Kivalina, AK
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from KIVALINA AP, AK US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Kivalina has an annual average temperature of 22.7°F with about 9.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 56.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low -9.0°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.33 in) and December the driest (0.17 in).
Best time to visit Kivalina
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →158 of 366 (43.2%) of Kivalina'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.
| 1990s | 5 | |
| 2000s | 135 | |
| 2010s | 157 | |
| 2020s | 69 |
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 | 6.6°F | -9.0°F | -1.2°F | 0.28 in | — | 5 |
| February | 9.7°F | -7.1°F | 1.3°F | 0.44 in | — | 5 |
| March | 9.4°F | -7.6°F | 0.9°F | 0.18 in | — | 3 |
| April | 23.6°F | 6.0°F | 14.8°F | 0.56 in | — | 5 |
| May | 38.2°F | 25.9°F | 32.1°F | 0.57 in | — | 6 |
| June | 50.0°F | 37.8°F | 43.9°F | 0.79 in | — | 6 |
| July | 56.3°F | 45.5°F | 50.9°F | 1.41 in | — | 12 |
| August | 54.5°F | 43.7°F | 49.1°F | 2.33 in | — | 13 |
| September | 46.2°F | 35.1°F | 40.6°F | 1.52 in | — | 12 |
| October | 30.5°F | 20.6°F | 25.6°F | 0.93 in | — | 8 |
| November | 17.3°F | 5.5°F | 11.4°F | 0.51 in | — | 6 |
| December | 10.0°F | -4.1°F | 2.9°F | 0.17 in | — | 4 |
Climate twins of Kivalina
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).