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Beaver Falls, AK Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month

Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score

30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Beaver Falls's primary NOAA station, BEAVER FALLS.

The climate verdict for Beaver Falls

Water is the standout signal in Beaver Falls, Alaska: 157.3 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 47°F. At 45/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 16% of scores.

47°F
average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
45/100
comfort score, above 16% of station-mapped location scores
157.3"
annual precipitation
219 days
frost-free growing season

Beaver Falls: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.

Normals record plate

Sheet USC00500657 · Beaver Falls, AK 47°F mean · 157.3" precip

TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-NARROW · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL

Nearest mean-temperature peer: Ocate, NM (+ 0 °F mean)

Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.

Mean-temperature neighbourhood

Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every AK station list.

Beaver Falls sits in Alaska, the #1 coldest U.S. state at 33.5°F statewide annual average - see all 50 coldest states ranked by NOAA normals

Climate Living Index · Beaver Falls

Beaver Falls: 53/100 · grade D

Beaver Falls publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.

D
53/100Climate Living Index

PlainClimate-derived for Beaver Falls, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 45/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.

Beaver Falls Living Index dimension scores
DimensionStation valueScore
Normal heat + freeze calendar 0 calendar days 100/100 · A
Frost-free season 219 days/year 77/100 · B
Annual temperature balance 47.3°F · 20.2° from 67.5°F 29/100 · F
Precipitation balance 157.3 in · 122.3 from 35 in 0/100 · F

Beaver Falls · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.

Beaver Falls is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfb

Coldest-month mean 35.7°F and warmest-month mean 60.5°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, warm summer climates (Cfb). Class Cfb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, warm summer.

Köppen code
Cfb
Group
Temperate
Warmest month
60.5°F
Coldest month
35.7°F

Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.

National standing · heating-led station

Where Beaver Falls sits across the climate record

Three NOAA fields for Beaver Falls's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.

Annual temperature
Cooler than 72%
Among 6,861 stations, Beaver Falls sits in the cooler third of annual means.
Annual precipitation
Top 1% wettest
Beaver Falls's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
Seasonal temperature swing
Narrower than 95%
Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Beaver Falls is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.

How Beaver Falls compares across U.S. station-mapped locations

Beaver Falls's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations

PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals

45 16th percentile score exceeds 16% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores

0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry. 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry. 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry. 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry. 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band. 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry. 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry. 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry. 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry. This location 0 100 every station-mapped location, bucketed by value
  1. 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
  2. 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
  3. 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
  4. 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
  5. 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
  6. 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
  7. 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
  8. 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
  9. 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
  10. 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.

Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more station-mapped locations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Beaver Falls's measured station temperature trend

Methodology

Across 35 complete annual observations from 1952 to 2016, BEAVER FALLS warmed at a fitted rate of 0.28°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.

Beaver Falls fitted annual mean temperature change, 1952-2016 Fitted station-temperature change from 1952 to 2016, relative to the fitted first year. The linear trend warmed at 0.28 °C per decade. -0.3°C +0.2°C +0.7°C +1.2°C +1.7°C 196019802000
  • Beaver Falls primary station fitted change +0.28 °C/decade
Source: NOAA GHCN-M v4, quality-controlled monthly mean temperature. PlainClimate fits ordinary least squares over complete calendar years; minimum 30 years, record must reach 2015 or later.

Monthly Temperatures

Average daily high and low temperatures by month

Month Avg High Avg Low Mean
January 39°F (4°C) 32°F (0°C) 36°F (2°C)
February 41°F (5°C) 33°F (1°C) 37°F (3°C)
March 45°F (7°C) 35°F (2°C) 40°F (4°C)
April 52°F (11°C) 39°F (4°C) 45°F (7°C)
May 59°F (15°C) 45°F (7°C) 52°F (11°C)
June 64°F (18°C) 50°F (10°C) 57°F (14°C)
July 66°F (19°C) 54°F (12°C) 60°F (16°C)
August 67°F (19°C) 54°F (12°C) 61°F (16°C)
September 60°F (16°C) 50°F (10°C) 55°F (13°C)
October 52°F (11°C) 43°F (6°C) 48°F (9°C)
November 43°F (6°C) 37°F (3°C) 40°F (5°C)
December 40°F (4°C) 33°F (1°C) 37°F (3°C)

The year, day by day

The calendar barely moves in Beaver Falls: no date carries a normal high of 90°F or a normal low at freezing. The year runs between 32°F near January 1 and 68°F near August 3.

