Utqiagvik climate

Utqiagvik Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Barrow Post Rogers AP, 0.9 km from Utqiagvik

Average highs run from 46°F on August 1 to 42°F on August 31, and lows from 36°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.09 in over about 12 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Utqiagvik, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
1.09 in
Snowfall
0.8 in
Record high
76°FAug 5, 2023
Record low
20°FAug 16, 1925
Chance of a freeze
80%
Daylight
24 h 00 min to 15 h 49 min
Cloud cover
82%
Humidity
93%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
12.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 146°F36°F69°F 192328°F 193137%4%
Aug 246°F36°F68°F 198526°F 194537%4%
Aug 346°F36°F64°F 199926°F 193138%4%
Aug 446°F36°F69°F 197726°F 193238%4%
Aug 546°F35°F76°F 202326°F 195538%4%
Aug 646°F35°F74°F 202426°F 196938%5%
Aug 746°F35°F69°F 192527°F 196438%5%
Aug 846°F35°F76°F 196828°F 194438%5%
Aug 946°F35°F69°F 192626°F 196938%5%
Aug 1045°F35°F68°F 199425°F 194438%5%
Aug 1145°F35°F66°F 194626°F 195638%6%
Aug 1245°F35°F70°F 197924°F 196938%6%
Aug 1345°F35°F70°F 202624°F 196938%6%
Aug 1445°F35°F71°F 193625°F 195338%6%
Aug 1545°F35°F69°F 192524°F 195338%6%
Aug 1645°F35°F67°F 200420°F 192538%7%
Aug 1745°F35°F73°F 192324°F 198038%7%
Aug 1844°F35°F63°F 192325°F 194438%7%
Aug 1944°F35°F66°F 201224°F 193338%8%
Aug 2044°F35°F65°F 196525°F 198138%8%
Aug 2144°F35°F65°F 194022°F 196038%8%
Aug 2244°F35°F63°F 197222°F 193338%9%
Aug 2344°F35°F65°F 195422°F 195638%9%
Aug 2444°F35°F70°F 197924°F 194438%9%
Aug 2543°F35°F61°F 197923°F 195538%10%
Aug 2643°F35°F65°F 192921°F 199138%10%
Aug 2743°F35°F64°F 201624°F 193239%11%
Aug 2843°F35°F58°F 195921°F 192239%11%
Aug 2943°F34°F62°F 197421°F 192239%12%
Aug 3042°F34°F59°F 192822°F 198839%13%
Aug 3142°F34°F60°F 197420°F 192239%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Utqiagvik, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

August 1
sunrise , sunset 2:01 AM
August 31
sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 10:20 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00027502 (Barrow Post Rogers AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00027502, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.