Alaska climate

Historical climate data for 80 cities in Alaska — drawn from NOAA 1991-2020 normals at each city's primary weather station.

Warmest city
Valdez
°F annual avg
Coldest city
Nuiqsut
13.4°F annual avg
Wettest city
Wainwright
in/yr
Snowiest city
Whittier
268.2 in/yr
Frost-date data is available for 80 cities in Alaska — the average last spring frost, first fall frost, and growing-season length for each. Find your city →

Alaska climate rankings

Warmest cities

  1. Valdez — °F
  2. Cordova — °F
  3. Elim — °F
  4. Allakaket — °F
  5. Golovin — °F
  6. Fort Yukon — °F
  7. White Mountain — °F
  8. Ketchikan — 47.3°F
  9. Saxman — 47.3°F
  10. Port Alexander — 45.7°F

Coldest cities

  1. Nuiqsut — 13.4°F
  2. Utqiaġvik — 13.7°F
  3. Wainwright — 14.8°F
  4. Kivalina — 22.7°F
  5. Deering — 23.2°F
  6. Buckland — 23.2°F
  7. Bettles — 23.9°F
  8. Noorvik — 24.0°F
  9. Kotzebue — 24.0°F
  10. Tanana — 25.5°F

Wettest cities

  1. Wainwright — in/yr
  2. Ouzinkie — in/yr
  3. Houston — in/yr
  4. Port Lions — in/yr
  5. Buckland — in/yr
  6. Deering — in/yr
  7. Whittier — 197.3 in/yr
  8. Pelican — 164.6 in/yr
  9. Port Alexander — 162.0 in/yr
  10. Ketchikan — 157.3 in/yr

Driest cities

  1. Utqiaġvik — 5.4 in/yr
  2. Nuiqsut — 5.7 in/yr
  3. Fort Yukon — 8.6 in/yr
  4. Kivalina — 9.7 in/yr
  5. Noorvik — 11.4 in/yr
  6. Kotzebue — 11.4 in/yr
  7. Tanana — 11.5 in/yr
  8. Nenana — 12.4 in/yr
  9. Eagle — 12.9 in/yr
  10. Fairbanks — 13.0 in/yr

All Alaska cities

Weather stations in Alaska → National climate rankings →