Kodiak, AK

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from KODIAK WWTP, AK US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Kodiak has an annual average temperature of 41.9°F with about 75.6 inches of precipitation per year and 42.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 60.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.3°F). October is typically the wettest month (8.33 in) and July the driest (4.50 in). Snow typically falls from November through May.

Annual swing
24°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,328
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

255 of 366 (69.7%) of Kodiak'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
31
2010s
268
2020s
67

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 35.8°F 27.3°F 31.6°F 7.91 in 10.7 in 21
February 37.2°F 28.4°F 32.8°F 6.03 in 6.3 in 17
March 38.1°F 28.0°F 33.1°F 5.11 in 8.6 in 17
April 43.3°F 33.7°F 38.5°F 5.61 in 2.9 in 19
May 49.5°F 39.6°F 44.5°F 5.40 in 0.3 in 18
June 55.2°F 45.1°F 50.1°F 5.11 in 17
July 59.9°F 49.7°F 54.8°F 4.50 in 16
August 60.9°F 50.2°F 55.6°F 4.98 in 18
September 55.4°F 45.1°F 50.3°F 7.25 in 21
October 47.2°F 37.6°F 42.4°F 8.33 in 22
November 40.7°F 31.7°F 36.2°F 7.10 in 6.3 in 19
December 36.8°F 28.2°F 32.5°F 8.26 in 7.8 in 22

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