Denali Park, AK climate
Denali Park has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 66°, a January night drops to -6°, and about 77 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Denali Park feels like
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Denali Park 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 | 10° | -6° | 0.6" | 9.6" | 8 | 31 |
| February | 20° | -1° | 0.7" | 9.6" | 7 | 29 |
| March | 25° | 0° | 0.5" | 8.2" | 6 | 31 |
| April | 41° | 17° | 0.4" | 6.9" | 4 | 29 |
| May | 55° | 31° | 0.8" | 2.6" | 7 | 8 |
| June | 65° | 41° | 2.4" | 0.1" | 14 | 0 |
| July | 66° | 45° | 3.1" | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| August | 61° | 41° | 3.0" | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| September | 51° | 31° | 1.7" | 5.0" | 13 | 3 |
| October | 34° | 16° | 0.8" | 9.4" | 10 | 18 |
| November | 18° | 2° | 0.8" | 12.9" | 11 | 27 |
| December | 14° | -3° | 0.8" | 12.4" | 10 | 31 |
| Year | 38° | 18° | 15.9" | 76.7" | 123 | 206 |
“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 Denali Park
Denali Park gets 16 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and April the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 123 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 206 days of the year.
About 77 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by June 6 and the first one by August 25. That leaves about 77 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 100% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Denali Park
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Denali Park, 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.
Denali Park and its neighbors
Denali Park borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 3.1°. Healy has both the coldest January nights (-9°) and the hottest July afternoons (67°). Denali Park’s January low is -6° and its July high 66°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Denali Park compares
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Common questions about Denali Park’s climate
What is the coldest month in Denali Park?
January, with a typical high of 10° and a low of -6°.
What is the hottest month in Denali Park?
July, with a typical high of 66° and a low of 45°.
How much snow does Denali Park get?
About 77 inches in a normal winter, most of it in November.
When is the first frost in Denali Park?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by August 25, and the last spring frost by June 6.
What is the rainiest month in Denali Park?
July, with 3.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 16 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 Mckinley Park, AK (13 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.