Alaska Climate
How Alaska's latest month ranks since 1895, the normals at its main weather stations, and the climate page for every town.
How Alaska is running
NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance, from the nClimGrid analysis of every station, updated early each month. A rank of 1 is the highest or lowest of all years since 1895.
August 2026 in Alaska: 52.4°F (+2.0 °F against 1991-2020), the 10th warmest in 102 years on record.
August 2026 in Alaska: 4.57 in (+0.00 in against 1991-2020), the 43rd wettest in 102 years on record.
January to August 2026 in Alaska: 28.1°F (-2.8 °F against 1991-2020), the 33rd coolest in 102 years on record.
January to August 2026 in Alaska: 23.22 in (+1.42 in against 1991-2020), the 25th wettest in 102 years on record.
- Warmest August
- 55.3°F in 2004
- Coolest August
- 44.8°F in 1969
- Wettest August
- 6.53 in in 2018
- Driest August
- 1.93 in in 1941
Every year since 1925
Main weather stations
Annual 1991-2020 normals at the first-order (airport and Weather Service) stations; freeze dates are the median for 32°F.
| Station | Avg high | Avg low | Precipitation | Snowfall | Last freeze | First freeze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage Intl AP | 44.1°F | 31.1°F | 16.42 in | 77.9 in | May 5 | October 1 |
| Anchorage Lake Hood AP | 44.9°F | 31.1°F | 14.98 in | May 1 | October 3 | |
| Anchorage Merrill Fld | 45.3°F | 30.4°F | 14.16 in | May 1 | September 29 | |
| Annette Island AP | 53.6°F | 41.8°F | 103.51 in | 34.8 in | April 4 | October 31 |
| Barrow Post Rogers AP | 19.2°F | 8.3°F | 5.39 in | 45.8 in | ||
| Bethel AP | 38.4°F | 24.4°F | 19.68 in | 64.0 in | May 21 | September 22 |
| Bettles AP | 33.6°F | 14.3°F | 16.01 in | 97.9 in | May 22 | August 24 |
| Big Delta AP | 38.5°F | 21.4°F | 10.28 in | May 17 | September 7 | |
| Cold Bay AP | 44.3°F | 34.3°F | 42.67 in | 67.3 in | May 25 | October 4 |
| Cordova M K Smith AP | 47.6°F | 32.3°F | 86.18 in | May 23 | September 19 | |
| Deadhorse AP | 19.7°F | 6.9°F | 5.70 in | |||
| Denali 27 N | 38.0°F | 19.7°F | 23.50 in | May 25 | September 8 | |
| Eagle AP | 38.6°F | 14.0°F | 11.48 in | |||
| Fairbanks 11 Ne | 38.6°F | 23.7°F | 15.01 in | May 12 | September 16 | |
| Fairbanks Intl AP | 38.5°F | 18.1°F | 11.67 in | 64.6 in | May 13 | September 13 |
| Glennallen 64 N | 35.8°F | 15.1°F | 18.74 in | June 5 | August 24 | |
| Gulkana AP | 38.8°F | 17.7°F | 11.76 in | June 7 | August 21 | |
| Gustavus | 47.9°F | 32.2°F | 62.29 in | 72.3 in | May 30 | September 16 |
| Gustavus 2 Ne | 48.4°F | 32.9°F | 58.69 in | May 28 | September 25 | |
| Haines AP | 48.3°F | 35.6°F | 47.40 in | April 25 | October 12 | |
| Homer AP | 47.0°F | 33.1°F | 23.88 in | May 10 | September 29 | |
| Iliamna AP | 44.7°F | 30.7°F | 25.01 in | May 10 | October 1 | |
| Juneau Intl AP | 48.3°F | 35.9°F | 66.99 in | 87.6 in | May 4 | October 3 |
| Kaltag AP | 37.5°F | 18.4°F | 21.54 in | May 25 | September 3 | |
| Kenai 29 Ene | 44.5°F | 23.9°F | 18.78 in | June 1 | September 8 | |
| Kenai Muni AP | 43.5°F | 27.7°F | 18.27 in | May 24 | September 12 | |
| Ketchikan Intl AP | 51.3°F | 40.8°F | 149.54 in | April 22 | October 23 | |
| King Salmon | 44.3°F | 28.6°F | 21.44 in | 47.4 in | May 26 | September 15 |
| King Salmon 42 Se | 43.5°F | 26.9°F | 32.08 in | June 9 | September 11 | |
| Kivalina AP | 29.4°F | 16.0°F | 9.69 in | June 10 | September 11 | |
| Klawock AP | 51.3°F | 39.1°F | 89.20 in | April 29 | October 16 | |
| Kodiak AP | 47.9°F | 36.5°F | 78.32 in | 70.3 in | May 5 | October 3 |
| Kotzebue Ralph Wein AP | 29.8°F | 18.3°F | 11.36 in | 64.2 in | June 5 | September 24 |
| Mcgrath AP | 37.9°F | 19.9°F | 18.05 in | 86.5 in | May 13 | September 13 |
| Metlakatla 6 S | 51.1°F | 40.4°F | 105.24 in | April 14 | October 25 | |
| Nenana Muni AP | 39.8°F | 20.4°F | 12.37 in | May 15 | September 11 | |
| Nome Muni AP | 34.6°F | 21.3°F | 17.22 in | 80.8 in | June 5 | September 3 |
| Northway AP | 36.1°F | 13.3°F | 11.27 in | 42.9 in | May 26 | September 1 |
