Climate · Ouzinkie

Ouzinkie, AK climate

Ouzinkie has chilly, snowy winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 60°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 70 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
60°
13th coolest of 213 Alaska towns
January low
21°
54th mildest of 213 Alaska towns
Rain + melted snow
103 in
14th wettest of 213 Alaska towns
Snow a winter
70 in
66th snowiest of 152 Alaska towns
−7°

7° cooler than normal today. The forecast high is 40°, and a typical Oct 1 in Ouzinkie peaks around 47°.Live forecast: National Weather Service · Normal: NOAA 1991–2020

A normal year

What a year in Ouzinkie feels like

Winter

32° / 22°
Typical high / low · 19 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

41° / 30°
Typical high / low · Last frost around May 9

Summer

58° / 45°
Typical high / low · 90° days are rare

Fall

44° / 34°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 4
Best months to be outsideNo month sits in the comfortable 62–84° range. Summer is the mild season here.
Month by month

Ouzinkie weather by month

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

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground
January30°21°11.2" 14.5"1911
February33°23°8.3" 14.4"1710
March34°23°5.5" 12.3"169
April40°30°7.8" 6.2"182
May49°36°7.8" 0.5"170
June55°42°7.2" 0160
July60°47°6.3" 0150
August59°46°6.9" 0150
September53°41°9.7" 0170
October42°33°11.5" 0.7"180
November36°28°9.7" 6.1"174
December32°23°10.7" 15.6"2011
Year44°33°102.5"70.3"20447

“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 Ouzinkie

Ouzinkie gets 103 inches of rain and melted snow a year. October is the wettest month and March the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 204 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 47 days of the year.

103 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 100% of U.S. towns
70 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 92% of U.S. towns
47 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 64% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
11"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
16"
Frost & the growing season

About 148 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 9 and the first one by October 4. That leaves about 148 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 82% of U.S. towns.

148
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
<1
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 Ouzinkie

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

100%heating
8,919 heating degree daysMore heating than 94% of U.S. towns
0 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 Ouzinkie compares

Summer heat60° July high
Cooler than 100% of U.S. towns13th coolest of 213 Alaska towns
Winter cold21° January low
Milder than 56% of U.S. towns54th mildest of 213 Alaska towns
Precipitation103" a year
Wetter than 100% of U.S. towns14th wettest of 213 Alaska towns
Snow70" a winter
Snowier than 92% of U.S. towns66th snowiest of 152 Alaska towns
Growing season148 frost-free days
Shorter than 82% of U.S. towns41st longest of 213 Alaska towns

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

Questions

Common questions about Ouzinkie’s climate

What is the coldest month in Ouzinkie?

January, with a typical high of 30° and a low of 21°.

What is the hottest month in Ouzinkie?

July, with a typical high of 60° and a low of 47°.

How much snow does Ouzinkie get?

About 70 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.

When is the first frost in Ouzinkie?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 4, and the last spring frost by May 9.

What is the rainiest month in Ouzinkie?

October, with 11.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 103 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 Kodiak Airport, AK (12 mi, snow) and Ouzinkie, 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.

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