Koyukuk, AK

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

Dsc Mediterranean subarctic climate 3b USDA hardiness Zone 3b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

-20° 20° 40° 60° J F M A M J J A S O N D
Avg high Avg low

Climate summary

Koyukuk has an annual average temperature of 26°F with about 13.9 inches of precipitation per year and 77.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 69.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low -16.8°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.47 in) and April the driest (0.33 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
70°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
14,043
Cooling need
0

Best time to visit Koyukuk

Full guide →

Climate change signal

All-time records →

85 of 366 (23.2%) of Koyukuk'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
44
2000s
218
2010s
64
2020s
40

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 -2.7°F -16.8°F -9.8°F 0.60 in 11.0 in 7
February 9.0°F -9.5°F -0.3°F 0.75 in 14.9 in 9
March 18.6°F -4.8°F 6.9°F 0.59 in 9.1 in 7
April 37.7°F 16.8°F 27.2°F 0.33 in 4.6 in 6
May 56.6°F 34.6°F 45.6°F 0.44 in 0.4 in 6
June 68.7°F 47.3°F 58.0°F 1.59 in 9
July 69.4°F 51.1°F 60.2°F 2.04 in 11
August 62.4°F 45.6°F 54.0°F 2.47 in 15
September 51.7°F 35.4°F 43.5°F 1.75 in 0.3 in 12
October 31.4°F 19.6°F 25.5°F 1.18 in 8.3 in 11
November 11.6°F -0.6°F 5.5°F 1.24 in 12.8 in 10
December 2.7°F -11.5°F -4.4°F 0.95 in 15.8 in 11

Climate twins of Koyukuk

Why these? →

The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).

Frost dates
Last spring / first fall frost
All-time records
Hottest, coldest, wettest
Planting calendar
What to plant, and when

Compare Koyukuk to another city