Nuiqsut, AK

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

ET Tundra climate 3a USDA hardiness Zone 3a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Nuiqsut has an annual average temperature of 13.4°F with about 5.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 57.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low -23.0°F). August is typically the wettest month (1.21 in) and March the driest (0.15 in).

Annual swing
65.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
18,561
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

182 of 366 (49.7%) of Nuiqsut'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
11
2000s
121
2010s
140
2020s
94

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 -8.5°F -23.0°F -15.7°F 0.32 in
February -8.6°F -22.8°F -15.7°F 0.20 in
March -6.9°F -21.4°F -14.2°F 0.15 in
April 9.9°F -5.3°F 2.3°F 0.40 in
May 29.2°F 19.0°F 24.1°F 0.38 in
June 49.9°F 34.7°F 42.3°F 0.57 in
July 57.9°F 41.2°F 49.5°F 1.14 in
August 51.1°F 37.7°F 44.4°F 1.21 in
September 39.8°F 29.7°F 34.8°F 0.58 in
October 24.0°F 13.1°F 18.5°F 0.16 in
November 8.2°F -5.9°F 1.2°F 0.26 in
December -3.5°F -16.9°F -10.2°F 0.31 in

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