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Weather in Chicken, AK · National Weather Service + NOAA

Chicken has real winters

Chicken has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 70°, a January night drops to -29°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 4° and a normal night drops to -14°.

Winter -6°/-24°Spring 40°/9°Summer 68°/39°Fall 29°/7°
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Sunrise 12:14 pm · sunset 8:06 pm

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What stands out about Chicken’s weather

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

Climate →
Real wintersJanuary nights average -29°, 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 70°, cooler than 99% of U.S. towns.Less snow than most of AlaskaAbout 37 inches a winter, less than 146 of 152 Alaska towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Chicken’s year

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

Full climate →
Winter
-6° / -24°
16 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
40° / 9°
Frost is rare by spring
Summer
68° / 39°
90° days are rare
Fall now
29° / 7°
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 Chicken get?About 37 inches a winter.When is it wettest?July, with 2.8 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 Chicken.

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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 Chicken, AK (3 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.