Alaska climate: Statewide normals, its places and each month, NOAA 1991-2020
Alaska's statewide normal is 28.0°F a year with 37.6 inches of precipitation (NOAA nClimDiv, 1991-2020); it has warmed 3.3°F per century since 1925, and 2019 was its warmest year.
- Statewide normal temperature
- 28.0°Fyear, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 37.6 inyear, 1991-2020
- Last five years against normal
- +0.4°F2021-2025 mean 28.4°F
- Places with normals
- 19285 Census places, 107 other stations
What is Alaska's weather like each month?
Statewide, July is the warmest month and January the coldest. Each month has its own page with the warmest and coolest places that month:
- Jan11°-2°
- Feb16°1°
- Mar21°3°
- Apr35°17°
- May49°31°
- Jun60°42°
- Jul62°46°
- Aug58°43°
- Sep48°34°
- Oct33°21°
- Nov19°7°
- Dec13°1°
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°F | −2°F | 4.2°F | 2.82 |
| February | 16°F | 1°F | 8.7°F | 2.39 |
| March | 21°F | 3°F | 12.3°F | 2.11 |
| April | 35°F | 17°F | 26.2°F | 1.90 |
| May | 49°F | 31°F | 40.1°F | 2.12 |
| June | 60°F | 42°F | 50.9°F | 2.42 |
| July | 62°F | 46°F | 54.1°F | 3.48 |
| August | 58°F | 43°F | 50.4°F | 4.57 |
| September | 48°F | 34°F | 41.4°F | 4.96 |
| October | 33°F | 21°F | 27.1°F | 4.23 |
| November | 19°F | 7°F | 13.3°F | 3.50 |
| December | 13°F | 1°F | 7.0°F | 3.14 |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide series (Climate at a Glance); data files. Statewide values are area-weighted from a 5 km grid of station data, so they differ from the simple average of a state's stations.
Has Alaska been warmer than normal?
4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the 1991-2020 statewide normal of 28.0°F. The record since 1925 rises at a fitted 3.3°F per century; the warmest year was 2019 (32.2°F).
| Year | Mean | Against normal |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26.5°F | −1.5°F |
| 2022 | 28.6°F | +0.6°F |
| 2023 | 28.4°F | +0.5°F |
| 2024 | 28.9°F | +0.9°F |
| 2025 | 29.6°F | +1.6°F |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide annual series.
Where is it warmest, wettest and snowiest in Alaska?
Among the places PlainClimate covers, Annette Island Airport has the warmest year (47.7°F) and Utqiagvik, formerly Barrow (4 mi ENE) the coolest (12.7°F); Little Port Walter is the wettest (245.7 in) and Kuparuk the driest (4.7 in), and Valdez gets the most snow (325 in).
| Place | Year | July high | January low | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 37.6°F | 66°F | 11°F | 16.4 | 78 | May 5 |
| Fairbanks | 28.3°F | 73°F | −17°F | 11.7 | 65 | May 13 |
| Juneau | 42.1°F | 64°F | 24°F | 67.0 | 88 | May 4 |
