Climate · Cohoe

Cohoe, AK climate

Cohoe has cold winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 66°, a January night drops to 5°.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
66°
103rd coolest of 213 Alaska towns
January low
5°
93rd coldest of 213 Alaska towns
Rain + melted snow
22 in
92nd wettest of 213 Alaska towns
A normal year

What a year in Cohoe feels like

Winter

24° / 7°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

46° / 23°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Jun 11

Summer

64° / 43°
Typical high / low · 90° days are rare

Fall

42° / 25°
Typical high / low · First frost around Sep 1
Best months to be outsideJunJulAugHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Cohoe weather by month

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

MonthHighLowRain + melt
January21°5°1.4"
February28°9°1.3"
March35°12°0.7"
April46°24°0.8"
May56°32°0.9"
June62°40°1.3"
July66°45°2.0"
August64°43°3.0"
September55°37°4.0"
October42°26°2.7"
November28°12°1.8"
December23°8°1.7"
Year44°24°21.6"

“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 Cohoe

Cohoe gets 22 inches of rain and melted snow a year. September is the wettest month and March the driest.

22 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 87% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.0"

Snowfall by month

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

About 75 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by June 11 and the first one by September 1. That leaves about 75 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 100% of U.S. towns.

227
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
47
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 Cohoe

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

100%heating
11,238 heating degree daysMore heating than 100% of U.S. towns
1 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.

Around Cohoe

Cohoe and its neighbors

Cohoe borders 4 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 13.5°. Kasilof has both the coldest January nights (5°) and the hottest July afternoons (66°). Cohoe’s January low is 5° and its July high 66°.

Kenai: January low 7°, July high 63°Ridgeway: January low 7°, July high 63°Soldotna: January low 5°, July high 66°Happy Valley: January low 18°, July high 61°Kasilof: January low 5°, July high 66°Kalifornsky: January low 5°, July high 66°Clam Gulch: January low 5°, July high 66°Ninilchik: January low 18°, July high 61°Cohoe: January low 5°, July high 66° CohoeKasilofKalifornskyClam GulchNinilchik
ColderMilder5° to 18°
Cohoe4.8°
Kasilof4.8° same
Kalifornsky4.8° same
Clam Gulch4.8° same
Ninilchik18.3° +13.5°

Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.

Compared with other towns

How Cohoe compares

Summer heat66° July high
Cooler than 100% of U.S. towns103rd coolest of 213 Alaska towns
Winter cold5° January low
Colder than 90% of U.S. towns93rd coldest of 213 Alaska towns
Precipitation22" a year
Drier than 87% of U.S. towns92nd wettest of 213 Alaska towns
Growing season75 frost-free days
Shorter than 100% of U.S. towns29th shortest of 213 Alaska towns

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

Questions

Common questions about Cohoe’s climate

What is the coldest month in Cohoe?

January, with a typical high of 21° and a low of 5°.

What is the hottest month in Cohoe?

July, with a typical high of 66° and a low of 45°.

When is the first frost in Cohoe?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 1, and the last spring frost by June 11.

What is the rainiest month in Cohoe?

September, with 4.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 22 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 Soldotna 5ssw, AK (15 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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