Harding-Birch Lakes, AK climate
Harding-Birch Lakes has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 74°, a January night drops to -11°, and about 42 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Harding-Birch Lakes feels like
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Harding-Birch Lakes 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 | 6° | -11° | 0.4" | 5.7" | 8 | 31 |
| February | 16° | -4° | 0.3" | 5.0" | 6 | 28 |
| March | 27° | 1° | 0.3" | 3.7" | 6 | 29 |
| April | 48° | 21° | 0.2" | 1.6" | 4 | 14 |
| May | 63° | 34° | 0.8" | 1.1" | 8 | 1 |
| June | 73° | 45° | 2.5" | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| July | 74° | 49° | 2.8" | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| August | 67° | 44° | 2.1" | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| September | 56° | 35° | 1.2" | 1.7" | 11 | 1 |
| October | 34° | 18° | 0.8" | 7.3" | 10 | 15 |
| November | 15° | -1° | 0.7" | 8.7" | 9 | 29 |
| December | 10° | -8° | 0.5" | 6.7" | 8 | 30 |
| Year | 41° | 19° | 12.7" | 41.5" | 113 | 179 |
“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 Harding-Birch Lakes
Harding-Birch Lakes 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 113 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 179 days of the year.
About 98 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 26 and the first one by September 2. That leaves about 98 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 99% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Harding-Birch Lakes
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Harding-Birch Lakes, 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 Harding-Birch Lakes compares
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Common questions about Harding-Birch Lakes’s climate
What is the coldest month in Harding-Birch Lakes?
January, with a typical high of 6° and a low of -11°.
What is the hottest month in Harding-Birch Lakes?
July, with a typical high of 74° and a low of 49°.
How much snow does Harding-Birch Lakes get?
About 42 inches in a normal winter, most of it in November.
When is the first frost in Harding-Birch Lakes?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 2, and the last spring frost by May 26.
What is the rainiest month in Harding-Birch Lakes?
July, with 2.8 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 Whitestone Farms, AK (25 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.