Tok (70 mi SE), Alaska climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Tok (70 mi SE)'s normal year runs from −19°F January nights to 71°F July afternoons, with 12.7 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of −4.3°C, January lows of −28°C, July highs of 22°C, 323 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationTok (70 mi SE)
- Station IDUSW00096404
- Location62.74°N 141.21°W
- Elevation2,000 ft (610 m)
On October 14, the normal high in Tok (70 mi SE) is 35°F and the normal low 17°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Tok (70 mi SE).
- Jan -3° -19°
- Feb 9° -15°
- Mar 26° -5°
- Apr 45° 15°
- May 60° 29°
- Jun 69° 39°
- Jul 71° 42°
- Aug 66° 38°
- Sep 55° 29°
- Oct 33° 14°
- Nov 9° -8°
- Dec 2° -17°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Tok (70 mi SE) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 71°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of −19°F. The most precipitation falls in July (2.49 in), the least in April (0.32 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3°F | −19°F | -11.0°F | 0.45 | – | <1 | 31 | 5 h 50 min |
| February | 9°F | −15°F | -3.1°F | 0.51 | – | <1 | 28 | 8 h 40 min |
| March | 26°F | −5°F | 10.1°F | 0.43 | – | <1 | 31 | 11 h 40 min |
| April | 45°F | 15°F | 30.2°F | 0.32 | – | <1 | 30 | 14 h 50 min |
| May | 60°F | 29°F | 44.6°F | 0.92 | – | <1 | 23 | 17 h 50 min |
| June | 69°F | 39°F | 53.8°F | 2.46 | – | <1 | 6 | 20 h |
| July | 71°F | 42°F | 56.4°F | 2.49 | – | <1 | 2 | 19 h 10 min |
| August | 66°F | 38°F | 51.9°F | 1.88 | – | <1 | 7 | 16 h 10 min |
| September | 55°F | 29°F | 41.6°F | 1.10 | – | <1 | 22 | 13 h 10 min |
| October | 33°F | 14°F | 23.6°F | 0.89 | – | <1 | 31 | 10 h 10 min |
| November | 9°F | −8°F | 0.6°F | 0.70 | – | <1 | 30 | 7 h |
| December | 2°F | −17°F | -7.7°F | 0.56 | – | <1 | 31 | 5 h |
| Year (annual) | 37°F | 12°F | 24.2°F | 12.71 | – | <1 | 272 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −20°C | −28°C | −23.9°C | 11 mm |
| February | −13°C | −26°C | −19.5°C | 13 mm |
| March | −4°C | −21°C | −12.2°C | 11 mm |
| April | 7°C | −9°C | −1.0°C | 8 mm |
| May | 16°C | −2°C | 7.0°C | 23 mm |
| June | 21°C | 4°C | 12.1°C | 62 mm |
| July | 22°C | 6°C | 13.6°C | 63 mm |
| August | 19°C | 3°C | 11.1°C | 48 mm |
| September | 13°C | −2°C | 5.3°C | 28 mm |
| October | 0°C | −10°C | −4.7°C | 23 mm |
| November | −13°C | −22°C | −17.4°C | 18 mm |
| December | −17°C | −27°C | −22.1°C | 14 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Port Alcan (10 miles away), gets 27 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00096404; 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.
Which months are mildest at Tok (70 mi SE)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July and August.
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 USW00096404.
How hot and how cold does it get at Tok (70 mi SE)?
In a normal year in Tok (70 mi SE), a 90°F day is rare and 272 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
- 272a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 152high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00096404.
How sunny is it at Tok (70 mi SE)?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Tok (70 mi SE), 2.7 kWh per square metre a day. April is the sunniest month (78%) and November the cloudiest (59%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 64% | 0.3 |
| February | 70% | 1.0 |
| March | 78% | 2.6 |
| April | 78% | 4.4 |
| May | 70% | 5.1 |
| June | 67% | 5.4 |
| July | 65% | 4.9 |
| August | 68% | 4.0 |
| September | 67% | 2.5 |
| October | 60% | 1.1 |
| November | 59% | 0.3 |
| December | 63% | 0.1 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does Tok (70 mi SE) record?
A normal year at Tok (70 mi SE) brings 14,827 heating degree days, 2.8 times the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3 cooling degree days, 100% fewer than the median (908). Eleven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 464 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2,354 | 0 |
| February | 1,907 | 0 |
| March | 1,703 | 0 |
| April | 1,044 | 0 |
| May | 634 | 0 |
| June | 340 | 2 |
| July | 268 | 1 |
| August | 408 | 0 |
| September | 702 | 0 |
| October | 1,284 | 0 |
| November | 1,930 | 0 |
| December | 2,254 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 14,827 | 3 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00096404. 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.
Have recent years at Tok (70 mi SE) been warmer than normal?
2024 averaged 24.3°F, 0.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 24.2°F. 2 of the 3 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23.8°F | −0.4°F | 17.23 |
| 2023 | 24.6°F | +0.4°F | 16.18 |
| 2024 | 24.3°F | +0.1°F | 17.78 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00096404. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Tok (70 mi SE)'s climate compare?
Tok (70 mi SE) is warmer than 10 of the 85 places with their own NOAA record in Alaska, and wetter than 15. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 24.2°F is warmer than 0%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Tok (70 mi SE) is Dfc: continental, no dry season, cool 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 Tok (70 mi SE) share this climate record?
Alcan Border 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.
- Alcan Border, AK5 people · 2 mi S
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 Tok (70 mi SE)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Tok (70 mi SE)?
January, with a normal high of −3°F and a normal low of −19°F. The warmest is July (71°F by day, 42°F at night).
Does it snow at Tok (70 mi SE)?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Port Alcan (10 miles away), records 27 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Tok (70 mi SE)?
July, with 2.49 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is April with 0.32 in.
Nearby and next
- Alaska climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Port Alcan, AK11 miles from this station, 24.1°F a year
- Northway, AK27 miles from this station, 24.7°F a year
- Nabesna, AK62 miles from this station, 26.7°F a year
- Tok, AK71 miles from this station, 24.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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