Farmers Loop, AK climate
Farmers Loop has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 71°, a January night drops to -12°, and about 64 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Farmers Loop feels like
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Farmers Loop 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 | 2° | -12° | 0.7" | 10.4" | 9 | 31 |
| February | 12° | -5° | 0.6" | 9.9" | 8 | 29 |
| March | 24° | 1° | 0.5" | 7.1" | 6 | 31 |
| April | 44° | 22° | 0.4" | 3.6" | 4 | 22 |
| May | 60° | 37° | 0.6" | 0.8" | 7 | 1 |
| June | 70° | 48° | 1.9" | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| July | 71° | 51° | 2.5" | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| August | 65° | 46° | 2.4" | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| September | 54° | 35° | 1.6" | 2.3" | 12 | 1 |
| October | 33° | 18° | 0.9" | 7.5" | 10 | 17 |
| November | 12° | -1° | 0.8" | 11.2" | 10 | 29 |
| December | 5° | -8° | 0.6" | 11.5" | 9 | 31 |
| Year | 38° | 19° | 13.3" | 64.3" | 116 | 193 |
“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 Farmers Loop
Farmers Loop gets 13 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and April the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 116 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 193 days of the year.
About 111 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 18 and the first one by September 6. That leaves about 111 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 98% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Farmers Loop
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Farmers Loop, 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.
Farmers Loop and its neighbors
Farmers Loop borders 4 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 16.1°. Goldstream has both the coldest January nights (-19°) and the hottest July afternoons (73°). Farmers Loop’s January low is -12° and its July high 71°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Farmers Loop compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Common questions about Farmers Loop’s climate
What is the coldest month in Farmers Loop?
January, with a typical high of 2° and a low of -12°.
What is the hottest month in Farmers Loop?
July, with a typical high of 71° and a low of 51°.
How much snow does Farmers Loop get?
About 64 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Farmers Loop?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 6, and the last spring frost by May 18.
What is the rainiest month in Farmers Loop?
July, with 2.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 13 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 College Obsy, AK (6 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.