Moose Pass, AK climate
Moose Pass has cold, snowy winters and cool summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 66°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 90 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Moose Pass feels like
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Moose Pass 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 | 24° | 9° | 3.5" | 17.2" | 13 | 31 |
| February | 29° | 13° | 5.3" | 15.7" | 13 | 28 |
| March | 35° | 14° | 2.2" | 12.3" | 11 | 31 |
| April | 45° | 27° | 2.3" | 3.9" | 12 | 29 |
| May | 55° | 34° | 2.1" | 0.3" | 14 | 12 |
| June | 63° | 42° | 1.7" | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| July | 66° | 47° | 2.4" | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| August | 64° | 45° | 3.8" | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| September | 55° | 38° | 6.0" | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| October | 42° | 27° | 5.4" | 1.7" | 18 | 3 |
| November | 30° | 17° | 4.2" | 11.8" | 14 | 21 |
| December | 27° | 12° | 3.4" | 27.2" | 15 | 29 |
| Year | 44° | 27° | 42.2" | 90.1" | 178 | 184 |
“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 Moose Pass
Moose Pass gets 42 inches of rain and melted snow a year. September is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 178 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 184 days of the year.
About 99 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 31 and the first one by September 8. That leaves about 99 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 99% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Moose Pass
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Moose Pass, 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 Moose Pass compares
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Common questions about Moose Pass’s climate
What is the coldest month in Moose Pass?
January, with a typical high of 24° and a low of 9°.
What is the hottest month in Moose Pass?
July, with a typical high of 66° and a low of 47°.
How much snow does Moose Pass get?
About 90 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Moose Pass?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 8, and the last spring frost by May 31.
What is the rainiest month in Moose Pass?
September, with 6.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 42 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 Seward 19n, AK (11 mi, snow) and Moose Pass 3nw, AK (1 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.