Palmer, AK

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PALMER JOB CORPS, AK US.

Dsb Mediterranean continental (warm summer) climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Palmer has an annual average temperature of 40.2°F with about 15.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 70.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.1°F). September is typically the wettest month (2.22 in) and April the driest (0.36 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,913
Cooling need
0

Best time to visit Palmer

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

62 of 366 (16.9%) of Palmer'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.

1940s
4
1950s
40
1960s
42
1970s
30
1980s
41
1990s
34
2000s
62
2010s
104
2020s
9

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 24.1°F 12.1°F 18.1°F 0.83 in 5
February 30.7°F 17.1°F 23.9°F 1.18 in 5
March 38.0°F 20.9°F 29.5°F 0.91 in 5
April 51.8°F 33.5°F 42.7°F 0.36 in 3
May 62.6°F 42.8°F 52.7°F 0.68 in 4
June 69.0°F 50.2°F 59.6°F 1.20 in 8
July 70.0°F 53.7°F 61.8°F 1.74 in 11
August 67.1°F 51.7°F 59.4°F 2.17 in 13
September 58.4°F 44.3°F 51.4°F 2.22 in 12
October 45.0°F 32.1°F 38.6°F 1.59 in 8
November 29.8°F 19.3°F 24.5°F 1.47 in 9
December 26.5°F 14.9°F 20.7°F 1.36 in 10

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