Gustavus, AK

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GUSTAVUS 2 NE, AK US.

Dfc Subarctic climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Gustavus has an annual average temperature of 40.7°F with about 58.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 62.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.9°F). October is typically the wettest month (8.25 in) and June the driest (2.50 in).

Annual swing
27.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,757
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

323 of 366 (88.3%) of Gustavus'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.

2010s
258
2020s
108

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 21.9°F 27.6°F 4.94 in
February 37.1°F 22.8°F 30.0°F 3.62 in
March 39.8°F 23.5°F 31.7°F 3.50 in
April 48.5°F 29.1°F 38.8°F 2.80 in
May 56.9°F 35.1°F 46.0°F 2.75 in
June 62.3°F 42.4°F 52.4°F 2.50 in
July 62.7°F 47.2°F 55.0°F 4.19 in
August 62.5°F 46.0°F 54.3°F 5.69 in
September 56.4°F 40.9°F 48.7°F 7.64 in
October 47.8°F 33.7°F 40.8°F 8.25 in
November 38.9°F 27.6°F 33.3°F 6.31 in
December 34.9°F 24.1°F 29.5°F 6.50 in

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