North Pole, AK
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from N POLE 1N, AK US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
North Pole has an annual average temperature of 26.5°F with about 13.5 inches of precipitation per year and 53.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 70.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low -17.5°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.59 in) and April the driest (0.37 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.
Best time to visit North Pole
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →203 of 366 (55.5%) of North Pole'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 | 0 | |
| 2000s | 54 | |
| 2010s | 216 | |
| 2020s | 96 |
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 | -2.2°F | -17.5°F | -9.9°F | 0.63 in | 8.4 in | 8 |
| February | 11.2°F | -11.2°F | 0.0°F | 0.46 in | 7.7 in | 6 |
| March | 24.8°F | -1.4°F | 11.7°F | 0.43 in | 5.6 in | 5 |
| April | 45.6°F | 20.3°F | 33.0°F | 0.37 in | 2.8 in | 4 |
| May | 61.5°F | 34.3°F | 47.9°F | 0.79 in | 0.6 in | 6 |
| June | 70.2°F | 46.5°F | 58.4°F | 1.81 in | — | 11 |
| July | 70.9°F | 50.3°F | 60.6°F | 2.55 in | — | 14 |
| August | 64.8°F | 44.2°F | 54.5°F | 2.59 in | — | 15 |
| September | 52.7°F | 33.2°F | 43.0°F | 1.60 in | 1.4 in | 10 |
| October | 33.3°F | 15.3°F | 24.3°F | 0.97 in | 7.1 in | 9 |
| November | 8.8°F | -6.5°F | 1.2°F | 0.76 in | 9.4 in | 8 |
| December | 0.8°F | -13.8°F | -6.5°F | 0.56 in | 10.1 in | 8 |
Climate twins of North Pole
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).