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Juneau, officially the City and Borough of Juneau, is the capital of the U.S. state of Alaska, located along the Gastineau Channel in Southeast Alaska. Juneau was named the capital of Alaska in 1906, when the government of what was then the District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900. On July 1, 1970, the City of Juneau merged with the City of Douglas and the surrounding Greater Juneau Borough to form the current consolidated city-borough, which ranks as the second-largest municipality in the United States by area and is larger than both Rhode Island and Delaware.
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Why visit
Visit Juneau for museums, galleries, and collections, music, theater, and performance, markets, streets, food, and public squares. For Juneau, the useful material is practical and visible: museums, streets, religious buildings, markets, performance spaces, food, and nearby landscapes. A good itinerary should stay selective. The strongest plan in Juneau usually starts with one main stop and treats the surrounding streets as part of the visit. That restraint helps Juneau feel like a place rather than a sequence of obligations. Use the surroundings of Juneau deliberately: they should clarify the place, not simply add movement.
When to avoid
Cruise-ship days can make the waterfront and main excursion corridors crowded. Winter brings short daylight, rain, snow, and reduced visitor services, though it also shows a quieter version of the city. Use Juneau with opening days and distances confirmed before the plan hardens. A day in Juneau is easier when one backup sits close to the main route.
Cool summer (June to August)
For Juneau, June through August usually require the most attention to heat, light, and weather. The season is usually the easiest time for outdoor architecture, parks, and longer neighborhood walks. In Juneau, keep the route tight, carry water where appropriate, and avoid making one exposed site carry the whole day. Use interiors and later programming in Juneau to keep the itinerary from depending only on outdoor time.
Winter (November to March)
December through February are the cooler or wetter period in Juneau. Winter is cold and requires shorter outdoor plans. In Juneau, comfort depends less on temperature alone than on rain, wind, snow, daylight, and whether services are reduced. The season suits Juneau best when museums, churches, cafes, galleries, and short neighborhood walks form the structure of the day. In Juneau, keep outdoor plans shorter, check hours carefully, and use a taxi or rideshare when weather or late returns make transit less attractive.
The next week in Juneau
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Drizzle
12° / 6°
1.0 mm
UV Moderate
Sat
Drizzle
12° / 3°
UV Moderate
Sun
Rain
9° / 6°
9.6 mm
UV Moderate
Mon
Rain
9° / 5°
13.8 mm
UV Moderate
Tue
Drizzle
8° / 5°
10.7 mm
UV Moderate
Wed
Rain
7° / 5°
22.1 mm
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
15° / -12°
Typical high / low
5 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
16.7h
04:32 – 21:14local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Juneau
2 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Juneau International Airport (JNU) at 11 km.
Getting around Juneau
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Svgalbertian.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.