Two Rivers, AK climate
Two Rivers has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 75°, a January night drops to -13°, and about 61 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Two Rivers feels like
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Two Rivers 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 | 6° | -13° | 0.6" | 10.5" | 7 | 31 |
| February | 18° | -5° | 0.6" | 6.9" | 5 | 29 |
| March | 29° | 1° | 0.4" | 6.0" | 4 | 31 |
| April | 49° | 22° | 0.4" | 2.1" | 3 | 26 |
| May | 65° | 34° | 1.0" | 0.7" | 8 | 2 |
| June | 74° | 45° | 2.4" | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| July | 75° | 49° | 3.2" | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| August | 68° | 44° | 3.1" | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| September | 56° | 34° | 2.0" | 1.4" | 13 | 1 |
| October | 36° | 18° | 0.9" | 12.1" | 10 | 21 |
| November | 16° | -2° | 0.7" | 12.7" | 8 | 30 |
| December | 9° | -10° | 0.6" | 9.0" | 7 | 31 |
| Year | 41° | 18° | 15.8" | 61.4" | 109 | 201 |
“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 Two Rivers
Two Rivers gets 16 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and March the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 109 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 201 days of the year.
About 95 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 30 and the first one by September 2. That leaves about 95 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 99% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Two Rivers
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Two Rivers, 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.
Two Rivers and its neighbors
Two Rivers borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 10.5°. Pleasant Valley has both the coldest January nights (-13°) and the hottest July afternoons (75°). Two Rivers’s January low is -13° and its July high 75°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Two Rivers compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Common questions about Two Rivers’s climate
What is the coldest month in Two Rivers?
January, with a typical high of 6° and a low of -13°.
What is the hottest month in Two Rivers?
July, with a typical high of 75° and a low of 49°.
How much snow does Two Rivers get?
About 61 inches in a normal winter, most of it in November.
When is the first frost in Two Rivers?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 2, and the last spring frost by May 30.
What is the rainiest month in Two Rivers?
July, with 3.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 16 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 Two Rivers, AK (4 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.