Seward, AK
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SEWARD AP, AK US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Seward has an annual average temperature of 40.4°F with about 69.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 62.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.1°F). September is typically the wettest month (9.90 in) and June the driest (2.34 in).
Best time to visit Seward
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →43 of 366 (11.7%) of Seward'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.
| 1900s | 2 | |
| 1910s | 77 | |
| 1920s | 12 | |
| 1930s | 45 | |
| 1940s | 40 | |
| 1950s | 21 | |
| 1960s | 23 | |
| 1970s | 10 | |
| 1980s | 18 | |
| 1990s | 24 | |
| 2000s | 31 | |
| 2010s | 48 | |
| 2020s | 15 |
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 | 31.3°F | 21.1°F | 26.2°F | 6.47 in | — | 14 |
| February | 34.3°F | 23.5°F | 28.9°F | 6.35 in | — | 14 |
| March | 37.3°F | 24.9°F | 31.1°F | 3.85 in | — | 12 |
| April | 45.4°F | 32.2°F | 38.8°F | 4.29 in | — | 14 |
| May | 53.4°F | 39.2°F | 46.3°F | 3.50 in | — | 14 |
| June | 59.0°F | 45.7°F | 52.3°F | 2.34 in | — | 11 |
| July | 62.2°F | 50.2°F | 56.2°F | 3.11 in | — | 13 |
| August | 62.0°F | 49.6°F | 55.8°F | 5.39 in | — | 15 |
| September | 55.7°F | 43.4°F | 49.6°F | 9.90 in | — | 17 |
| October | 45.7°F | 34.7°F | 40.2°F | 8.69 in | — | 17 |
| November | 36.1°F | 26.6°F | 31.4°F | 7.60 in | — | 14 |
| December | 33.2°F | 23.2°F | 28.2°F | 8.22 in | — | 16 |
Climate twins of Seward
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