Talkeetna, AK climate
Talkeetna has cold winters and cool summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 69°, a January night drops to 5°.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Talkeetna feels like
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Talkeetna weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22° | 5° | 1.3" |
| February | 28° | 9° | 1.2" |
| March | 35° | 12° | 1.1" |
| April | 47° | 26° | 1.3" |
| May | 59° | 37° | 1.6" |
| June | 67° | 47° | 1.7" |
| July | 69° | 51° | 2.9" |
| August | 65° | 48° | 4.7" |
| September | 56° | 39° | 4.5" |
| October | 42° | 27° | 2.8" |
| November | 28° | 13° | 1.8" |
| December | 23° | 8° | 1.7" |
| Year | 45° | 27° | 26.5" |
“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 Talkeetna
Talkeetna gets 27 inches of rain and melted snow a year. August is the wettest month and March the driest.
About 122 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 16 and the first one by September 16. That leaves about 122 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 97% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Talkeetna
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Talkeetna, 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.
Talkeetna and its neighbors
Talkeetna borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.0°. Chase has both the coldest January nights (5°) and the hottest July afternoons (69°). Talkeetna’s January low is 5° and its July high 69°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Talkeetna compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Common questions about Talkeetna’s climate
What is the coldest month in Talkeetna?
January, with a typical high of 22° and a low of 5°.
What is the hottest month in Talkeetna?
July, with a typical high of 69° and a low of 51°.
When is the first frost in Talkeetna?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 16, and the last spring frost by May 16.
What is the rainiest month in Talkeetna?
August, with 4.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 27 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 Talkeetna Airport, AK (5 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.