Photo: U.S. Forest Service · Public domainFew U.S. towns have cooler summers than Craig
January nights here settle around 33°. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 29°. Precipitation is plentiful here, more than falls on almost every U.S. town. Garden planting can start around April 14; autumn frost returns near November 1.
A year in Craig at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Craig’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Craig’s place in Alaska beside it.
What a year in Craig feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 201 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 14 and the first by November 1. Frost and day counts come from Craig, AK, 1.4 miles away.
The 2023 USDA map puts Craig’s center in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 10°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
About 100 inches of rain a year
October is the wettest month and June the driest.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Heating and cooling a home in Craig
Nearly all of the work is heating: a normal year has almost no cooling days. Months averaging under 55° run from September through June.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Craig, AK.
Living with Craig’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
201 frost-free days in zone 7b. The last frost comes by Apr 14 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Nov 1.
1.5 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Craig from natural hazards, tsunamis are the largest share (46%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 3%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Craig and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Craig yet.
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
How Craig compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Craig’s place among Alaska’s.
Craig weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from the nearest NOAA station. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 33° | 9.1" |
| February | 40° | 32° | 6.9" |
| March | 42° | 33° | 8.1" |
| April | 47° | 37° | 7.2" |
| May | 53° | 43° | 5.5" |
| June | 57° | 48° | 4.0" |
| July | 60° | 52° | 5.1" |
| August | 61° | 53° | 7.3" |
| September | 57° | 48° | 10.4" |
| October | 50° | 42° | 13.1" |
| November | 43° | 36° | 12.3" |
| December | 40° | 34° | 10.9" |
| Year | 49° | 41° | 99.9" |
Where Craig’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, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Craig, AK, 1.4 miles from the town’s center, 540 ft lower; no station nearby passes every check; this is the nearest one in the same valley, flagged above.
- 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 Craig’s climate
What is the weather like in Craig?
A typical July afternoon reaches 60°, a January night drops to 33°. Milder January nights than 77% of U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than all but 3 U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Craig in winter?
February nights average 32°. About 67 nights a year reach 32° or below.
How hot does it get in Craig?
July, with a typical high of 60°. 90° days are rare: none in a normal year at Craig, AK.
When is the first and last frost in Craig?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 14 and the first fall frost by November 1, about 201 frost-free days, at Craig, AK.
What growing zone is Craig in?
Zone 7b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 10°.
What is the best time of year to visit Craig?
No month meets the simple rule we use (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more). 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 Craig.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.