Akutan, AK
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DUTCH HARBOR, AK US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Akutan has an annual average temperature of 41.6°F with about 60.1 inches of precipitation per year and 81.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 59.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 28.7°F). October is typically the wettest month (7.89 in) and July the driest (2.30 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Akutan
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →55 of 366 (15%) of Akutan's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1910s | 27 | |
| 1920s | 72 | |
| 1930s | 81 | |
| 1940s | 13 | |
| 1950s | 12 | |
| 1980s | 23 | |
| 1990s | 39 | |
| 2000s | 32 | |
| 2010s | 33 | |
| 2020s | 34 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37.3°F | 28.7°F | 33.0°F | 6.79 in | 22.0 in | 22 |
| February | 38.6°F | 29.4°F | 34.0°F | 5.18 in | 14.2 in | 19 |
| March | 38.9°F | 29.2°F | 34.1°F | 4.65 in | 16.5 in | 19 |
| April | 41.8°F | 32.5°F | 37.1°F | 3.47 in | 6.3 in | 18 |
| May | 46.7°F | 37.4°F | 42.0°F | 4.20 in | 0.2 in | 18 |
| June | 52.3°F | 42.4°F | 47.3°F | 2.52 in | — | 15 |
| July | 57.4°F | 46.6°F | 52.0°F | 2.30 in | — | 14 |
| August | 59.3°F | 48.1°F | 53.7°F | 2.86 in | — | 15 |
| September | 54.6°F | 44.2°F | 49.4°F | 5.73 in | — | 20 |
| October | 48.1°F | 38.4°F | 43.2°F | 7.89 in | 0.4 in | 25 |
| November | 43.3°F | 33.2°F | 38.2°F | 6.66 in | 6.2 in | 23 |
| December | 39.3°F | 30.6°F | 35.0°F | 7.88 in | 15.8 in | 23 |
Climate twins of Akutan
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