Cannery Creek, Alaska climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Cannery Creek's normal year runs from 20°F January nights to 62°F July afternoons, with 122.0 inches of precipitation and 151 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 3.8°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 17°C, 3,098 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCannery Creek
- Station IDUSC00501240
- Location61.02°N 147.51°W
- Elevation85 ft (26 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Cannery Creek is 41°F and the normal low 32°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 65%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Cannery Creek.
- Jan 29° 20°
- Feb 32° 21°
- Mar 36° 22°
- Apr 44° 29°
- May 53° 35°
- Jun 60° 44°
- Jul 62° 49°
- Aug 61° 47°
- Sep 54° 42°
- Oct 44° 34°
- Nov 34° 26°
- Dec 31° 23°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Cannery Creek each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 62°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 20°F. The most precipitation falls in September (17.23 in), the least in June (5.60 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°F | 20°F | 24.3°F | 10.21 | 33.2 | 18 | <1 | 30 | 6 h 20 min |
| February | 32°F | 21°F | 26.6°F | 9.71 | 27.7 | 16 | <1 | 27 | 9 h |
| March | 36°F | 22°F | 29.2°F | 6.81 | 25.3 | 16 | <1 | 30 | 11 h 40 min |
| April | 44°F | 29°F | 36.5°F | 6.26 | 6.3 | 16 | <1 | 23 | 14 h 40 min |
| May | 53°F | 35°F | 44.2°F | 7.03 | 0.1 | 17 | <1 | 9 | 17 h 20 min |
| June | 60°F | 44°F | 52.2°F | 5.60 | 0.0 | 16 | <1 | <1 | 19 h 10 min |
| July | 62°F | 49°F | 55.4°F | 7.08 | 0.0 | 19 | <1 | <1 | 18 h 30 min |
| August | 61°F | 47°F | 54.2°F | 13.81 | 0.0 | 19 | <1 | <1 | 16 h |
| September | 54°F | 42°F | 47.7°F | 17.23 | 0.0 | 22 | <1 | 2 | 13 h |
| October | 44°F | 34°F | 38.9°F | 14.88 | 2.3 | 21 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 10 min |
| November | 34°F | 26°F | 29.8°F | 11.20 | 19.3 | 17 | <1 | 25 | 7 h 20 min |
| December | 31°F | 23°F | 26.9°F | 12.13 | 37.2 | 20 | <1 | 29 | 5 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 45°F | 33°F | 38.8°F | 121.95 | 151.4 | 217 | <1 | 189 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2°C | −7°C | −4.3°C | 259 mm | 84 cm |
| February | 0°C | −6°C | −3.0°C | 247 mm | 70 cm |
| March | 2°C | −5°C | −1.6°C | 173 mm | 64 cm |
| April | 7°C | −2°C | 2.5°C | 159 mm | 16 cm |
| May | 12°C | 2°C | 6.8°C | 179 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 16°C | 7°C | 11.2°C | 142 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 17°C | 9°C | 13.0°C | 180 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 16°C | 9°C | 12.3°C | 351 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 12°C | 5°C | 8.7°C | 438 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 7°C | 1°C | 3.8°C | 378 mm | 6 cm |
| November | 1°C | −3°C | −1.2°C | 284 mm | 49 cm |
| December | −1°C | −5°C | −2.8°C | 308 mm | 94 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00501240; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Cannery Creek?
No month's normal high reaches 65°F in Cannery Creek: the warmest is July at 62°F.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00501240.
When is the last frost at Cannery Creek?
In Cannery Creek, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 16 in half of years and after May 29 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 3 in half of years and before September 21 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 161 year in 10 after May 29; 9 in 10 after May 2
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 31 year in 10 before September 21; 9 in 10 before October 18
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 139 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 171 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 30 in half of springs and before October 18 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cannery Creek in zone 5a in ZIP code 99574, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −1°F (22 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Alaska · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00501240; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Cannery Creek?
In a normal year in Cannery Creek, a 90°F day is rare, 189 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 217 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 189a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 59high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 217a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 37a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00501240.
How sunny is it at Cannery Creek?
Over a year 68% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Cannery Creek, 2.8 kWh per square metre a day. April is the sunniest month (75%) and October the cloudiest (56%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 58% | 0.3 |
| February | 61% | 1.0 |
| March | 72% | 2.6 |
| April | 75% | 4.4 |
| May | 70% | 5.3 |
| June | 69% | 5.9 |
| July | 70% | 5.4 |
| August | 67% | 4.1 |
| September | 63% | 2.6 |
| October | 56% | 1.1 |
| November | 56% | 0.4 |
| December | 59% | 0.1 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Cannery Creek record?
A normal year at Cannery Creek brings 9,529 heating degree days, 77% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1 cooling degree days, 100% fewer than the median (908). Eleven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 422 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,262 | 0 |
| February | 1,075 | 0 |
| March | 1,110 | 0 |
| April | 855 | 0 |
| May | 645 | 0 |
| June | 383 | 0 |
| July | 298 | 1 |
| August | 335 | 0 |
| September | 519 | 0 |
| October | 811 | 0 |
| November | 1,056 | 0 |
| December | 1,181 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 9,529 | 1 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00501240. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Cannery Creek been warmer than normal?
2021 averaged 37.0°F, 1.8°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 38.8°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37.0°F | −1.8°F | 97.96 | 167.0 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00501240. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Cannery Creek's climate compare?
Cannery Creek is warmer than 56 of the 85 places with their own NOAA record in Alaska, and wetter than 69. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 38.8°F is warmer than 4%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Cannery Creek is Dfc: continental, no dry season, cool summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Cannery Creek's climate
What is the coldest month at Cannery Creek?
January, with a normal high of 29°F and a normal low of 20°F. The warmest is July (62°F by day, 49°F at night).
Does it snow at Cannery Creek?
Yes: 151 inches in a normal year, falling on 54 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (37.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Cannery Creek?
September, with 17.23 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 5.60 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Cannery Creek in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Cannery Creek in zone 5a in ZIP code 99574, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −1°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come at Cannery Creek?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 16; in one year in ten it comes after May 29. Waiting until May 29 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
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- Main Bay, AK40 miles from this station, 39.5°F a year
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