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30-year climate normals

Nome Census Area Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

57.7°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of -2.0°F.

Nome Census Area gets 17.22" of precipitation a year and 80.8" of snow, and 45% of it falls in Jul, Aug, Sep.

Temperature through the year

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

0° 20° 40° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 13.2° -2.0° 0.94" 13.4"
February 16.8° 1.3° 0.99" 14.7"
March 17.6° 1.6° 0.74" 10.7"
April 29.4° 15.9° 0.74" 6.8"
May 43.6° 30.9° 0.89" 1.9"
June 55.1° 41.5° 0.99" 0.2"
July 57.7° 46.3° 2.35" 0.0"
August 56.0° 44.4° 3.22" 0.0"
September 49.0° 37.2° 2.20" 0.5"
October 36.0° 24.9° 1.84" 4.7"
November 24.3° 12.2° 1.27" 12.1"
December 16.2° 2.0° 1.05" 15.8"

Rainfall by month

Nome Census Area has a distinct wet season. 45% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jul, Aug, Sep.

January 0.94"
February 0.99"
March 0.74"
April 0.74"
May 0.89"
June 0.99"
July 2.35"
August 3.22"
September 2.20"
October 1.84"
November 1.27"
December 1.05"
Annual total 17.22"

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 3
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 13,485
Approximate annual cooling cost At 28.23¢/kWh, Alaska average $1
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $1,332

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 Nome Census Area, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Nome Census Area?

Nome Census Area averages a high of 57.7°F in July and a low of -2.0°F in January. Annual precipitation is 17.22 inches, including 80.8 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Nome Census Area?

The wettest stretch is Jul, Aug, Sep, which accounts for 45% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Nome Census Area?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 57.7°F. That drives 3 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Nome Census Area?

Yes. Nome Census Area averages 80.8 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station NOME MUNI AP, AK US (USW00026617), 41.5 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • 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.