| Badger | 28.1°F | 73°F | −16°F | 12.8 | 54 | May 18 |
| College | 28.5°F | 71°F | −11°F | 13.3 | 64 | May 18 |
| North Lakes | 37.0°F | 67°F | 11°F | 18.8 | 62 | May 16 |
| Sitka | 45.4°F | 60°F | 32°F | 84.5 | – | April 12 |
| Ketchikan | 46.0°F | 65°F | 32°F | 149.5 | – | April 22 |
| Kenai | 35.6°F | 63°F | 7°F | 18.3 | – | May 24 |
| Sterling | 35.7°F | 66°F | 8°F | 23.1 | – | May 20 |
| Palmer | 37.1°F | 68°F | 8°F | 12.6 | – | May 6 |
| Bethel | 31.4°F | 64°F | 1°F | 19.7 | 64 | May 21 |
| Homer | 40.1°F | 63°F | 19°F | 23.9 | – | May 10 |
| Kodiak | 42.2°F | 62°F | 26°F | 78.3 | 70 | May 5 |
| Utqiaġvik | 13.7°F | 48°F | −18°F | 5.4 | 46 | – |
| Soldotna | 34.1°F | 66°F | 5°F | 21.6 | – | June 11 |
| Valdez | 39.7°F | 64°F | 19°F | 67.9 | 325 | April 30 |
| Nome | 28.0°F | 58°F | −2°F | 17.2 | 81 | June 5 |
| Petersburg | 43.0°F | 62°F | 27°F | 110.2 | 86 | April 29 |
| Goldstream | 24.3°F | 71°F | −18°F | 14.3 | – | – |
| Kotzebue | 24.0°F | 60°F | −8°F | 11.4 | 64 | June 5 |
| Seward | 40.4°F | 62°F | 21°F | 69.7 | – | May 2 |
| Ester | 26.8°F | 72°F | −15°F | 14.6 | – | May 24 |
| North Pole | 26.5°F | 71°F | −17°F | 13.5 | 53 | May 22 |
| Cordova | 39.9°F | 62°F | 19°F | 86.2 | – | May 23 |
| Wrangell | 44.9°F | 64°F | 29°F | – | – | April 11 |
| Haines | 41.9°F | 65°F | 19°F | 47.4 | – | April 25 |
| Willow | 33.4°F | 68°F | −4°F | – | – | May 15 |
| Tok | 24.7°F | 72°F | −20°F | 10.6 | 38 | – |
| Lazy Mountain | 35.4°F | 66°F | 9°F | 18.0 | 83 | May 22 |
| Metlakatla | 45.7°F | 62°F | 31°F | 105.2 | – | April 14 |
| Skagway | 42.7°F | 65°F | 22°F | 25.2 | – | April 21 |
| Craig | 44.9°F | 60°F | 33°F | 99.9 | – | April 14 |
| Talkeetna | 35.9°F | 69°F | 5°F | 26.5 | – | May 16 |
| Delta Junction | 30.0°F | 70°F | −8°F | 10.3 | – | May 17 |
| Hoonah | 43.1°F | 65°F | 27°F | 65.8 | 90 | May 9 |
| Healy | 28.6°F | 67°F | −9°F | 15.4 | – | May 27 |
| Klawock | 45.2°F | 63°F | 31°F | 89.2 | – | April 29 |
| Sand Point | 39.9°F | 56°F | 27°F | 48.9 | – | May 11 |
| Gustavus | 40.6°F | 63°F | 22°F | 58.7 | – | May 28 |
| Wainwright | 14.8°F | 52°F | −18°F | – | – | – |
| Two Rivers | 29.9°F | 75°F | −13°F | 15.8 | 61 | May 30 |
| Yakutat | 41.1°F | 62°F | 22°F | 140.4 | 147 | May 20 |
| Nuiqsut | 13.4°F | 58°F | −23°F | 5.7 | – | – |
| Thorne Bay | 44.2°F | 66°F | 28°F | 85.2 | – | May 1 |
| Galena | 26.0°F | 69°F | −17°F | 13.9 | 77 | May 18 |
| St. Paul | 35.9°F | 52°F | 21°F | 24.3 | 64 | June 4 |
| Kivalina | 22.7°F | 56°F | −9°F | 9.7 | – | June 10 |
| King Salmon | 36.5°F | 65°F | 10°F | 21.4 | 47 | May 26 |
| Nenana | 30.1°F | 73°F | −12°F | 12.4 | – | May 15 |
| McGrath | 28.9°F | 70°F | −14°F | 18.1 | 87 | May 13 |
