Tok, AK climate
Tok has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 72°, a January night drops to -20°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Tok feels like
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Tok 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 | -4° | -20° | 0.4" | 4.9" | 3 | 31 |
| February | 8° | -13° | 0.2" | 3.5" | 2 | 29 |
| March | 24° | -5° | 0.2" | 3.3" | 2 | 31 |
| April | 45° | 18° | 0.2" | 2.4" | 2 | 24 |
| May | 61° | 31° | 0.9" | 0.9" | 5 | 2 |
| June | 71° | 42° | 2.4" | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| July | 72° | 46° | 2.3" | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| August | 67° | 40° | 1.3" | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| September | 54° | 31° | 1.0" | 1.8" | 6 | 2 |
| October | 31° | 14° | 0.6" | 4.9" | 5 | 19 |
| November | 8° | -8° | 0.6" | 8.2" | 5 | 29 |
| December | -2° | -18° | 0.6" | 7.7" | 5 | 31 |
| Year | 36° | 13° | 10.6" | 37.6" | 63 | 198 |
“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 Tok
Tok gets 11 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and March the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 63 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 198 days of the year.
A year-round growing season
Heating and cooling a home in Tok
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Tok, 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.
How Tok compares
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Common questions about Tok’s climate
What is the coldest month in Tok?
January, with a typical high of -4° and a low of -20°.
What is the hottest month in Tok?
July, with a typical high of 72° and a low of 46°. About 1 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Tok get?
About 38 inches in a normal winter, most of it in November.
When is the first frost in Tok?
Frost is uncommon. Only 100% of years see a night at 32° or below.
What is the rainiest month in Tok?
June, with 2.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 11 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 Tok, AK (1 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.