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Weather in Central, AK · National Weather Service + NOAA

Central has real winters

Central has cold winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 72°, a January night drops to -23°. A typical November afternoon reaches 4°, and nights fall to -12°.

Winter -4°/-20°Spring 38°/10°Summer 69°/42°Fall 28°/9°
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Sunrise 12:35 pm · sunset 8:07 pm

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What stands out about Central’s weather

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

Climate →
Real wintersJanuary nights average -23°, colder than 100% of U.S. towns.It hardly ever freezesOnly 100% of years see a night at 32° or below.A dry climateJust 12 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 97% of U.S. towns.Warmer summers than most of AlaskaJuly afternoons average 72°, warmer than 196 of 213 Alaska towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Central’s year

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

Full climate →
Winter
-4° / -20°
Snow is rare
Spring
38° / 10°
Frost is rare by spring
Summer
69° / 42°
90° days are rare
Fall now
28° / 9°
Mild well into the fall
Best months to be outside
JunJul
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
When is it wettest?June, with 2.6 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 Circle Hot Springs, 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.