North Lakes, AK climate
North Lakes has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 68°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 50 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in North Lakes feels like
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North 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 | 23° | 7° | 0.8" | 9.2" | 7 | 25 |
| February | 29° | 12° | 0.8" | 9.0" | 6 | 24 |
| March | 34° | 16° | 0.5" | 7.6" | 6 | 21 |
| April | 48° | 29° | 0.4" | 1.4" | 4 | 3 |
| May | 59° | 38° | 0.7" | 0.5" | 6 | 0 |
| June | 66° | 46° | 1.2" | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| July | 68° | 51° | 1.9" | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| August | 65° | 48° | 2.5" | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| September | 57° | 40° | 2.3" | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| October | 43° | 27° | 1.4" | 3.8" | 9 | 6 |
| November | 29° | 14° | 0.8" | 8.1" | 7 | 16 |
| December | 25° | 10° | 1.0" | 9.9" | 9 | 24 |
| Year | 45° | 28° | 14.4" | 49.5" | 103 | 118 |
“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 North Lakes
North Lakes gets 14 inches of rain and melted snow a year. August is the wettest month and April the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 103 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 118 days of the year.
About 127 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 14 and the first one by September 20. That leaves about 127 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 96% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in North Lakes
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In North 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.
North Lakes and its neighbors
North Lakes borders 5 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 4.2°. South Lakes has both the coldest January nights (7°) and the hottest July afternoons (68°). North Lakes’s January low is 7° and its July high 68°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How North Lakes compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Common questions about North Lakes’s climate
What is the coldest month in North Lakes?
January, with a typical high of 23° and a low of 7°.
What is the hottest month in North Lakes?
July, with a typical high of 68° and a low of 51°.
How much snow does North Lakes get?
About 50 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in North Lakes?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 20, and the last spring frost by May 14.
What is the rainiest month in North Lakes?
August, with 2.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 14 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 Matanuska Exp Farm, AK (4 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.