| Nuiqsut AP | 20.2°F | 6.7°F | 5.68 in | |||
| Palmer Muni AP | 45.1°F | 29.1°F | 12.61 in | May 6 | September 25 | |
| Petersburg 1 | 47.9°F | 38.0°F | 110.19 in | 85.6 in | April 29 | October 17 |
| Port Alsworth 1 Sw | 44.6°F | 25.0°F | 23.59 in | June 2 | September 12 | |
| Portage Glacier V C | 44.0°F | 30.3°F | 159.30 in | May 27 | September 12 | |
| Sand Point 1 Ene | 44.2°F | 35.7°F | 48.92 in | May 11 | October 18 | |
| Seldovia AP | 45.4°F | 33.6°F | 40.39 in | May 10 | October 1 | |
| Seward AP | 46.3°F | 34.5°F | 69.71 in | May 2 | October 7 | |
| Sitka 1 Ne | 48.9°F | 37.8°F | 102.06 in | May 3 | October 18 | |
| Sitka Airport | 50.0°F | 40.9°F | 84.47 in | April 12 | November 1 | |
| Skagway AP | 48.3°F | 37.1°F | 25.18 in | April 21 | October 17 | |
| St George Island AP | 40.5°F | 33.0°F | 20.38 in | May 31 | October 5 | |
| St Paul Island AP | 40.0°F | 31.9°F | 24.33 in | 64.3 in | June 4 | September 28 |
| St. Paul 4 Ne | 39.6°F | 31.2°F | 24.91 in | June 5 | September 28 | |
| Talkeetna AP | 45.0°F | 26.9°F | 26.51 in | May 16 | September 16 | |
| Tanana Calhoun Mem AP | 35.4°F | 15.5°F | 11.47 in | 50.0 in | May 29 | August 28 |
| Tok 70 Se | 36.7°F | 11.8°F | 12.71 in | |||
| Utqiagvik Formerly Barrow 4 En | 18.1°F | 7.4°F | 6.19 in | |||
| Valdez WSO | 46.0°F | 33.3°F | 67.90 in | 325.3 in | April 30 | October 2 |
| Yakutat 3 Sse | 46.6°F | 33.4°F | 142.03 in | May 13 | September 26 | |
| Yakutat State AP | 48.1°F | 34.0°F | 140.36 in | 147.3 in | May 20 | September 23 |
Frost dates at every station in Alaska
Counties
- Aleutians East Borough
- Aleutians West Census Area
- Anchorage Municipality
- Bethel Census Area
- Bristol Bay Borough
- Chugach Census Area
- City and Borough of Wrangell
- Copper River Census Area
- Denali Borough
- Dillingham Census Area
- Fairbanks North Star Borough
- Haines Borough
- Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
- Juneau City and Borough
- Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Kodiak Island Borough
- Kusilvak Census Area
- Lake and Peninsula Borough
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Nome Census Area
- North Slope Borough
- Northwest Arctic Borough
- Petersburg Borough
- Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
- Sitka City and Borough
- Skagway Municipality
- Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
- Yakutat City and Borough
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Towns
- Akiachak
- Akutan
- Alakanuk
- Anchor Point
- Anchorage
- Aniak
- Badger
- Bear Creek
- Bethel
- Big Delta
- Big Lake
- Buffalo Soapstone
- Butte
- Chevak
- Cohoe
- College
- Cordova
- Craig
- Delta Junction
- Deltana
- Diamond Ridge
- Dillingham
- Dutch Harbor
- Eagle River
- Eielson Air Force Base
- Elmendorf Air Force Base
- Emmonak
- Ester
- Fairbanks
- Farm Loop
- Farmers Loop
- Fishhook
- Fort Greely
- Fort Yukon
- Fox River
- Fritz Creek
- Funny River
- Gambell
- Gateway
- Girdwood
- Haines
- Happy Valley
- Healy
- Homer
- Hoonah
- Hooper Bay
- Houston
- Juneau
- Kake
- Kalifornsky
- Kasigluk
- Kasilof
- Kenai
- Ketchikan
- King Cove
- Kipnuk
- Klawock
- Knik River
- Knik-Fairview
- Kodiak
- Kodiak Station
- Kotlik
- Kotzebue
- Kwethluk
- Lakes
- Lazy Mountain
- Meadow Lakes
- Metlakatla
- Moose Creek
- Mountain Village
- Naknek
- New Stuyahok
- Nikiski
- Ninilchik
- Noatak
- Nome
- Noorvik
- North Pole
- Nunapitchuk
- Palmer
- Petersburg
- Pilot Station
- Pleasant Valley
- Point Hope
- Point MacKenzie
- Prudhoe Bay
- Quinhagak
- Ridgeway
- Salamatof
- Salcha
- Sand Point
- Savoonga
- Scammon Bay
- Selawik
- Seward
- Shishmaref
- Sitka
- Skagway
- Soldotna
- South Van Horn
- St. Mary's
- Stebbins
- Sterling
- Susitna North
- Sutton-Alpine
- Talkeetna
- Tanaina
- Togiak
- Tok
- Toksook Bay
- Two Rivers
- Unalakleet
- Unalaska
- Utqiagvik
- Valdez
- Wainwright
- Wasilla
- Willow
- Womens Bay
- Wrangell
- Yakutat
Sources
Rankings: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance. Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020. Both public domain.