Point Baker, Alaska climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Point Baker's normal year runs from 31°F January nights to 61°F August afternoons, with 82.3 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.5°C, January lows of −1°C, August highs of 16°C, 2,090 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationPoint Baker
- Station IDUSC00507421
- Location56.35°N 133.63°W
- Elevation20 ft (6 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population (census place)0
On October 23, the normal high in Point Baker is 47°F and the normal low 38°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Point Baker.
- Jan 38° 31°
- Feb 39° 31°
- Mar 41° 32°
- Apr 47° 36°
- May 53° 42°
- Jun 57° 46°
- Jul 60° 49°
- Aug 61° 49°
- Sep 56° 46°
- Oct 49° 40°
- Nov 42° 35°
- Dec 39° 32°
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 Point Baker each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 61°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 31°F. The most precipitation falls in October (11.06 in), the least in June (2.91 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F | 31°F | 34.5°F | 8.36 | – | <1 | 16 | 7 h 30 min |
| February | 39°F | 31°F | 35.1°F | 5.24 | – | <1 | 17 | 9 h 30 min |
| March | 41°F | 32°F | 36.5°F | 5.06 | – | <1 | 18 | 11 h 40 min |
| April | 47°F | 36°F | 41.6°F | 4.79 | – | <1 | 5 | 14 h 10 min |
| May | 53°F | 42°F | 47.2°F | 4.79 | – | <1 | <1 | 16 h 20 min |
| June | 57°F | 46°F | 51.8°F | 2.91 | – | <1 | <1 | 17 h 40 min |
| July | 60°F | 49°F | 54.4°F | 5.02 | – | <1 | <1 | 17 h 10 min |
| August | 61°F | 49°F | 54.9°F | 6.60 | – | <1 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| September | 56°F | 46°F | 50.7°F | 10.73 | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| October | 49°F | 40°F | 44.4°F | 11.06 | – | <1 | 2 | 10 h 30 min |
| November | 42°F | 35°F | 38.4°F | 9.33 | – | <1 | 12 | 8 h 20 min |
| December | 39°F | 32°F | 35.3°F | 8.39 | – | <1 | 17 | 7 h |
| Year (annual) | 49°F | 39°F | 43.7°F | 82.28 | – | <1 | 85 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −1°C | 1.4°C | 212 mm |
| February | 4°C | 0°C | 1.7°C | 133 mm |
| March | 5°C | 0°C | 2.5°C | 129 mm |
| April | 8°C | 2°C | 5.3°C | 122 mm |
| May | 12°C | 5°C | 8.4°C | 122 mm |
| June | 14°C | 8°C | 11.0°C | 74 mm |
| July | 15°C | 10°C | 12.4°C | 128 mm |
| August | 16°C | 10°C | 12.7°C | 168 mm |
| September | 13°C | 8°C | 10.4°C | 273 mm |
| October | 9°C | 4°C | 6.9°C | 281 mm |
| November | 6°C | 1°C | 3.6°C | 237 mm |
| December | 4°C | 0°C | 1.8°C | 213 mm |
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 USC00507421; 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 Point Baker?
No month's normal high reaches 65°F in Point Baker: the warmest is August at 61°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 USC00507421.
When is the last frost in Point Baker?
In Point Baker, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 19 in half of years and after May 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 25 in half of years and before October 5 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
- April 191 year in 10 after May 5; 9 in 10 after April 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 251 year in 10 before October 5; 9 in 10 before November 11
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 187 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 219 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 3 in half of springs and before November 8 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Point Baker in zone 8a in ZIP code 99927.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Alaska · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00507421; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 in Point Baker?
In a normal year in Point Baker, a 90°F day is rare and 85 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
- 85a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 16high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00507421.
How sunny is Point Baker?
Over a year 57% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Point Baker, 2.4 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (62%) and November the cloudiest (48%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 48% | 0.5 |
| February | 58% | 1.2 |
| March | 58% | 2.3 |
| April | 61% | 3.6 |
| May | 62% | 4.6 |
| June | 57% | 4.7 |
| July | 54% | 4.1 |
| August | 57% | 3.5 |
| September | 54% | 2.4 |
| October | 52% | 1.3 |
| November | 48% | 0.6 |
| December | 48% | 0.3 |
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 Point Baker need?
A normal year in Point Baker brings 7,737 heating degree days, 44% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 0 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 442 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 946 | 0 |
| February | 836 | 0 |
| March | 882 | 0 |
| April | 702 | 0 |
| May | 550 | 0 |
| June | 396 | 0 |
| July | 327 | 0 |
| August | 312 | 0 |
| September | 428 | 0 |
| October | 639 | 0 |
| November | 800 | 0 |
| December | 921 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,737 | 0 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00507421. 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 Point Baker's climate compare?
Point Baker is warmer than 76 of the other 84 places with their own NOAA record in Alaska, and wetter than 59. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.7°F is warmer than 14%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Point Baker is Cfb: temperate, no dry season, warm 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.
Which places near Point Baker share this climate record?
3 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their 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.
- Whale Pass, AK87 people · 28 mi SE
- Edna Bay, AK26 people · 27 mi S
- Port Protection, AK18 people · 2 mi SE
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 Point Baker's climate
What is the coldest month in Point Baker?
January, with a normal high of 38°F and a normal low of 31°F. The warmest is August (61°F by day, 49°F at night).
What is the rainiest month in Point Baker?
October, with 11.06 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 2.91 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Point Baker in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Point Baker in zone 8a in ZIP code 99927.
How late can frost come in Point Baker?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 19; in one year in ten it comes after May 5. Waiting until May 5 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Alaska climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Little Port Walter, AK39 miles from this station, 44.1°F a year
- Port Alexander, AK40 miles from this station, 45.6°F a year
- Petersburg, AK41 miles from this station, 43.0°F a year
- Wrangell, AK48 miles from this station, 44.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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