Cold Bay, AK
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from COLD BAY AP, AK US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Cold Bay has an annual average temperature of 39.3°F with about 42.7 inches of precipitation per year and 67.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 57.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.7°F). November is typically the wettest month (4.99 in) and July the driest (2.51 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Cold Bay
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →94 of 366 (25.7%) of Cold Bay'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 | 44 | |
| 1960s | 48 | |
| 1970s | 41 | |
| 1980s | 32 | |
| 1990s | 37 | |
| 2000s | 40 | |
| 2010s | 69 | |
| 2020s | 55 |
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 | 33.2°F | 23.7°F | 28.4°F | 3.38 in | 12.6 in | 21 |
| February | 35.0°F | 25.5°F | 30.2°F | 3.17 in | 10.0 in | 20 |
| March | 35.4°F | 24.4°F | 29.9°F | 2.98 in | 12.8 in | 19 |
| April | 40.2°F | 29.8°F | 35.0°F | 2.70 in | 6.4 in | 19 |
| May | 46.5°F | 35.5°F | 41.0°F | 2.64 in | 1.2 in | 18 |
| June | 52.1°F | 42.0°F | 47.1°F | 2.74 in | — | 17 |
| July | 56.2°F | 46.9°F | 51.5°F | 2.51 in | — | 20 |
| August | 57.2°F | 48.1°F | 52.6°F | 3.71 in | — | 21 |
| September | 53.4°F | 43.4°F | 48.4°F | 4.50 in | — | 23 |
| October | 46.5°F | 36.1°F | 41.3°F | 4.93 in | 2.0 in | 25 |
| November | 39.9°F | 30.6°F | 35.3°F | 4.99 in | 8.2 in | 24 |
| December | 35.6°F | 25.9°F | 30.8°F | 4.42 in | 14.1 in | 23 |
Climate twins of Cold Bay
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