1 winAlaska137 sights · 83 eats · 6 regions
6 winsCalifornia4,285 sights · 6,370 eats · 6 regionsAlaska vs California
The verdict
California takes 6 of 7
Warmer winter escape
California
26°F vs 61°F Dec–Feb avg high
Cooler summer
Alaska
64°F vs 84°F Jun–Aug avg high
Beach trip
California
0 vs 192 beaches
Museum hopping
California
14 vs 384 museums
Great outdoors
California
113 vs 3,364 parks & viewpoints
Foodie weekend
California
83 vs 6,370 notable restaurants
Best in October
California
0% vs 100% of regions in season
Tale of the tape
AlaskaCalifornia
- 1374,285Sights
- 836,370Restaurants & cafés
- 14384Museums
- 1133,321Parks & nature
- 0192Beaches
- 043Viewpoints
- 66Regions
Weather, month by month
Average daily high across each state's regions, from last year's weather. Hover for details.
| Month | Alaska | California |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 61 |
| Feb | 30 | 63 |
| Mar | 39 | 64 |
| Apr | 45 | 71 |
| May | 52 | 78 |
| Jun | 61 | 82 |
| Jul | 66 | 83 |
| Aug | 65 | 87 |
| Sep | 57 | 84 |
| Oct | 46 | 74 |
| Nov | 32 | 66 |
| Dec | 17 | 60 |
Alaska
- January: Off season
- February: Off season
- March: Off season
- April: Off season
- May: Off season
- June: Mixed
- July: Peak season
- August: Peak season
- September: Off season
- October: Off season
- November: Off season
- December: Off season
California
- January: Mixed
- February: Mixed
- March: Mixed
- April: Peak season
- May: Peak season
- June: Good
- July: Mixed
- August: Good
- September: Mixed
- October: Peak season
- November: Good
- December: Mixed
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