Talkeetna, AK Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Talkeetna's primary NOAA station, TALKEETNA AP.
The climate verdict for Talkeetna
Talkeetna, Alaska has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 36°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.
- 36°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 52/100
- comfort score, above 24% of station-mapped location scores
- 26.5"
- yearly precipitation total
- 123 days
- frost-free growing season
Talkeetna: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00026528 · Talkeetna, AK 36°F mean · 26.5" precip
TEMP-COLD · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COLD 36°F
- RANK-COOL #137
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ South Pass City
- PRCP-MID 26.5"
- SWING-WIDE 47°F
- COMF-LOW 52/100
- LOAD-HEAT 10,592 HDD
- STN-1 USW00026528
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: South Pass City, WY ( -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.
- Talkeetna (this station) 36°F
- Cold South Pass City, WY 36°F
- Hot Yellowstone Nat…, WY 36°F
- Near Fort Richardson…, AK 36°F
- Near Eagle Rvr Gakon…, AK 36°F
Talkeetna 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 · Talkeetna
Talkeetna: 29/100 · grade F
Talkeetna publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Talkeetna, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 52/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Summer moisture balance | 48.3°F mean dew point | 83/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 26.5 in · 8.5 from 35 in | 70/100 · B |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 208 calendar days | 10/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 123 days/year | 8/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 35.9°F · 31.6° from 67.5°F | 0/100 · F |
Talkeetna · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Talkeetna is a continental Köppen climate: Dfc
Coldest-month mean 13.6°F and warmest-month mean 60.1°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
- 60.1°F
- Coldest month
- 13.6°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 Talkeetna sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Talkeetna's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 98%
- Among 6,861 stations, Talkeetna sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 36th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 66th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Talkeetna compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Talkeetna'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
Talkeetna's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 93 complete annual observations from 1921 to 2025, TALKEETNA AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.22°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Talkeetna primary station fitted change +0.22 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22°F (-6°C) | 5°F (-15°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 1.3" | 30.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 28°F (-2°C) | 9°F (-13°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 1.2" | 27.1 | 0.0 |
| March | 35°F (1°C) | 12°F (-11°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 1.1" | 30.1 | 0.0 |
| April | 47°F (8°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 1.3" | 24.9 | 0.0 |
| May | 59°F (15°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 1.6" | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| June | 67°F (19°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 1.7" | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| July | 69°F (20°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 2.9" | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| August | 65°F (18°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 4.7" | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| September | 56°F (13°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 4.5" | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| October | 42°F (5°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 2.8" | 22.0 | 0.0 |
| November | 28°F (-2°C) | 13°F (-10°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 1.8" | 28.2 | 0.0 |
| December | 23°F (-5°C) | 8°F (-13°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 1.7" | 30.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 69°F around July 1, short of 90°F on every date, while 208 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 4°F near January 7.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 30, then returns to freezing around October 6, covering 208 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 September 4, when 55% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is March 18 at 26%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 140 wet dates a year.
The widest day
March 16 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 23°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Talkeetna.
Where Talkeetna Stands Nationally
Winters bite deep and often: the normal nightly low dips to freezing or below on around 208 nights a year, placing this among the most frost-prone tenth of ranked stations.
Days and nights track unusually close together; the widest normal swing, about 23°F, is narrower than most stations record.
Talkeetna earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
9.4 days with precipitation
9.1 days with precipitation
8.1 days with precipitation
8.2 days with precipitation
11.0 days with precipitation
12.4 days with precipitation
14.5 days with precipitation
16.8 days with precipitation
16.4 days with precipitation
12.5 days with precipitation
9.9 days with precipitation
11.3 days with precipitation
Talkeetna runs a summer-peaked wet season
35% of Talkeetna'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 4.7", on a wide 46.5°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, September, July, taking 45% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: March at 1.1".
- Winter share: 16% 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 Talkeetna in small, frequent amounts
Talkeetna records about 140 days with measurable precipitation a year and 26.5" in total, which works out to roughly 0.19 inches on an average wet day. Precipitation on 38% 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 17 of them.
- Fewest: March, about 8.
- Average depth per wet day: 0.19 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.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 16
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 16
50% probability date
Growing Season
123 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
10,592
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
17
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 | 67% | 5.1 | 41% | 43% |
| February | 62% | 4.5 | 46% | 37% |
| March | 58% | 4.3 | 43% | 38% |
| April | 57% | 4.0 | 37% | 36% |
| May | 60% | 4.2 | 32% | 36% |
| June | 67% | 3.9 | 28% | 38% |
| July | 75% | 3.4 | 18% | 56% |
| August | 78% | 2.9 | 28% | 46% |
| September | 73% | 3.4 | 30% | 47% |
| October | 70% | 3.9 | 42% | 41% |
| November | 71% | 4.6 | 36% | 46% |
| December | 69% | 4.9 | 41% | 40% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside AK closest to Talkeetna 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 (36°F here).
- Fraser, CO 36°F · 0.1°F off
- Rolette, ND 36°F · 0.2°F off
- Orr, MN 36°F · 0.3°F off
- Dillon, CO 36°F · 0.4°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (26.5" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Eden, TX 26.5" · 0.0" off
- Bison, KS 26.5" · 0.0" off
- Ravenna, NE 26.5" · 0.0" off
- Chemult, OR 26.5" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Talkeetna's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Talkeetna's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 10,592 annual heating degree days against 17 for cooling. Its 46.5°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 123 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.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Talkeetna's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 46.5°F. The annual average is 36°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Talkeetna's 26.5 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Talkeetna'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 Talkeetna, 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 Talkeetna's primary station: TALKEETNA AP (USW00026528). 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 0274830), not an incorporated municipality. Match rule for Talkeetna: 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 Talkeetna 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.