Alcan Border, AK climate
Alcan Border has cold winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 71°, a January night drops to -19°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Alcan Border feels like
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Alcan Border weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -3° | -19° | 0.5" | 3.5" | 4 | 29 |
| February | 9° | -15° | 0.5" | 2.9" | 3 | 26 |
| March | 26° | -6° | 0.4" | 3.0" | 2 | 29 |
| April | 45° | 15° | 0.3" | 0.9" | 2 | 18 |
| May | 60° | 29° | 0.9" | 0.7" | 6 | 1 |
| June | 69° | 39° | 2.5" | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| July | 71° | 42° | 2.5" | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| August | 66° | 38° | 1.9" | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| September | 55° | 29° | 1.1" | 0.5" | 8 | 1 |
| October | 33° | 14° | 0.9" | 4.1" | 5 | 11 |
| November | 9° | -8° | 0.7" | 7.1" | 6 | 27 |
| December | 2° | -17° | 0.6" | 4.7" | 5 | 29 |
| Year | 37° | 12° | 12.7" | 27.4" | 77 | 170 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more.
Rain and snow in Alcan Border
Alcan Border gets 13 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and April the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 77 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 170 days of the year.
A year-round growing season
Heating and cooling a home in Alcan Border
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Alcan Border, 100% of that work is heating and 0% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How Alcan Border compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Common questions about Alcan Border’s climate
What is the coldest month in Alcan Border?
January, with a typical high of -3° and a low of -19°.
What is the hottest month in Alcan Border?
July, with a typical high of 71° and a low of 42°.
How much snow does Alcan Border get?
About 27 inches in a normal winter, most of it in November.
When is the first frost in Alcan Border?
Frost is uncommon. Only 100% of years see a night at 32° or below.
What is the rainiest month in Alcan Border?
July, with 2.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 13 inches.
NOAA’s gridded normals don’t cover this state, so temperatures and rainfall come from the nearest weather station. Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Port Alcan, AK (8 mi, snow) and Tok 70 Se, AK (2 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.