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Weather in Denali Park, AK · National Weather Service + NOAA

Denali Park has real winters

Denali Park has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 66°, a January night drops to -6°, and about 77 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. A typical November afternoon reaches 18°, and nights fall to 2°.

Winter 15°/-3°Spring 40°/16°Summer 64°/42°Fall 34°/16°
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Sunrise 12:45 pm · sunset 8:31 pm

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What stands out about Denali Park’s weather

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

Climate →
Real wintersJanuary nights average -6°, colder than 100% of U.S. towns.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 66°, cooler than 100% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 16 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 93% of U.S. towns.Snow that staysSnow covers the ground about 206 days a year.
A normal year

Where today sits in Denali Park’s year

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

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Winter
15° / -3°
22 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
40° / 16°
Last frost around Jun 6
Summer
64° / 42°
90° days are rare
Fall now
34° / 16°
First frost around Aug 25
Pastthe usual first frost (Aug 25). Last frost next spring: Jun 6
Best months to be outside
JunJul
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Denali Park get?About 77 inches a winter.When is it wettest?July, with 3.1 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 Denali Park.

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