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Weather in Bettles, AK · National Weather Service + NOAA

Bettles has real winters

Bettles has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 70°, a January night drops to -19°, and about 98 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 8° and a normal night drops to -7°.

Winter 2°/-15°Spring 36°/13°Summer 68°/46°Fall 29°/13°
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Sunrise 1:17 pm · sunset 8:21 pm

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What stands out about Bettles’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Real wintersJanuary nights average -19°, colder than 100% of U.S. towns.Snow countryAbout 98 inches a winter, more than 97% of U.S. towns.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 70°, cooler than 99% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 16 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 93% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Bettles’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
2° / -15°
31 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
36° / 13°
Last frost around May 22
Summer
68° / 46°
90° days are rare
Fall now
29° / 13°
First frost around Aug 24
Pastthe usual first frost (Aug 24). Last frost next spring: May 22
Best months to be outside
JunJulAug
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Bettles get?About 98 inches a winter.When is it wettest?August, with 2.7 inches.What is each month like?Highs, lows, rain and snow for all 12.

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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 Bettles Airport, AK (1 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.