McGrath, AK
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MCGRATH AP, AK US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
McGrath has an annual average temperature of 28.9°F with about 18.1 inches of precipitation per year and 86.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 69.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low -14.1°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.91 in) and March the driest (0.68 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.
Best time to visit McGrath
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →39 of 366 (10.7%) of McGrath'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.
| 1930s | 0 | |
| 1940s | 35 | |
| 1950s | 37 | |
| 1960s | 35 | |
| 1970s | 33 | |
| 1980s | 35 | |
| 1990s | 55 | |
| 2000s | 65 | |
| 2010s | 59 | |
| 2020s | 12 |
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 | 2.6°F | -14.1°F | -5.8°F | 1.15 in | 14.7 in | 10 |
| February | 14.7°F | -5.6°F | 4.5°F | 0.87 in | 12.7 in | 9 |
| March | 24.5°F | -0.7°F | 11.9°F | 0.68 in | 9.2 in | 8 |
| April | 42.9°F | 21.5°F | 32.2°F | 0.74 in | 4.4 in | 7 |
| May | 58.9°F | 38.0°F | 48.4°F | 0.91 in | 0.6 in | 9 |
| June | 68.8°F | 48.6°F | 58.7°F | 1.66 in | — | 13 |
| July | 69.5°F | 52.1°F | 60.8°F | 2.50 in | — | 15 |
| August | 64.0°F | 47.8°F | 55.9°F | 2.91 in | — | 16 |
| September | 53.9°F | 38.0°F | 46.0°F | 2.53 in | 1.4 in | 14 |
| October | 34.5°F | 22.4°F | 28.4°F | 1.46 in | 7.4 in | 12 |
| November | 14.9°F | 1.1°F | 8.0°F | 1.43 in | 18.2 in | 11 |
| December | 5.5°F | -10.0°F | -2.3°F | 1.21 in | 17.9 in | 12 |
Climate twins of McGrath
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).