Utqiaġvik has real winters
Utqiaġvik has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 48°, a January night drops to -18°, and about 46 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Getting the latest forecast from the National Weather Service…
What stands out about Utqiaġvik’s weather
Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.
Where today sits in Utqiaġvik’s year
Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.
Weather talk
Road reports, first frosts and storm memories from neighbors in Utqiaġvik.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Temperatures and rainfall come from the nearest weather station. Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Barrow Post Rogers Airport, AK (1 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.