Whittier, AK

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

Dfc Subarctic climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Whittier has an annual average temperature of 41.1°F with about 197.3 inches of precipitation per year and 268.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 63.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.9°F). September is typically the wettest month (22.52 in) and June the driest (9.21 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Annual swing
29°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,607
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Whittier'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.

1940s
84
1950s
96
1960s
45
1970s
6
1980s
28
1990s
46
2000s
49
2010s
12

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 32.6°F 23.9°F 28.2°F 18.82 in 50.0 in 18
February 33.3°F 25.2°F 29.2°F 16.15 in 44.8 in 17
March 35.7°F 26.8°F 31.2°F 13.65 in 55.1 in 16
April 43.8°F 33.3°F 38.6°F 14.71 in 15.9 in 16
May 53.1°F 40.6°F 46.8°F 14.93 in 1.8 in 15
June 61.1°F 47.1°F 54.1°F 9.21 in 15
July 63.4°F 51.1°F 57.2°F 11.19 in 18
August 61.5°F 50.7°F 56.1°F 16.52 in 17
September 54.2°F 44.7°F 49.5°F 22.52 in 18
October 44.0°F 36.1°F 40.1°F 21.05 in 5.9 in 20
November 36.5°F 28.5°F 32.5°F 18.75 in 33.3 in 18
December 33.9°F 25.2°F 29.6°F 19.81 in 61.4 in 20

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