Chicken, AK climate
Chicken has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 70°, a January night drops to -29°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Chicken feels like
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Chicken 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 | -11° | -29° | 0.4" | 5.7" | 3 | 31 |
| February | 1° | -22° | 0.3" | 2.6" | 2 | 29 |
| March | 20° | -14° | 0.3" | 2.7" | 2 | 31 |
| April | 42° | 12° | 0.3" | 2.3" | 2 | 26 |
| May | 58° | 29° | 1.0" | 1.0" | 5 | 1 |
| June | 69° | 38° | 2.4" | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| July | 70° | 42° | 2.8" | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| August | 64° | 36° | 2.0" | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| September | 53° | 26° | 1.1" | 1.1" | 6 | 1 |
| October | 31° | 10° | 0.6" | 6.1" | 4 | 20 |
| November | 4° | -14° | 0.6" | 7.9" | 4 | 30 |
| December | -7° | -23° | 0.5" | 7.2" | 4 | 31 |
| Year | 33° | 8° | 12.3" | 36.6" | 61 | 200 |
“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 Chicken
Chicken gets 12 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 61 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 200 days of the year.
A year-round growing season
Heating and cooling a home in Chicken
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Chicken, 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 Chicken compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Common questions about Chicken’s climate
What is the coldest month in Chicken?
January, with a typical high of -11° and a low of -29°.
What is the hottest month in Chicken?
July, with a typical high of 70° and a low of 42°.
How much snow does Chicken get?
About 37 inches in a normal winter, most of it in November.
When is the first frost in Chicken?
Frost is uncommon. Only 100% of years see a night at 32° or below.
What is the rainiest month in Chicken?
July, with 2.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 12 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 Chicken, AK (3 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.