Whale Pass, AK

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PT BAKER, AK US.

Cfb Oceanic climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Whale Pass has an annual average temperature of 43.7°F with about 82.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 60.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.7°F). October is typically the wettest month (11.06 in) and June the driest (2.91 in).

Annual swing
20.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,656
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

137 of 366 (37.4%) of Whale Pass'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
152
2010s
211
2020s
3

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 38.3°F 30.7°F 34.5°F 8.36 in
February 39.1°F 31.2°F 35.1°F 5.24 in
March 41.1°F 32.0°F 36.5°F 5.06 in
April 46.9°F 36.3°F 41.6°F 4.79 in
May 52.9°F 41.6°F 47.2°F 4.79 in
June 57.3°F 46.3°F 51.8°F 2.91 in
July 59.6°F 49.3°F 54.4°F 5.02 in
August 60.8°F 49.1°F 54.9°F 6.60 in
September 55.8°F 45.7°F 50.7°F 10.73 in
October 48.9°F 39.9°F 44.4°F 11.06 in
November 42.1°F 34.6°F 38.4°F 9.33 in
December 38.9°F 31.7°F 35.3°F 8.39 in

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