Nome Muni, AK Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Nome Muni's primary NOAA station, NOME MUNI AP.
The climate verdict for Nome Muni
Dryness leads the climate profile for Nome Muni, Alaska, with 17.2 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 28°F. At 34/100 (below average) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 2% of scores.
- 28°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 34/100
- comfort score, above 2% of station-mapped location scores
- 17.2"
- annual precipitation · 81" snow
- 90 days
- frost-free growing season
Nome Muni: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00026617 · Nome Muni, AK 28°F mean · 17.2" precip
TEMP-COLD · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COLD 28°F
- RANK-COOL #69
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ N Pole
- PRCP-DRY 17.2"
- SWING-WIDE 46°F
- COMF-LOW 34/100
- LOAD-HEAT 13,485 HDD
- STN-1 USW00026617
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: N Pole, AK (+ 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.
- Nome (this station) 28°F
- Cold Fox, AK 28°F
- Hot Gulkana, AK 28°F
- Near N Pole, AK 28°F
- Near Kobe Hill, AK 28°F
Nome Muni 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 · Nome Muni
Nome Muni: 15/100 · grade F
Nome Muni publishes all six Living Index dimensions from NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals.
PlainClimate-derived for Nome Muni, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 34/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Summer moisture balance | 44.5°F mean dew point | 60/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 17.2 in · 17.8 from 35 in | 37/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 80.8 inches/year | 6/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 28.0°F · 39.5° from 67.5°F | 0/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 90 days/year | 0/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 235 calendar days | 0/100 · F |
Nome Muni · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Nome Muni is a continental Köppen climate: Dfc
Coldest-month mean 5.6°F and warmest-month mean 52.0°F place this station in continental, no dry season, cool summer climates (Dfc). Class Dfc is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, cool summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfc
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 52.0°F
- Coldest month
- 5.6°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 Nome Muni sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Nome Muni's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 99%
- Among 6,861 stations, Nome Muni sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 78%
- Nome Muni's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 66th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Nome Muni compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Nome Muni's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
34 2nd percentile score exceeds 2% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Above this entry.
- 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.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Nome Muni's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 101 complete annual observations from 1909 to 2025, NOME MUNI AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.10°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Nome Muni primary station fitted change +0.10 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°F (-10°C) | -2°F (-19°C) | 6°F (-15°C) | 0.9" | 13.4" | 30.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 17°F (-8°C) | 1°F (-17°C) | 9°F (-13°C) | 1.0" | 14.7" | 27.9 | 0.0 |
| March | 18°F (-8°C) | 2°F (-17°C) | 10°F (-12°C) | 0.7" | 10.7" | 31.0 | 0.0 |
| April | 29°F (-1°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 0.7" | 6.8" | 28.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 44°F (6°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 0.9" | 1.9" | 17.9 | 0.0 |
| June | 55°F (13°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 1.0" | 0.2" | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| July | 58°F (14°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 2.4" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| August | 56°F (13°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 3.2" | 0.0" | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| September | 49°F (9°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 2.2" | 0.5" | 9.1 | 0.0 |
| October | 36°F (2°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 1.8" | 4.7" | 22.9 | 0.0 |
| November | 24°F (-4°C) | 12°F (-11°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 1.3" | 12.1" | 28.6 | 0.0 |
| December | 16°F (-9°C) | 2°F (-17°C) | 9°F (-13°C) | 1.1" | 15.8" | 30.9 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 59°F around July 3, short of 90°F on every date, while 235 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest -3°F near January 11.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into May 19, then returns to freezing around September 28, covering 235 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 August 9, when 48% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is April 15 at 26%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 131 wet dates a year.
The widest day
March 21 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 16°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Nome Muni.
Where Nome Muni Stands Nationally
Winters bite deep and often: the normal nightly low dips to freezing or below on around 235 nights a year, placing this among the most frost-prone tenth of ranked stations.
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 16°F.
Nome Muni earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 13.4"
10.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 14.7"
10.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 10.7"
8.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 6.8"
7.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.9"
8.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
8.7 days with precipitation
12.6 days with precipitation
14.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.5"
13.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.7"
12.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 12.1"
11.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 15.8"
11.4 days with precipitation
Nome Muni runs a summer-peaked wet season
38% of Nome Muni's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is August at 3.2", on a wide 46.4°F gap between its warmest and coldest month. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: August, July, September, taking 45% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: April at 0.7".
- Winter share: 17% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
Rain reaches Nome Muni in small, frequent amounts
Nome Muni records about 131 days with measurable precipitation a year and 17.2" in total, which works out to roughly 0.13 inches on an average wet day. Precipitation on 36% of all days, arriving that lightly, is the damp many-grey-days pattern rather than the storm-driven one.
Places in this band read as wetter than their annual totals suggest, because what people notice is the number of overcast days, not the depth in the gauge.
- Most wet days: August, about 15 of them.
- Fewest: April, about 8.
- Average depth per wet day: 0.13 inches.
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.
Winter brings real snow to Nome Muni
Nome Muni averages 80.8 inches of snowfall a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 72 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 80.8 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 72 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 47% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 3
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
June 5
50% probability date
Growing Season
90 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
13,485
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
3
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 77% | 8.8 | 39% | 33% |
| February | 77% | 10.1 | 32% | 39% |
| March | 75% | 8.6 | 29% | 36% |
| April | 77% | 8.3 | 22% | 37% |
| May | 71% | 8.8 | 19% | 30% |
| June | 79% | 9.1 | 7% | 54% |
| July | 83% | 9.1 | 9% | 54% |
| August | 79% | 9.4 | 14% | 47% |
| September | 77% | 9.7 | 17% | 44% |
| October | 79% | 10.0 | 24% | 46% |
| November | 77% | 9.9 | 31% | 37% |
| December | 76% | 9.3 | 32% | 36% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside AK closest to Nome Muni 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 (28°F here).
- Cooke City, MT 34°F · 6.2°F off
- Crested Butte, CO 34°F · 6.2°F off
- Silver Gate, MT 34°F · 6.3°F off
- Stanley, ID 34°F · 6.4°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (17.2" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Miami, AZ 17.2" · 0.0" off
- Seminole, TX 17.2" · 0.0" off
- Cimarron, NM 17.2" · 0.0" off
- Eagle Nest, NM 17.2" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Nome Muni
heating led · dry · mid swing
Nome Muni's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 13,485 annual heating degree days against 3 for cooling. Its 46.4°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 90 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
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1. Nome Muni coldest normal
January
Averaging 6°F (-15°C), this month sits below freezing for the month as a whole, not merely overnight.
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2. Nome Muni typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Nome Muni snow peak
December
Nome Muni averages 80.8 inches of snow a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals.
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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 Nome Muni's primary station: NOME MUNI AP (USW00026617). 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 Nome Muni; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Nome Muni 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.