Climate · Evansville

Evansville, AK climate

Evansville has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 70°, a January night drops to -19°, and about 98 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
70°
40th hottest of 213 Alaska towns
January low
-19°
16th coldest of 213 Alaska towns
Rain + melted snow
16 in
78th driest of 213 Alaska towns
Snow a winter
98 in
23rd snowiest of 152 Alaska towns
A normal year

What a year in Evansville feels like

Winter

2° / -15°
Typical high / low · 31 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

36° / 13°
Typical high / low · Last frost around May 22

Summer

68° / 46°
Typical high / low · 90° days are rare

Fall

29° / 13°
Typical high / low · First frost around Aug 24
Best months to be outsideJunJulAugHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Evansville weather by month

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

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground
January-2°-19°0.9" 14.0"931
February7°-13°1.0" 15.9"1029
March17°-9°0.6" 9.3"831
April36°13°0.6" 5.2"630
May56°34°0.9" 1.0"910
June70°47°1.5" 0110
July70°49°2.3" 0130
August63°43°2.7" 0150
September50°33°2.1" 3.2"132
October28°14°1.2" 12.0"1221
November8°-7°1.2" 19.1"1030
December2°-14°1.1" 18.2"1131
Year34°14°16.0"97.9"129214

“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 Evansville

Evansville gets 16 inches of rain and melted snow a year. August is the wettest month and April the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 129 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 214 days of the year.

16 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 93% of U.S. towns
98 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 97% of U.S. towns
214 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 100% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
2.7"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
19"
Frost & the growing season

About 94 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 22 and the first one by August 24. That leaves about 94 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 99% of U.S. towns.

239
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
125
nights below 0° in a normal year
<1
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 Evansville

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

100%heating
14,976 heating degree daysMore heating than 100% of U.S. towns
35 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 99% 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.

Compared with other towns

How Evansville compares

Summer heat70° July high
Cooler than 99% of U.S. towns40th hottest of 213 Alaska towns
Winter cold-19° January low
Colder than 100% of U.S. towns16th coldest of 213 Alaska towns
Precipitation16" a year
Drier than 93% of U.S. towns78th driest of 213 Alaska towns
Snow98" a winter
Snowier than 97% of U.S. towns23rd snowiest of 152 Alaska towns
Growing season94 frost-free days
Shorter than 99% of U.S. towns50th shortest of 213 Alaska towns

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

Questions

Common questions about Evansville’s climate

What is the coldest month in Evansville?

January, with a typical high of -2° and a low of -19°.

What is the hottest month in Evansville?

July, with a typical high of 70° and a low of 49°.

How much snow does Evansville get?

About 98 inches in a normal winter, most of it in November.

When is the first frost in Evansville?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by August 24, and the last spring frost by May 22.

What is the rainiest month in Evansville?

August, with 2.7 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 Bettles Airport, AK (4 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.

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