Palmer, AK
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PALMER JOB CORPS, AK US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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).
Best time to visit Palmer
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Palmer
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