hours and 55 minutes.

June: 17 degrees Celsius, 22 hours.

July: 18 degrees Celsius, 2 1 hour and 36 minutes.

August: 18 degrees Celsius, 17 hours 4 1 minute.

September: 13 degrees Celsius, 14 hours and 25 minutes.

65438+ 10 month: -6 degrees Celsius, 1 1 hour 34 minutes.

1 1 month:-1 degree Celsius, 9 hours 1 minute.

65438+February: -5 degrees Celsius, 7 hours and 35 minutes.

Requirements for clothing, shoes and hats:

* Wear multi-layer clothes-so that you can take off your clothes at any time according to the sudden change of temperature.

Close-fitting layer:

The requirements of close-fitting clothes are: light and warm, but breathable and sweat-wicking, which can best prevent odor.

The most famous is the Capilene series in Patagonia, which is expensive.

Intermediate layer:

This is not required. Just take the cashmere sweater.

Coating:

Windproof and rainproof, such as coat.

Hat and gloves:

I need it in summer. There are glaciers.

Feet:

* If you don't walk, ordinary sneakers will do;

* If you are hiking, a pair of high-top hiking shoes is the most suitable (ordinary sports shoes do not have enough protection and support for your ankles, and it is easy to sprain your ankles on sloping roads).

* Walking socks are optional, and the function of ventilation and perspiration is definitely better than ordinary cotton socks.

Equipment that is easily overlooked:

* Telescopes-it's necessary, otherwise you won't see cute otters or deer grazing, only people enjoying black spots in the distance.

There are many kinds of telescopes, of course, the more expensive the better, but two points should be paid attention to when choosing:

1) Try to choose double cylinders and appreciate the design of double cylinders and single cylinders. For shooting, haha ~

2) The magnification should not be too high. Although it is high and clear, we will see animals on the boat/car, that is, in a shaking environment. If the magnification exceeds 10, we can't locate them at all.

I think this Nikon 8 times binoculars are good. It's 66 dollars. Let's think about it:

* Sunscreen and sunglasses-the damage of ultraviolet rays to the skin may not be obvious until 20 years later, when you will be older than others.

* swimsuits-if you plan to soak in hot springs;

* Spare battery-lithium battery will deteriorate with the decrease of temperature.

* stalls/thermos cups/flashlights, etc. Go out to see the aurora in the middle of the night and take whatever you can to make yourself comfortable.

Other reminders:

* Alaska's roads are dirty, rugged, snowy and icy. In short, shoes are super expensive. Please think about how expensive shoes to buy, and whether to wear a new pair of shoes ~

Jeans are not suitable for wearing here. First of all, they are not suitable for activities. Secondly, when they get wet by rain/snow, they will become cold and heavy, leading to rapid loss of body temperature ~

About mosquitoes:

The second week of June to the end of July is the outbreak season of large mosquitoes in Alaska, so:

* Don't use soap/shampoo.

* Wear khaki, not dark, especially blue.

* Pants keep you safe.

* Use mosquito repellent-one of the following is recommended:

Odorless, can last for 6 weeks when sprayed on clothes, and does not contain DEET (DEET is a traditional mosquito repellent, which is dangerous to clothes).

minimum duration

First of all, please understand that the weather in Alaska is very changeable

The highest temperature is 38 degrees, and the lowest is -62 degrees! You may have a perfect holiday or a week of freezing rain!

The best tourist season in Alaska depends on your purpose:

1) If your purpose is to see the aurora:

The aurora season is from the end of August to the middle of April. In the meantime, if you stay for 3 days, you will have an 80% chance to see it.

2) If your purpose is to visit the representative Dinali and Kenai Fjord National Park:

Then June, July and August are the best months.

These include:

Din facilities and roads

Here comes the conclusion:

If you are looking for comfort and want to feel Alaska in summer, July is the best, with long sunshine (only about 4 hours of darkness every day), stable weather and a lot of animals.

If you want to see the aurora and experience the scenery of Alaska, the best time window is from August 20th to September 15, but you should pay attention to the unstable weather in September and it may rain.

Finally, for students with inflexible holidays, it is theoretically more appropriate to visit from June 15 to September 15 (at other times, the weather is cold, most facilities are closed and some roads are closed).

Specifically, the characteristics of each month are as follows:

Tourism season in Alaska: from the end of May to mid-September.

Before May 15, most facilities and roads were closed, and then gradually opened.

After June 8, all roads and facilities were opened to traffic, and flowers began to bloom, but there were still some shortcomings, such as muddy roads in some areas. For example, mosquitoes come out before animals enter the most active period!

July is the best time for the weather. It's really summer. There are about 20 hours of sunshine every day, and animals are running all over the ground. The disadvantage is that there are too many people. Alaska welcomes the peak of tourism, and the hotel will quote the highest price acceptable to the market ()

In August, the number of tourists and hotel prices began to decline, but the rainfall began to increase.

The weather in September is very unstable. Maybe three sunny days and three rainy days. It's all about character! But if you are lucky, you can see the aurora and beautiful autumn colors in Alaska.

After September 15, most facilities were closed again.

Winter in Alaska: 65438+ February to March.

Students who are not afraid of cold, welcome to Alaska to experience winter.

You can watch aurora, ski, experience dog sledding, snowmobile and other projects.

The best month is March, because the sunshine time in March is 10- 13 hours, and the average maximum temperature also rises above 0 degrees.

Worst month: October, November, April:

Since June+10, 5438, freezing rain has never stopped in some parts of Alaska, and it began to snow in some areas.

Since June 165438+ 10, the sunshine time has been greatly shortened, only about 5 hours, which is not suitable for outdoor sports such as skiing.

In April, the sun was shining and the temperature rose, but the problem was that the snow began to melt, the roads were muddy, the roads were still closed and most facilities were closed.