Thorne Bay, AK

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from THORNE BAY, AK US.

Cfb Oceanic climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Thorne Bay has an annual average temperature of 44.3°F with about 85.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 65.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 28.1°F). October is typically the wettest month (12.12 in) and May the driest (3.51 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
24.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,464
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

288 of 366 (78.7%) of Thorne Bay'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.

2010s
225
2020s
141

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 38.2°F 28.1°F 33.2°F 8.16 in
February 39.6°F 28.3°F 33.9°F 5.46 in
March 42.7°F 29.7°F 36.2°F 6.25 in
April 49.9°F 33.9°F 41.9°F 5.09 in
May 57.1°F 40.0°F 48.6°F 3.51 in
June 62.6°F 46.2°F 54.4°F 4.08 in
July 65.5°F 50.6°F 58.1°F 5.30 in
August 65.3°F 50.2°F 57.8°F 6.98 in
September 58.9°F 45.2°F 52.1°F 8.63 in
October 50.6°F 38.0°F 44.3°F 12.12 in
November 41.8°F 32.2°F 37.0°F 10.52 in
December 37.7°F 29.6°F 33.7°F 9.08 in

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