Haines, AK Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Haines's primary NOAA station, HAINES AP - 3 stations mapped to the area.
The climate verdict for Haines
Water is the standout signal in Haines, Alaska: 47.4 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 42°F. At 52/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 24% of scores.
- 42°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 52/100
- comfort score, above 24% of station-mapped location scores
- 47.4"
- yearly precipitation total
- 170 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Haines: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00025323 · Haines, AK 42°F mean · 47.4" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-MULTI · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 42°F
- RANK-COOL #617
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sunrise Mtn
- PRCP-MID 47.4"
- SWING-MID 34°F
- COMF-LOW 52/100
- LOAD-HEAT 8,406 HDD
- STN-MULTI USW00025323
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Sunrise Mtn, AZ ( -0.1 °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.
- Haines (this station) 42°F
- Cold Eagle Nest, NM 42°F
- Hot Juneau, AK 42°F
- Near Sunrise Mtn, AZ 42°F
- Near Phillipsburg Ra…, MT 42°F
Haines 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 · Haines
Haines: 33/100 · grade F
Haines publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Haines, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 52/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 47.4 in · 12.4 from 35 in | 56/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 170 days/year | 42/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 161 calendar days | 39/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 41.9°F · 25.6° from 67.5°F | 9/100 · F |
Haines · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Haines is a continental Köppen climate: Dsb
Coldest-month mean 24.4°F and warmest-month mean 58.8°F place this station in continental, dry-summer, warm summer climates (Dsb). Class Dsb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, dry-summer, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dsb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 58.8°F
- Coldest month
- 24.4°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 Haines sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Haines's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 91%
- Among 6,861 stations, Haines sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 26% wettest
- Haines's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 84%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Haines is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Haines compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Haines's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
52 24th percentile score exceeds 24% 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%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30°F (-1°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 4.9" | N/A | 25.4 | 0.0 |
| February | 34°F (1°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 3.4" | N/A | 23.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 39°F (4°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 3.0" | N/A | 22.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 50°F (10°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 2.4" | N/A | 10.5 | 0.0 |
| May | 60°F (15°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 1.9" | N/A | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| June | 64°F (18°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 1.6" | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| July | 65°F (19°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 1.7" | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| August | 64°F (18°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 3.2" | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| September | 57°F (14°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 5.9" | N/A | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| October | 48°F (9°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 6.8" | N/A | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| November | 36°F (2°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 5.7" | N/A | 21.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 32°F (0°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 7.1" | N/A | 25.0 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 66°F around July 26, short of 90°F on every date, while 161 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 18°F near January 14.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 7, then returns to freezing around October 30, covering 161 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is October 5, when 58% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is May 29 at 31%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 167 wet dates a year.
The widest day
May 15 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 18°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Haines.
Where Haines Stands Nationally
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 18°F.
Haines earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
16.3 days with precipitation
11.3 days with precipitation
13.3 days with precipitation
12.3 days with precipitation
9.6 days with precipitation
9.9 days with precipitation
12.3 days with precipitation
14.2 days with precipitation
16.9 days with precipitation
17.8 days with precipitation
16.2 days with precipitation
17.0 days with precipitation
Haines spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 14% of the annual total and December through February 32%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Haines has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 34.4°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: December averages 7.1" and June 1.6". The three wettest months together take 42% 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.
How Haines's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 167 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 47.4" between them, or roughly 0.28 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 12
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 25
50% probability date
Growing Season
170 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
8,406
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
11
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside AK closest to Haines 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 (42°F here).
- Chelsea, VT 42°F · 0.0°F off
- Fergus Falls, MN 42°F · 0.0°F off
- Lancaster, NH 42°F · 0.0°F off
- Big Bay, MI 42°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (47.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Sallisaw, OK 47.4" · 0.0" off
- Cassville, MO 47.4" · 0.0" off
- Morristown, TN 47.4" · 0.0" off
- Spencer, WV 47.4" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Haines's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Haines's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 8,406 annual heating degree days against 11 for cooling. Its 34.4°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Haines's frost-free season lasts about 170 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Haines's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 34.4°F. The annual average is 42°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Haines carries 47.4 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 Haines'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 Haines, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Haines's primary station: HAINES AP (USW00025323). 3 NOAA stations are mapped to the Haines area; the primary station's record is used for consistency. For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as a census-designated place (GEOID 0231050), not an incorporated municipality. Match rule for Haines: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Haines 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.