| Whittier | 41.1°F | 63°F | 24°F | 197.3 | 268 | April 25 |
| Seldovia | 39.5°F | 62°F | 21°F | 40.4 | – | May 10 |
| Tanana | 25.5°F | 71°F | −17°F | 11.5 | 50 | May 29 |
| Cooper Landing | 36.7°F | 69°F | 9°F | – | – | June 12 |
| Northway | 24.7°F | 72°F | −22°F | 11.3 | 43 | May 26 |
| Port Alsworth | 34.8°F | 67°F | 5°F | 23.6 | – | June 2 |
| Deering | 23.2°F | 62°F | −12°F | – | – | – |
| Kaltag | 27.9°F | 69°F | −12°F | 21.5 | – | May 25 |
| Dry Creek | 27.2°F | 72°F | −15°F | 15.7 | 57 | May 30 |
| Cantwell | 27.2°F | 66°F | −9°F | 16.8 | – | – |
| Ouzinkie | 40.5°F | 60°F | 26°F | – | – | May 9 |
| Central | 23.0°F | 73°F | −24°F | – | – | May 25 |
| Pelican | 42.7°F | 60°F | 28°F | 164.6 | 112 | May 4 |
| Eagle | 26.3°F | 73°F | −16°F | 11.5 | – | – |
| Moose Pass | 35.7°F | 66°F | 9°F | 42.2 | – | May 31 |
| Port Alexander | 45.6°F | 64°F | 32°F | 162.0 | 56 | April 18 |
| Gulkana | 28.3°F | 69°F | −12°F | 11.8 | – | June 7 |
| Skwentna | 34.5°F | 70°F | 1°F | – | – | May 23 |
| St. George | 36.7°F | 51°F | 23°F | 20.4 | – | May 31 |
| Cold Bay | 39.3°F | 56°F | 24°F | 42.7 | 67 | May 25 |
| Iliamna | 37.7°F | 65°F | 12°F | 25.0 | – | May 10 |
| Tonsina | 27.6°F | 70°F | −9°F | 13.3 | 72 | – |
| Hope | 36.5°F | 66°F | 10°F | – | – | May 18 |
| Bettles | 23.9°F | 70°F | −19°F | 16.0 | 98 | May 22 |
| Wiseman | 22.6°F | 70°F | −19°F | 15.9 | – | – |
| Paxson | 26.2°F | 65°F | −10°F | – | – | – |
| Hyder | 42.9°F | 68°F | 22°F | 92.5 | – | May 4 |
| Whitestone | 29.6°F | 74°F | −11°F | 12.7 | 42 | May 26 |
| Elfin Cove | 42.8°F | 58°F | 29°F | 104.0 | 110 | April 26 |
| Fox | 27.8°F | 70°F | −11°F | 15.6 | 55 | May 28 |
| McCarthy | 29.9°F | 71°F | −9°F | 17.7 | 67 | – |
| Chicken | 20.2°F | 70°F | −29°F | 12.3 | 37 | – |
| Nabesna | 26.7°F | 66°F | −11°F | – | – | June 4 |
| Point Baker | 43.7°F | 60°F | 31°F | 82.3 | – | April 19 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
What are Alaska's all-time weather records?
The official state records, reviewed by NOAA's State Climate Extremes Committee: from 100°F to −80°F.
| Record | Value | Where | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest temperature | 100°F | Fort Yukon | June 27, 1915 |
| Lowest temperature | −80°F | Prospect Creek Camp | January 23, 1971 |
| Most precipitation in 24 hours | 15.05 in | Seward | October 10, 1986 |
| Most snow in 24 hours | 78 in | Mile 47 Camp | February 9, 1963 |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 192 in | Valdez Municipal Airport (tied 2 times; the latest shown) | April 11, 2008 |
Source: NOAA NCEI State Climate Extremes Committee records.
Which other NOAA stations in Alaska keep normals?
