Bettles, AK
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BETTLES AP, AK US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Bettles has an annual average temperature of 23.9°F with about 16 inches of precipitation per year and 97.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 70.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low -18.9°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.71 in) and April the driest (0.60 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.
Best time to visit Bettles
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →58 of 366 (15.8%) of Bettles'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.
| 1950s | 28 | |
| 1960s | 51 | |
| 1970s | 43 | |
| 1980s | 35 | |
| 1990s | 72 | |
| 2000s | 57 | |
| 2010s | 56 | |
| 2020s | 24 |
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 | -2.4°F | -18.9°F | -10.6°F | 0.87 in | 14.0 in | 9 |
| February | 6.5°F | -13.3°F | -3.4°F | 0.96 in | 15.9 in | 10 |
| March | 16.6°F | -9.2°F | 3.7°F | 0.61 in | 9.3 in | 8 |
| April | 35.9°F | 13.2°F | 24.6°F | 0.60 in | 5.2 in | 6 |
| May | 55.7°F | 34.2°F | 45.0°F | 0.89 in | 1.0 in | 9 |
| June | 69.9°F | 47.3°F | 58.6°F | 1.46 in | — | 11 |
| July | 70.2°F | 49.4°F | 59.8°F | 2.32 in | — | 13 |
| August | 62.6°F | 42.7°F | 52.7°F | 2.71 in | — | 15 |
| September | 49.8°F | 32.6°F | 41.2°F | 2.13 in | 3.2 in | 13 |
| October | 28.4°F | 14.3°F | 21.3°F | 1.17 in | 12.0 in | 12 |
| November | 7.6°F | -7.0°F | 0.3°F | 1.15 in | 19.1 in | 10 |
| December | 1.9°F | -13.9°F | -6.0°F | 1.14 in | 18.2 in | 11 |
Climate twins of Bettles
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