Climate · Oscarville

Oscarville, AK climate

Oscarville has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 64°, a January night drops to 1°, and about 64 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
64°
71st coolest of 213 Alaska towns
January low
1°
87th coldest of 213 Alaska towns
Rain + melted snow
20 in
102nd wettest of 213 Alaska towns
Snow a winter
64 in
70th least snowy of 152 Alaska towns
A normal year

What a year in Oscarville feels like

Winter

16° / 4°
Typical high / low · 21 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

37° / 21°
Typical high / low · Last frost around May 21

Summer

62° / 47°
Typical high / low · 90° days are rare

Fall

38° / 26°
Typical high / low · First frost around Sep 22
Best months to be outsideJunJulHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Oscarville weather by month

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

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground
January13°1°0.8" 9.4"930
February20°7°0.9" 8.1"1027
March22°7°0.7" 8.8"929
April37°21°0.8" 6.0"1015
May52°34°1.2" 1.9"121
June62°45°1.8" 0130
July64°49°2.6" 0160
August61°47°3.4" 0180
September53°39°2.9" 0.5"170
October38°26°1.8" 3.9"135
November24°13°1.8" 13.2"1419
December16°4°1.1" 12.2"1128
Year38°24°19.7"64.0"151153

“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 Oscarville

Oscarville gets 20 inches of rain and melted snow a year. August is the wettest month and March the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 151 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 153 days of the year.

20 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 89% of U.S. towns
64 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 90% of U.S. towns
153 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 100% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
3.4"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
13"
Frost & the growing season

About 122 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 21 and the first one by September 22. That leaves about 122 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 97% of U.S. towns.

214
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
58
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 Oscarville

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

100%heating
12,228 heating degree daysMore heating than 100% of U.S. towns
6 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 Oscarville compares

Summer heat64° July high
Cooler than 100% of U.S. towns71st coolest of 213 Alaska towns
Winter cold1° January low
Colder than 95% of U.S. towns87th coldest of 213 Alaska towns
Precipitation20" a year
Drier than 89% of U.S. towns102nd wettest of 213 Alaska towns
Snow64" a winter
Snowier than 90% of U.S. towns70th least snowy of 152 Alaska towns
Growing season122 frost-free days
Shorter than 97% of U.S. towns89th longest of 213 Alaska towns

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

Questions

Common questions about Oscarville’s climate

What is the coldest month in Oscarville?

January, with a typical high of 13° and a low of 1°.

What is the hottest month in Oscarville?

July, with a typical high of 64° and a low of 49°.

How much snow does Oscarville get?

About 64 inches in a normal winter, most of it in November.

When is the first frost in Oscarville?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 22, and the last spring frost by May 21.

What is the rainiest month in Oscarville?

August, with 3.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 20 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 Bethel Airport, AK (4 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.

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