107 stations in Alaska that are not a town's own record keep 1991-2020 normals too: reservoirs and dams, parks and forests, research farms, remote sites and the second stations of towns (those are shown on the town's page). Each with its normal yearly mean:
- Alpine14.4°F
- Alyeska38.7°F
- Amber Lake36.3°F
- Anchorage Forecast Office37.5°F
- Anchorage Lake Hood Airport38.0°F
- Anchorage Merrill Field37.8°F
- Anchorage Rabbit Creek #236.5°F
- Anchorage Upper De Armoun37.6°F
- Annette Island Airport47.7°F
- Annex Creek39.4°F
- Auke Bay42.5°F
- Aurora28.5°F
- Beaver Falls47.3°F
- Ben's Farm36.9°F
- Big River Lakes39.5°F
- Campbell Creek Science Center34.1°F
- Cannery Creek38.8°F
- Chandalar Lake19.1°F
- Chandalar Shelf DOT19.5°F
- Chulitna River30.0°F
- Circle Hot Springs21.3°F
- Clear Sky27.2°F
- College (5 mi NW)30.6°F
- Colville Village13.2°F
- Cooper Lake Project38.4°F
- Cordova N42.6°F
- Cordova Wastewater Treatment Plant42.6°F
- Deadhorse Airport13.3°F
- Delta (5 mi NE)27.4°F
- Delta (6 mi N)25.9°F
- Delta Junction (20 mi SE)27.3°F
- Denali (27 mi N)28.8°F
- Dutch Harbor41.6°F
- Eagle River (5 mi SE)36.7°F
- Eagle River Gakona Circle36.1°F
- Eagle River Nature Center35.4°F
- Eagle station26.1°F
- Eaglecrest Base38.0°F
- Eielson Field26.9°F
- Eklutna Water Treatment Plant37.0°F
- Ester (5 mi NE)25.9°F
- Fairbanks (11 mi NE)31.2°F
- Fairbanks Airport #227.6°F
- Fairbanks Midtown29.0°F
- Farewell Lake29.8°F
- Fort Knox Mine30.5°F
- Fort Richardson Water Treatment Plant36.1°F
- Gennallen Kcam27.1°F
- Gilmore Creek28.4°F
- Glacier Bay40.9°F
- Glen Alps34.5°F
- Glennallen (64 mi N)25.5°F
- Gustavus station40.1°F
- Haines (40 mi NW)37.1°F
- Haines #240.8°F
- Hayes River34.4°F
- Hidden Falls Hatchery42.3°F
- Homer (8 mi NW)37.2°F
- Homer (9 mi E)38.2°F
- Intricate Bay36.7°F
- Juneau Downtown43.5°F
- Juneau Forecast Office40.3°F
- Juneau Lena Point44.0°F
- Juneau Mile 1742.5°F
- Kenai (29 mi ENE)34.2°F
- Kenai (9 mi N)35.6°F
- Ketchikan (10 mi N)45.6°F
- Keystone Ridge31.2°F
- King Salmon (42 mi SE)35.2°F
- Kitoi Bay41.0°F
- Kobe Hill28.2°F
- Kodiak Wastewater Treatment Plant41.9°F
- Kuparuk13.5°F
- Lake Susitna26.3°F
- Little Port Walter44.1°F
- Little Su At Hatcher Pass Bridge35.6°F
- Main Bay39.5°F
- Manley Hot Springs (15 mi NE)24.7°F
- Matanuska Experiment Farm36.7°F
- McKinley Park28.0°F
- Mile 42 Steese27.6°F
- Minchumina28.0°F
- Monashka Creek Dam38.1°F
- Palmer Job Corps40.2°F
- Port Alcan24.1°F
- Port Alsworth station38.4°F
- Port San Juan40.9°F
- Portage Glacier V C37.1°F
- Puntilla30.1°F
- Ruby (44 mi ESE)26.3°F
- Seward (19 mi N)37.2°F
- Seward (8 mi NW)35.3°F
- Silver Lake29.1°F
- Sitka (1 mi NE)43.3°F
- Skagway station41.7°F
- Snettisham Power Plant41.0°F
- St. Paul (4 mi NE)35.4°F
- Sutton (1 mi W)36.5°F
- Tok (70 mi SE)24.2°F
- Tok #225.0°F
- Toolik Lake (5 mi ENE)18.9°F
- University Experiment Station28.9°F
- Utqiagvik, formerly Barrow (4 mi ENE)12.7°F
- Valdez station36.8°F
- Wally Noerenberg Hatchery40.0°F
- Whites Crossing33.4°F
- Yakutat (3 mi SSE)40.0°F
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station.
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- Annette Island Airport47.7°F a year, 103.5 in of precipitation
- Utqiagvik, formerly Barrow (4 mi ENE)12.7°F a year, 6.2 in of precipitation
- Little Port Walter44.1°F a year, 245.7 in of precipitation
- Valdez39.7°F a year, 67.9 in of precipitation
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