Climate of Alaska
The state Alaska has a semi-arid climate. It hardly rains here. The average annual temperature for Alaska is 1° degrees and there is about 234 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 188 days a year with an average humidity of 82% and an UV-index of 2.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -15°C and 17°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -21°C and 7°C
- Rain: it rains 99 days and there is a total of approximately 234 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 90 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2639 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between -15°C and 17°C |
Warmest month: | 17°C in July |
Coldest month: | -15°C in January |
Night temperature: | between -21°C and 7°C |
Dry days: | 176 days |
Days with rain: | 99 days |
Days with snow: | 90 days |
Total rain sum: | 234 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 2639 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Alaska.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Alaska.
Climate table of Alaska
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Alaska. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Alaska might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | -15 | -10 | -7 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 0 | -11 | -13 |
Night temp. (°C) | -21 | -18 | -18 | -8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -6 | -17 | -19 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 34 | 27 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
Days with rain | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Days with snow | 10 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 5 | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
Dry days | 19 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 20 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Best time to visit Alaska
The best time to visit Alaska in the United States is in June and July. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in the state of Alaska is 17°C in July and the lowest is-15°C in January.
Climate of Alaska by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Alaska? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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