Normal daily high and low temperature for Beaver Falls, January through December Peaks 68°F around August 3. Bottoms 32°F around January 1. 25 35 45 55 65 75 freezing JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal daily high and low across the calendar year. NOAA 1991–2020 daily normals, BEAVER FALLS.

No freezing date

Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 32°F around January 1.

Where the wet dates fall

The likeliest wet date is October 31, when 81% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is May 19 at 51%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 242 wet dates a year.

The widest day

May 25 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 15°F between the normal high and the normal low.

Look up any date

Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Beaver Falls.

Where Beaver Falls Stands Nationally

This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 157 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.

Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 15°F.

Beaver Falls earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.

Monthly Precipitation

Average monthly rainfall

January 17.6"

22.0 days with precipitation

February 11.1"

18.2 days with precipitation

March 12.6"

22.1 days with precipitation

April 9.5"

19.5 days with precipitation

May 7.2"

15.6 days with precipitation

June 5.9"

16.4 days with precipitation

July 6.5"

17.9 days with precipitation

August 11.2"

17.7 days with precipitation

September 17.7"

22.4 days with precipitation

October 19.1"

24.0 days with precipitation

November 19.5"

23.8 days with precipitation

December 19.4"

22.2 days with precipitation

Beaver Falls spreads its precipitation across the year

Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 15% of the annual total and December through February 31%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Beaver Falls has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry an unusually narrow 24.8°F seasonal spread.

The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: November averages 19.5" and June 5.9". The three wettest months together take 37% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.

Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.

When it rains in Beaver Falls, it arrives in quantity

157.3" of precipitation falls across only about 242 wet days here, averaging 0.65 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.

Days with measurable precipitation
about 242 a year, 66% of all days
Average depth per wet day
0.65 inches
Most wet days
October, about 24
Fewest wet days
May, about 16

A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.

Frost Dates & Growing Season

First Fall Freeze

November 9

50% probability date

Last Spring Freeze

April 4

50% probability date

Growing Season

219 days

Heating & Cooling Degree Days

Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling

Heating Degree Days

6,476

Higher = more heating needed

Cooling Degree Days

32

Higher = more cooling needed

Warmest Month

August

Coldest Month

January

Nationwide similar cities

Other rankable U.S. places outside AK closest to Beaver Falls on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.

Closest by average temperature

Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (47°F here).

Closest by annual precipitation

Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (157.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.

Alaska climate overview →

Data-derived climate profile

How Beaver Falls's climate pattern fits together

heating led · wet · low swing

Heating is the larger measured load in Beaver Falls, at 6,476 degree days versus 32 for cooling. Unlike a strongly continental record, however, its 24.8°F month-to-month range is compact; persistent cool-season demand matters more than a dramatic summer-to-winter reversal.

Beaver Falls's frost-free season lasts about 219 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.

Beaver Falls's 24.8°F seasonal spread is compact even though precipitation is abundant. August and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar. The annual average is 47°F. Temperature is relatively steady; the monthly rows show how rain and snow observations vary across the calendar.

Alongside its heating load, Beaver Falls carries 157.3 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.

These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Beaver Falls's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Beaver Falls, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.

Questions about Beaver Falls's climate

How much rain does Beaver Falls get?
Beaver Falls receives 157.3 inches of precipitation. Based on NOAA 30-year climate normals (1991-2020).
How much energy does heating and cooling require in Beaver Falls?
Beaver Falls has 6,476 heating degree days and 32 cooling degree days annually, a heating-dominated climate. Degree-day definitions: reading weather data.

Data Sources

Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Beaver Falls's primary station: BEAVER FALLS (USC00500657). For informational purposes only.

Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Beaver Falls; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainClimate

On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Beaver Falls comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.