Point MacKenzie, AK climate
Point MacKenzie has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 66°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 78 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Point MacKenzie feels like
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Point MacKenzie 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° | 11° | 0.8" | 12.4" | 8 | 31 |
| February | 27° | 15° | 0.9" | 13.4" | 8 | 27 |
| March | 33° | 19° | 0.7" | 11.0" | 6 | 29 |
| April | 45° | 30° | 0.4" | 4.0" | 5 | 14 |
| May | 56° | 40° | 0.7" | 0.3" | 7 | 0 |
| June | 63° | 48° | 1.0" | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| July | 66° | 53° | 1.8" | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| August | 64° | 51° | 2.9" | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| September | 56° | 43° | 3.1" | 0.4" | 15 | 0 |
| October | 42° | 31° | 1.8" | 5.6" | 12 | 5 |
| November | 29° | 18° | 1.2" | 12.6" | 10 | 21 |
| December | 25° | 14° | 1.2" | 18.2" | 11 | 28 |
| Year | 44° | 31° | 16.4" | 77.9" | 115 | 154 |
“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 Point MacKenzie
Point MacKenzie gets 16 inches of rain and melted snow a year. September is the wettest month and April the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 115 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 154 days of the year.
About 147 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 5 and the first one by October 1. That leaves about 147 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 83% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Point MacKenzie
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Point MacKenzie, 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.
Point MacKenzie and its neighbors
Point MacKenzie borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 4.3°. Knik-Fairview has both the coldest January nights (7°) and the hottest July afternoons (68°). Point MacKenzie’s January low is 11° and its July high 66°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Point MacKenzie compares
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Common questions about Point MacKenzie’s climate
What is the coldest month in Point MacKenzie?
January, with a typical high of 23° and a low of 11°.
What is the hottest month in Point MacKenzie?
July, with a typical high of 66° and a low of 53°.
How much snow does Point MacKenzie get?
About 78 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Point MacKenzie?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 1, and the last spring frost by May 5.
What is the rainiest month in Point MacKenzie?
September, with 3.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 16 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 Anchorage Intl Airport, AK (14 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.