Sand Point, AK
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SAND POINT 1 ENE, AK US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Sand Point has an annual average temperature of 39.9°F with about 48.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 57.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 26.6°F). December is typically the wettest month (6.51 in) and March the driest (2.41 in).
Best time to visit Sand Point
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →295 of 366 (80.6%) of Sand Point'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.
| 2000s | 2 | |
| 2010s | 249 | |
| 2020s | 115 |
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 | 35.2°F | 26.6°F | 30.9°F | 3.99 in | — | 20 |
| February | 34.9°F | 27.9°F | 31.4°F | 4.43 in | — | 17 |
| March | 34.7°F | 27.0°F | 30.8°F | 2.41 in | — | 14 |
| April | 39.5°F | 31.1°F | 35.3°F | 2.64 in | — | 17 |
| May | 45.5°F | 36.2°F | 40.9°F | 4.01 in | — | 18 |
| June | 51.9°F | 42.5°F | 47.2°F | 3.10 in | — | 13 |
| July | 56.1°F | 46.6°F | 51.4°F | 2.93 in | — | 15 |
| August | 57.0°F | 48.1°F | 52.5°F | 3.89 in | — | 15 |
| September | 53.4°F | 44.0°F | 48.7°F | 4.95 in | — | 17 |
| October | 45.5°F | 36.9°F | 41.2°F | 4.97 in | — | 20 |
| November | 40.1°F | 32.6°F | 36.4°F | 5.09 in | — | 20 |
| December | 36.5°F | 28.9°F | 32.7°F | 6.51 in | — | 23 |
Climate twins of Sand Point
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