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Weather in Cantwell, AK · National Weather Service + NOAA

Cantwell has real winters

Cantwell has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 66°, a January night drops to -9°, and about 77 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Normal November highs come to 18°, and lows to 0°.

Winter 14°/-6°Spring 40°/14°Summer 64°/41°Fall 34°/16°
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Sunrise 12:38 pm · sunset 8:38 pm

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What stands out about Cantwell’s weather

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

Climate →
Real wintersJanuary nights average -9°, colder than 100% of U.S. towns.It hardly ever freezesOnly 100% of years see a night at 32° or below.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 66°, cooler than 100% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 17 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 92% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Cantwell’s year

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

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Winter
14° / -6°
22 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
40° / 14°
Frost is rare by spring
Summer
64° / 41°
90° days are rare
Fall now
34° / 16°
Mild well into the fall
Best months to be outside
Jul
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Cantwell get?About 77 inches a winter.When is it wettest?August, with 3.3 inches.What is each month like?Highs, lows, rain and snow for all 12.

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Road reports, first frosts and storm memories from neighbors in Cantwell.

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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 Mckinley Park, AK (22 mi, snow) and Cantwell 2 E, AK (5 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.