Deering, Alaska climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Deering's normal year runs from −12°F January nights to 62°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of −4.9°C, January lows of −24°C, July highs of 17°C.
- NOAA stationDeering Airport
- Station IDUSW00026643
- Location66.07°N 162.76°W
- Elevation21 ft (6 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population162
On October 23, the normal high in Deering is 30°F and the normal low 18°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Deering.
- Jan 4° -12°
- Feb 9° -8°
- Mar 8° -8°
- Apr 22° 7°
- May 40° 26°
- Jun 56° 38°
- Jul 62° 45°
- Aug 57° 42°
- Sep 48° 34°
- Oct 34° 21°
- Nov 21° 5°
- Dec 10° -6°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Deering each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 62°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of −12°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°F | −12°F | -3.9°F | – | <1 | 31 | 4 h 20 min |
| February | 9°F | −8°F | 0.7°F | – | <1 | 28 | 8 h 10 min |
| March | 8°F | −8°F | -0.1°F | – | <1 | 31 | 11 h 30 min |
| April | 22°F | 7°F | 14.4°F | – | <1 | 29 | 15 h 10 min |
| May | 40°F | 26°F | 33.1°F | – | <1 | 24 | 19 h |
| June | 56°F | 38°F | 46.9°F | – | <1 | 6 | 24 h |
| July | 62°F | 45°F | 53.7°F | – | <1 | <1 | 21 h 10 min |
| August | 57°F | 42°F | 49.8°F | – | <1 | 2 | 17 h |
| September | 48°F | 34°F | 41.4°F | – | <1 | 11 | 13 h 20 min |
| October | 34°F | 21°F | 27.5°F | – | <1 | 25 | 9 h 50 min |
| November | 21°F | 5°F | 12.8°F | – | <1 | 30 | 6 h |
| December | 10°F | −6°F | 1.7°F | – | <1 | 31 | 3 h |
| Year (annual) | 31°F | 16°F | 23.2°F | – | <1 | 249 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | −16°C | −24°C | −19.9°C |
| February | −13°C | −22°C | −17.4°C |
| March | −13°C | −22°C | −17.8°C |
| April | −6°C | −14°C | −9.8°C |
| May | 5°C | −3°C | 0.6°C |
| June | 13°C | 3°C | 8.3°C |
| July | 17°C | 7°C | 12.1°C |
| August | 14°C | 6°C | 9.9°C |
| September | 9°C | 1°C | 5.2°C |
| October | 1°C | −6°C | −2.5°C |
| November | −6°C | −15°C | −10.7°C |
| December | −12°C | −21°C | −16.8°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station, and no record within 25 miles keeps one, so snow is left out here rather than estimated.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00026643; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Deering?
No month's normal high reaches 65°F in Deering: 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 USW00026643.
How hot and how cold does it get in Deering?
In a normal year in Deering, a 90°F day is rare and 249 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- 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
- 249a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 176high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00026643.
How sunny is Deering?
Over a year 72% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Deering, 2.5 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (82%) and October the cloudiest (60%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 67% | 0.1 |
| February | 65% | 0.6 |
| March | 81% | 2.3 |
| April | 73% | 3.8 |
| May | 82% | 5.9 |
| June | 76% | 6.1 |
| July | 66% | 4.8 |
| August | 65% | 3.5 |
| September | 66% | 2.1 |
| October | 60% | 0.8 |
| November | 63% | 0.1 |
| December | 74% | 0.0 |
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 much heating and cooling does Deering need?
A normal year in Deering brings 15,227 heating degree days, 2.8 times the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1 cooling degree days, 100% fewer than the median (908). Twelve months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 254 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2,136 | 0 |
| February | 1,802 | 0 |
| March | 2,018 | 0 |
| April | 1,518 | 0 |
| May | 989 | 0 |
| June | 543 | 0 |
| July | 351 | 1 |
| August | 470 | 0 |
| September | 708 | 0 |
| October | 1,164 | 0 |
| November | 1,566 | 0 |
| December | 1,962 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 15,227 | 1 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00026643. 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.
How does Deering's climate compare?
Deering is warmer than 7 of the other 84 places with their own NOAA record in Alaska. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 23.2°F is warmer than 0%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Deering share this climate record?
Buckland has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Buckland, AK499 people · 46 mi E
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Deering's climate
What is the coldest month in Deering?
January, with a normal high of 4°F and a normal low of −12°F. The warmest is July (62°F by day, 45°F at night).
What plant hardiness zone is Deering in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Deering in zone 3a in ZIP code 99736.
Nearby and next
- Alaska climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Kotzebue, AK55 miles from this station, 24.0°F a year
- Kivalina, AK125 miles from this station, 22.7°F a year
- Nome, AK132 miles from this station, 28.0°F a year
- Kaltag, AK168 miles from this station, 27.9°F a year
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