Sutton-Alpine, AK climate
Sutton-Alpine has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 69°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 83 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Sutton-Alpine feels like
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Sutton-Alpine 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° | 9° | 0.9" | 14.7" | 7 | 30 |
| February | 30° | 12° | 1.2" | 13.6" | 7 | 29 |
| March | 36° | 16° | 0.7" | 11.3" | 6 | 30 |
| April | 50° | 26° | 0.5" | 4.8" | 4 | 22 |
| May | 62° | 33° | 0.9" | 0.9" | 7 | 1 |
| June | 67° | 42° | 1.5" | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| July | 69° | 47° | 2.3" | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| August | 66° | 45° | 3.2" | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| September | 57° | 37° | 3.3" | 0.5" | 15 | 1 |
| October | 44° | 27° | 1.5" | 6.0" | 10 | 8 |
| November | 29° | 15° | 1.4" | 11.9" | 8 | 22 |
| December | 24° | 11° | 1.4" | 18.8" | 9 | 29 |
| Year | 46° | 27° | 18.8" | 82.5" | 112 | 171 |
“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 Sutton-Alpine
Sutton-Alpine gets 19 inches of rain and melted snow a year. September is the wettest month and April the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 112 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 171 days of the year.
About 98 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by June 1 and the first one by September 6. That leaves about 98 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 99% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Sutton-Alpine
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Sutton-Alpine, 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.
Sutton-Alpine and its neighbors
Sutton-Alpine borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.2°. Chickaloon has both the coldest January nights (9°) and the hottest July afternoons (69°). Sutton-Alpine’s January low is 9° and its July high 69°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Sutton-Alpine compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Common questions about Sutton-Alpine’s climate
What is the coldest month in Sutton-Alpine?
January, with a typical high of 23° and a low of 9°.
What is the hottest month in Sutton-Alpine?
July, with a typical high of 69° and a low of 47°.
How much snow does Sutton-Alpine get?
About 83 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Sutton-Alpine?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 6, and the last spring frost by June 1.
What is the rainiest month in Sutton-Alpine?
September, with 3.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 19 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 Lazy Mtn, AK (10 mi, snow) and Sutton 1 W, AK (2 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.