Pelican, AK

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

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Pelican has an annual average temperature of 42.7°F with about 164.6 inches of precipitation per year and 111.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 61.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.5°F). October is typically the wettest month (25.90 in) and June the driest (4.91 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Annual swing
24.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,028
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

109 of 366 (29.8%) of Pelican'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.

1960s
24
1970s
56
1980s
61
2000s
81
2010s
103
2020s
41

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 35.4°F 27.5°F 31.4°F 15.81 in 26.4 in 21
February 37.5°F 28.0°F 32.8°F 11.56 in 24.4 in 17
March 39.9°F 28.9°F 34.4°F 12.12 in 21.4 in 16
April 47.7°F 33.3°F 40.5°F 8.94 in 3.6 in 16
May 54.4°F 39.1°F 46.7°F 6.45 in 0.1 in 13
June 59.5°F 45.3°F 52.4°F 4.91 in 15
July 60.4°F 49.8°F 55.1°F 7.00 in 16
August 61.5°F 50.2°F 55.8°F 12.06 in 18
September 56.8°F 45.5°F 51.2°F 21.67 in 20
October 48.2°F 38.5°F 43.3°F 25.90 in 1.0 in 21
November 40.0°F 32.0°F 36.0°F 19.81 in 15.4 in 20
December 36.1°F 29.6°F 32.8°F 18.33 in 19.4 in 21

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