Whittier, AK
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WHITTIER, AK US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Whittier
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Whittier
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).