Soldotna, AK

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SOLDOTNA 5SSW, AK US.

Dsc Mediterranean subarctic climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Soldotna has an annual average temperature of 34.2°F with about 21.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 65.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 4.8°F). September is typically the wettest month (3.95 in) and March the driest (0.74 in).

Annual swing
42.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
11,106
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

186 of 366 (50.8%) of Soldotna'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
107
2010s
221
2020s
38

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 21.2°F 4.8°F 13.0°F 1.42 in 10
February 28.3°F 9.4°F 18.8°F 1.30 in 9
March 34.6°F 11.5°F 23.1°F 0.74 in 8
April 45.9°F 24.4°F 35.2°F 0.83 in 9
May 56.1°F 32.3°F 44.2°F 0.85 in 11
June 62.3°F 40.3°F 51.3°F 1.32 in 12
July 65.5°F 45.0°F 55.3°F 2.03 in 14
August 63.7°F 42.6°F 53.2°F 2.99 in 17
September 55.2°F 36.6°F 45.9°F 3.95 in 21
October 42.4°F 25.5°F 34.0°F 2.74 in 17
November 28.1°F 12.0°F 20.1°F 1.76 in 12
December 23.3°F 8.1°F 15.7°F 1.65 in 12

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