Photo: Scott McMurren · CC BY 2.0Few U.S. towns have colder winter nights than Coldfoot
Expect July afternoons of about 70°. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than almost every U.S. town. Only 89° separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Plan time outside for June and July, when highs sit at 70°.
A year in Coldfoot at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Coldfoot’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Coldfoot’s place in Alaska beside it.
What a year in Coldfoot feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
A freeze is possible in every month
About 258 nights a year fall to 32° or below, and 135 to 0° or below. Frost dates and degree days from Wiseman, AK, 10 miles away.
The 2023 USDA map puts Coldfoot’s center in zone 3a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −36°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
About 16 inches of rain a year
August is the wettest month and March the driest.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Heating and cooling a home in Coldfoot
Nearly all of the work is heating: a normal year has almost no cooling days. Months averaging under 55° run from August through May.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Wiseman, AK.
Living with Coldfoot’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
Zone 3a, and frost can come in any month. The longest frost-free stretch in half of years is about 76 days.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: June and July. 14 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Cold waves are 69% of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Coldfoot from natural hazards, the largest share. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Coldfoot and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Coldfoot yet.
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
How Coldfoot compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Coldfoot’s place among Alaska’s.
Coldfoot weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from the nearest NOAA station. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1° | −19° | 0.8" |
| February | 6° | −16° | 1.0" |
| March | 19° | −11° | 0.5" |
| April | 38° | 11° | 0.6" |
| May | 56° | 29° | 1.1" |
| June | 70° | 43° | 1.8" |
| July | 70° | 45° | 2.7" |
| August | 62° | 39° | 2.7" |
| September | 49° | 29° | 1.9" |
| October | 28° | 10° | 1.1" |
| November | 7° | −10° | 0.9" |
| December | 3° | −15° | 0.9" |
| Year | 34° | 11° | 15.9" |
Where Coldfoot’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station (NOAA’s grid doesn’t cover Alaska).
- Frost dates, heating and cooling: Wiseman, AK, 10 miles away.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Coldfoot’s climate
What is the weather like in Coldfoot?
A typical July afternoon reaches 70°, a January night drops to −19°. Colder January nights: first of 12,955 U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than all but 78 U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Coldfoot in winter?
January nights average −19°. About 258 nights a year reach 32° or below and 135 reach 0° or below.
How hot does it get in Coldfoot?
July, with a typical high of 70°. 90° days are rare: none in a normal year at Wiseman, AK.
When is the first and last frost in Coldfoot?
There is no reliable frost-free season: at Wiseman, AK, every month has nights at 32° or below, about 258 a year. In half of years the longest stretch without a freeze is about 76 days.
What growing zone is Coldfoot in?
Zone 3a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −36°.
What is the best time of year to visit Coldfoot?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), June and July. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Coldfoot.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.