Sand Point, AK

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SAND POINT 1 ENE, AK US.

Dfc Subarctic climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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).

Annual swing
21.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,018
Cooling need
0

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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

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