Kenny Lake, AK climate
Kenny Lake has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 70°, a January night drops to -10°, and about 72 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Kenny Lake feels like
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Kenny Lake 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 | 5° | -10° | 1.1" | 9.3" | 6 | 31 |
| February | 17° | -5° | 1.0" | 12.4" | 6 | 29 |
| March | 29° | -1° | 0.5" | 6.0" | 3 | 31 |
| April | 45° | 19° | 0.2" | 2.2" | 2 | 29 |
| May | 57° | 31° | 0.5" | 0.4" | 4 | 4 |
| June | 67° | 40° | 1.4" | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| July | 70° | 45° | 1.8" | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| August | 65° | 40° | 1.8" | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| September | 54° | 31° | 1.5" | 1.6" | 10 | 2 |
| October | 36° | 17° | 1.0" | 9.1" | 8 | 17 |
| November | 15° | 0° | 1.3" | 17.0" | 8 | 28 |
| December | 7° | -8° | 1.3" | 13.8" | 7 | 31 |
| Year | 39° | 17° | 13.3" | 71.8" | 84 | 201 |
“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 Kenny Lake
Kenny Lake 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 84 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 201 days of the year.
A year-round growing season
Heating and cooling a home in Kenny Lake
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Kenny Lake, 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.
Kenny Lake and its neighbors
Kenny Lake borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.0°. Tonsina has both the coldest January nights (-10°) and the hottest July afternoons (70°). Kenny Lake’s January low is -10° and its July high 70°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Kenny Lake compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Common questions about Kenny Lake’s climate
What is the coldest month in Kenny Lake?
January, with a typical high of 5° and a low of -10°.
What is the hottest month in Kenny Lake?
July, with a typical high of 70° and a low of 45°.
How much snow does Kenny Lake get?
About 72 inches in a normal winter, most of it in November.
When is the first frost in Kenny Lake?
Frost is uncommon. Only 100% of years see a night at 32° or below.
What is the rainiest month in Kenny Lake?
July, with 1.8 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 Tonsina, AK (12 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.