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United StatesAlaskaYukon-Koyukuk Census AreaClimate Station TANANA CALHOUN MEM AP, AK US Distance 20.7 mi Normals 1991 to 2020
This weather has a price Keeping the median Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area home comfortable runs roughly $1,430 a year in heating and cooling alone. See where it lands in the monthly bill

30-year climate normals

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month: July

70.8°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of -17.4°F.

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area gets 11.47" of precipitation a year and 50" of snow, and 55% 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.

20° 40° 60° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January -1.2° -17.4° 0.38" 7.7"
February 8.2° -10.6° 0.44" 8.0"
March 18.9° -6.3° 0.24" 5.4"
April 39.3° 15.6° 0.30" 2.5"
May 58.9° 33.4° 0.64" 0.3"
June 70.1° 45.4° 1.48" 0.0"
July 70.8° 48.8° 1.95" 0.0"
August 63.9° 43.2° 2.68" 0.0"
September 51.8° 33.5° 1.68" 0.8"
October 31.3° 17.4° 0.71" 5.0"
November 10.5° -4.0° 0.56" 10.0"
December 2.4° -12.9° 0.41" 10.3"

Rainfall by month

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area has a distinct wet season. 55% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jul, Aug, Sep.

January 0.38"
February 0.44"
March 0.24"
April 0.30"
May 0.64"
June 1.48"
July 1.95"
August 2.68"
September 1.68"
October 0.71"
November 0.56"
December 0.41"
Annual total 11.47"

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 27
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 14,408
Approximate annual cooling cost At 28.21¢/kWh, Alaska average $8
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $1,423

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 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area?

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area averages a high of 70.8°F in July and a low of -17.4°F in January. Annual precipitation is 11.47 inches, including 50 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area?

The wettest stretch is Jul, Aug, Sep, which accounts for 55% 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 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 70.8°F. That drives 27 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area?

Yes. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area averages 50 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991 to 2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station TANANA CALHOUN MEM AP, AK US (USW00026529), 20.7 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.