Anderson, AK

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CLEAR SKY, AK US.

Dfc Subarctic climate 3b USDA hardiness Zone 3b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Anderson has an annual average temperature of 27.3°F with about 14.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 73.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low -16.7°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.94 in) and March the driest (0.42 in).

Annual swing
69.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
13,590
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

204 of 366 (55.7%) of Anderson'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.

2000s
3
2010s
336
2020s
27

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 0.8°F -16.7°F -7.9°F 0.64 in
February 12.6°F -10.2°F 1.2°F 0.50 in
March 24.5°F -2.4°F 11.0°F 0.42 in
April 45.4°F 18.2°F 31.8°F 0.42 in
May 61.6°F 35.1°F 48.4°F 0.73 in
June 71.8°F 45.7°F 58.7°F 1.87 in
July 73.1°F 49.9°F 61.5°F 2.62 in
August 65.9°F 45.0°F 55.5°F 2.94 in
September 53.8°F 34.5°F 44.1°F 1.52 in
October 32.5°F 16.8°F 24.6°F 1.03 in
November 10.6°F -5.9°F 2.3°F 0.86 in
December 5.6°F -14.0°F -4.2°F 0.58 in

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