Cost to Own
United StatesAlaskaHoonah-Angoon Census AreaClimate Station GUSTAVUS, AK US Distance 6.4 mi Normals 1991 to 2020
This weather has a price Keeping the median Hoonah-Angoon Census Area home comfortable runs roughly $896 a year in heating and cooling alone. See where it lands in the monthly bill

30-year climate normals

Hoonah-Angoon Census Area Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month: July

62.9°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 20.6°F.

Hoonah-Angoon Census Area gets 62.29" of precipitation a year and 72.3" of snow, and 38% of it falls in Sep, Oct, Nov.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 32.1° 20.6° 5.94" 18.1"
February 35.7° 21.2° 3.76" 11.4"
March 39.9° 22.8° 3.17" 11.7"
April 48.7° 28.9° 3.01" 1.8"
May 56.5° 35.4° 2.98" 0.0"
June 61.4° 42.4° 2.90" 0.0"
July 62.9° 46.6° 4.41" 0.0"
August 62.7° 45.9° 5.44" 0.0"
September 56.5° 40.3° 8.21" 0.0"
October 47.1° 33.0° 8.43" 0.5"
November 37.8° 26.0° 6.79" 10.8"
December 33.8° 23.7° 7.25" 18.0"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 38% falling in the wettest three months (Sep, Oct, Nov).

January 5.94"
February 3.76"
March 3.17"
April 3.01"
May 2.98"
June 2.90"
July 4.41"
August 5.44"
September 8.21"
October 8.43"
November 6.79"
December 7.25"
Annual total 62.29"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 0
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 9,072
Approximate annual cooling cost At 28.21¢/kWh, Alaska average $0
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $896

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area?

Hoonah-Angoon Census Area averages a high of 62.9°F in July and a low of 20.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 62.29 inches, including 72.3 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area?

The wettest stretch is Sep, Oct, Nov, which accounts for 38% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 62.9°F. That drives 0 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area?

Yes. Hoonah-Angoon Census Area averages 72.3 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991 to 2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station GUSTAVUS, AK US (USW00025322), 6.4 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days: NOAA, same station and period.
  • Annual figures on this page are the sum of that station's twelve monthly normals. NOAA also publishes a separately-computed annual normal, which can differ from the monthly sum by a few percent; we use the monthly series because the month-by-month breakdown above has to come from it.
  • Electricity price: US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Alaska residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.