Climate · Kokhanok

Kokhanok, AK climate

Kokhanok has cold winters and cool summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 65°, a January night drops to 12°.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
65°
90th coolest of 213 Alaska towns
January low
12°
74th mildest of 213 Alaska towns
Rain + melted snow
25 in
77th wettest of 213 Alaska towns
A normal year

What a year in Kokhanok feels like

Winter

28° / 15°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

43° / 27°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Jun 4

Summer

63° / 49°
Typical high / low · 90° days are rare

Fall

45° / 32°
Typical high / low · First frost around Sep 12
Best months to be outsideJunJulAugHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Kokhanok weather by month

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

MonthHighLowRain + melt
January25°12°0.9"
February30°16°1.1"
March32°16°0.8"
April43°29°0.8"
May55°38°1.2"
June62°45°1.5"
July65°51°3.1"
August64°50°4.1"
September56°43°5.0"
October45°32°2.8"
November33°21°2.2"
December28°15°1.5"
Year45°31°25.0"

“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 Kokhanok

Kokhanok gets 25 inches of rain and melted snow a year. September is the wettest month and April the driest.

25 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 82% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
5.0"

Snowfall by month

No snow records from a nearby station.
Frost & the growing season

About 98 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by June 4 and the first one by September 12. That leaves about 98 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 99% of U.S. towns.

191
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
35
nights below 0° in a normal year
0
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 Kokhanok

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

100%heating
10,298 heating degree daysMore heating than 99% of U.S. towns
1 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 100% 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 Kokhanok compares

Summer heat65° July high
Cooler than 100% of U.S. towns90th coolest of 213 Alaska towns
Winter cold12° January low
Colder than 78% of U.S. towns74th mildest of 213 Alaska towns
Precipitation25" a year
Drier than 82% of U.S. towns77th wettest of 213 Alaska towns
Growing season98 frost-free days
Shorter than 99% of U.S. towns66th shortest of 213 Alaska towns

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

Questions

Common questions about Kokhanok’s climate

What is the coldest month in Kokhanok?

January, with a typical high of 25° and a low of 12°.

What is the hottest month in Kokhanok?

July, with a typical high of 65° and a low of 51°.

When is the first frost in Kokhanok?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 12, and the last spring frost by June 4.

What is the rainiest month in Kokhanok?

September, with 5.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 25 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 Intricate Bay, AK (13 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.

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