Primrose, AK climate
Primrose has chilly, snowy winters and cool summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 64°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 90 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Primrose feels like
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Primrose 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 | 26° | 16° | 3.6" | 17.2" | 13 | 31 |
| February | 30° | 18° | 3.5" | 15.7" | 13 | 28 |
| March | 35° | 19° | 2.1" | 12.3" | 11 | 31 |
| April | 44° | 28° | 2.1" | 3.9" | 12 | 29 |
| May | 54° | 34° | 1.7" | 0.3" | 14 | 12 |
| June | 61° | 42° | 2.2" | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| July | 64° | 47° | 2.5" | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| August | 62° | 46° | 4.0" | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| September | 54° | 39° | 7.0" | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| October | 41° | 31° | 6.4" | 1.7" | 18 | 3 |
| November | 32° | 24° | 5.1" | 11.8" | 14 | 21 |
| December | 28° | 20° | 5.4" | 27.2" | 15 | 29 |
| Year | 44° | 30° | 45.5" | 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 Primrose
Primrose gets 46 inches of rain and melted snow a year. September is the wettest month and May the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 178 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 184 days of the year.
About 127 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 21 and the first one by September 26. That leaves about 127 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 96% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Primrose
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Primrose, 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.
Primrose and its neighbors
Primrose borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 5.0°. Crown Point has both the coldest January nights (16°) and the hottest July afternoons (64°). Primrose’s January low is 16° and its July high 64°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Primrose compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Common questions about Primrose’s climate
What is the coldest month in Primrose?
January, with a typical high of 26° and a low of 16°.
What is the hottest month in Primrose?
July, with a typical high of 64° and a low of 47°.
How much snow does Primrose get?
About 90 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Primrose?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 26, and the last spring frost by May 21.
What is the rainiest month in Primrose?
September, with 7.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 46 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 (2 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.