Pelican, AK
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PELICAN, AK US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Pelican
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Pelican
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).