Covenant Life, AK climate
Covenant Life has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 68°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 245 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Covenant Life feels like
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Covenant Life 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 | 23° | 12° | 5.5" | 53.1" | 15 | 31 |
| February | 29° | 14° | 4.1" | 38.9" | 13 | 29 |
| March | 35° | 17° | 3.7" | 33.6" | 12 | 31 |
| April | 46° | 27° | 2.2" | 5.6" | 10 | 27 |
| May | 58° | 35° | 1.7" | 0.2" | 10 | 4 |
| June | 66° | 43° | 1.3" | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| July | 68° | 48° | 1.4" | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| August | 66° | 46° | 2.7" | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| September | 56° | 40° | 5.4" | 0.2" | 18 | 0 |
| October | 44° | 31° | 6.9" | 7.6" | 18 | 4 |
| November | 30° | 19° | 5.7" | 44.4" | 15 | 24 |
| December | 24° | 15° | 7.8" | 61.5" | 18 | 31 |
| Year | 45° | 29° | 48.3" | 245.1" | 163 | 182 |
“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 Covenant Life
Covenant Life gets 48 inches of rain and melted snow a year. December is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 163 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 182 days of the year.
About 118 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 24 and the first one by September 20. That leaves about 118 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 98% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Covenant Life
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Covenant Life, 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 Covenant Life compares
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Common questions about Covenant Life’s climate
What is the coldest month in Covenant Life?
January, with a typical high of 23° and a low of 12°.
What is the hottest month in Covenant Life?
July, with a typical high of 68° and a low of 48°.
How much snow does Covenant Life get?
About 245 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Covenant Life?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 20, and the last spring frost by May 24.
What is the rainiest month in Covenant Life?
December, with 7.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 48 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 Haines 40nw, AK (8 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.