Meadow Lakes, AK climate
Meadow Lakes has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 67°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 62 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Meadow Lakes feels like
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Meadow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 11° | 0.7" | 10.9" | 6 |
| February | 29° | 14° | 0.9" | 9.0" | 5 |
| March | 34° | 19° | 0.6" | 8.7" | 6 |
| April | 47° | 29° | 0.4" | 2.3" | 3 |
| May | 58° | 37° | 1.1" | 0.3" | 6 |
| June | 64° | 45° | 1.8" | 0 | 8 |
| July | 67° | 50° | 2.6" | 0 | 11 |
| August | 64° | 47° | 3.4" | 0 | 13 |
| September | 55° | 40° | 2.9" | 0.1" | 12 |
| October | 42° | 29° | 1.8" | 4.4" | 8 |
| November | 30° | 17° | 1.2" | 11.3" | 7 |
| December | 25° | 14° | 1.5" | 15.0" | 8 |
| Year | 45° | 29° | 18.8" | 62.0" | 93 |
“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 Meadow Lakes
Meadow Lakes gets 19 inches of rain and melted snow a year. August is the wettest month and April the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 93 days a year.
About 128 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 16 and the first one by September 23. That leaves about 128 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 95% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Meadow Lakes
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Meadow 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.
Meadow Lakes and its neighbors
Meadow Lakes borders 6 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 4.2°. Knik-Fairview has both the coldest January nights (7°) and the hottest July afternoons (68°). Meadow Lakes’s January low is 11° and its July high 67°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Meadow Lakes compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Common questions about Meadow Lakes’s climate
What is the coldest month in Meadow Lakes?
January, with a typical high of 24° and a low of 11°.
What is the hottest month in Meadow Lakes?
July, with a typical high of 67° and a low of 50°.
How much snow does Meadow Lakes get?
About 62 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Meadow Lakes?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 23, and the last spring frost by May 16.
What is the rainiest month in Meadow Lakes?
August, with 3.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 19 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 Anderson Lake, AK (9 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.