Four Mile Road, AK climate
Four Mile Road has cold winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 73°, a January night drops to -12°.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Four Mile Road feels like
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Four Mile Road 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° | 0.6" |
| February | 15° | -6° | 0.4" |
| March | 24° | 1° | 0.4" |
| April | 45° | 23° | 0.3" |
| May | 63° | 39° | 0.6" |
| June | 72° | 49° | 1.8" |
| July | 73° | 53° | 2.3" |
| August | 67° | 48° | 2.3" |
| September | 55° | 37° | 1.4" |
| October | 35° | 21° | 0.9" |
| November | 15° | 1° | 0.8" |
| December | 8° | -9° | 0.6" |
| Year | 40° | 20° | 12.4" |
“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 Four Mile Road
Four Mile Road gets 12 inches of rain and melted snow a year. August is the wettest month and April the driest.
About 117 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 15 and the first one by September 11. That leaves about 117 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 98% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Four Mile Road
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Four Mile Road, 99% of that work is heating and 1% 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 Four Mile Road compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Common questions about Four Mile Road’s climate
What is the coldest month in Four Mile Road?
January, with a typical high of 5° and a low of -12°.
What is the hottest month in Four Mile Road?
July, with a typical high of 73° and a low of 53°.
When is the first frost in Four Mile Road?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 11, and the last spring frost by May 15.
What is the rainiest month in Four Mile Road?
August, with 2.3 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 Nenana Municipal Airport, AK (4 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.