Climate · Angoon

Angoon, AK climate

Angoon has chilly winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 60°, a January night drops to 28°.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
60°
19th coolest of 213 Alaska towns
January low
28°
19th mildest of 213 Alaska towns
Rain + melted snow
128 in
8th wettest of 213 Alaska towns
A normal year

What a year in Angoon feels like

Winter

35° / 29°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

46° / 34°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 29

Summer

59° / 49°
Typical high / low · 90° days are rare

Fall

47° / 39°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 25
Best months to be outsideNo month sits in the comfortable 62–84° range. Summer is the mild season here.
Month by month

Angoon weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + melt
January35°28°13.6"
February36°28°9.3"
March39°29°10.7"
April46°34°8.1"
May53°40°4.8"
June58°47°4.0"
July60°50°5.1"
August60°50°6.9"
September55°46°12.9"
October47°39°16.0"
November39°32°19.0"
December36°30°17.8"
Year47°38°128.1"

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Angoon

Angoon gets 128 inches of rain and melted snow a year. November is the wettest month and June the driest.

128 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 100% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
19"

Snowfall by month

No snow records from a nearby station.
Frost & the growing season

About 176 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 29 and the first one by October 25. That leaves about 176 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 53% of U.S. towns.

120
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
0
nights below 0° in a normal year
0
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Angoon

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Angoon, 100% of that work is heating and 0% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

100%heating
8,252 heating degree daysMore heating than 89% of U.S. towns
0 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 100% of U.S. towns

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.

Compared with other towns

How Angoon compares

Summer heat60° July high
Cooler than 100% of U.S. towns19th coolest of 213 Alaska towns
Winter cold28° January low
Milder than 78% of U.S. towns19th mildest of 213 Alaska towns
Precipitation128" a year
Wetter than 100% of U.S. towns8th wettest of 213 Alaska towns
Growing season176 frost-free days
Shorter than 53% of U.S. towns12th longest of 213 Alaska towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Questions

Common questions about Angoon’s climate

What is the coldest month in Angoon?

January, with a typical high of 35° and a low of 28°.

What is the hottest month in Angoon?

July, with a typical high of 60° and a low of 50°.

When is the first frost in Angoon?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 25, and the last spring frost by April 29.

What is the rainiest month in Angoon?

November, with 19.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 128 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 Hidden Falls Hatchery, AK (21 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.

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