Steele Creek, AK climate
Steele Creek has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 68°, a January night drops to -2°, and about 53 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Steele Creek feels like
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Steele Creek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10° | -2° | 0.6" | 7.1" | 6 |
| February | 17° | 3° | 0.6" | 6.1" | 5 |
| March | 24° | 8° | 0.5" | 6.3" | 5 |
| April | 42° | 25° | 0.7" | 2.5" | 3 |
| May | 57° | 38° | 0.9" | 0.3" | 8 |
| June | 67° | 48° | 2.2" | 0 | 12 |
| July | 68° | 51° | 2.9" | 0 | 15 |
| August | 61° | 47° | 2.9" | 0 | 17 |
| September | 52° | 37° | 1.7" | 1.8" | 13 |
| October | 33° | 22° | 0.8" | 7.3" | 9 |
| November | 18° | 6° | 0.8" | 11.8" | 8 |
| December | 14° | 0° | 0.6" | 9.9" | 7 |
| Year | 39° | 24° | 15.0" | 53.1" | 107 |
“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 Steele Creek
Steele Creek gets 15 inches of rain and melted snow a year. August is the wettest month and March the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 107 days a year.
About 124 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 12 and the first one by September 16. That leaves about 124 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 96% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Steele Creek
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Steele Creek, 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.
Steele Creek and its neighbors
Steele Creek borders 5 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 13.4°. Badger has the coldest January nights (-16°) and Two Rivers the hottest July afternoons (75°). Steele Creek’s January low is -2° and its July high 68°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Steele Creek compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Common questions about Steele Creek’s climate
What is the coldest month in Steele Creek?
January, with a typical high of 10° and a low of -2°.
What is the hottest month in Steele Creek?
July, with a typical high of 68° and a low of 51°.
How much snow does Steele Creek get?
About 53 inches in a normal winter, most of it in November.
When is the first frost in Steele Creek?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 16, and the last spring frost by May 12.
What is the rainiest month in Steele Creek?
August, with 2.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 15 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 Gilmore Creek, AK (5 mi, snow) and Fairbanks 11 Ne, AK (4 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.