Copper Center, AK climate
Copper Center has cold winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 69°, a January night drops to -12°.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Copper Center feels like
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Copper Center weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5° | -12° | 0.7" |
| February | 16° | -5° | 0.7" |
| March | 28° | 1° | 0.3" |
| April | 44° | 21° | 0.2" |
| May | 58° | 33° | 0.8" |
| June | 67° | 43° | 1.4" |
| July | 69° | 47° | 1.7" |
| August | 65° | 43° | 1.9" |
| September | 54° | 33° | 1.4" |
| October | 36° | 18° | 1.0" |
| November | 15° | -1° | 0.9" |
| December | 8° | -8° | 0.8" |
| Year | 39° | 18° | 11.8" |
“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 Copper Center
Copper Center gets 12 inches of rain and melted snow a year. August is the wettest month and April the driest.
About 73 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by June 7 and the first one by August 21. That leaves about 73 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 100% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Copper Center
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Copper Center, 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.
Copper Center and its neighbors
Copper Center borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 2.2°. Silver Springs has the coldest January nights (-12°) and Willow Creek the hottest July afternoons (70°). Copper Center’s January low is -12° and its July high 69°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Copper Center compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Common questions about Copper Center’s climate
What is the coldest month in Copper Center?
January, with a typical high of 5° and a low of -12°.
What is the hottest month in Copper Center?
July, with a typical high of 69° and a low of 47°.
When is the first frost in Copper Center?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by August 21, and the last spring frost by June 7.
What is the rainiest month in Copper Center?
August, with 1.9 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 Gulkana Airport, AK (11 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.