Kalifornsky sits near the bottom of U.S. towns for July heat
Deep winter brings January lows near 5°. Its January nights bite harder than in 98% of U.S. towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 61° apart. Seedlings are safe outdoors from about June 11, with the first autumn frost due around September 1.
A year in Kalifornsky at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Kalifornsky’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Kalifornsky’s place in Alaska beside it.
What a year in Kalifornsky feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 75 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by June 11 and the first by September 1. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Soldotna 5ssw, AK, 4 miles from the town’s center, 100 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Kalifornsky’s center in zone 4b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −21°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
About 22 inches of rain a year
September is the wettest month and March the driest.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Heating and cooling a home in Kalifornsky
Nearly all of the work is heating: a normal year has almost no cooling days. Months averaging under 55°: every month but July.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Soldotna 5ssw, AK.
Living with Kalifornsky’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
75 frost-free days in zone 4b. The last frost comes by Jun 11 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Sep 1.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: June, July and August. 22 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Kalifornsky from natural hazards, earthquakes are the largest share (90%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 1%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Kalifornsky and its neighbors
Every town next door is within a degree of Kalifornsky in January and July, closer than the 5 km grid can tell apart. Tap a town to see its climate.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value. Snow and frost-free days come from the nearest weather station, so neighbors often share them.
How Kalifornsky compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Kalifornsky’s place among Alaska’s.
Kalifornsky weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from the nearest NOAA station. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21° | 5° | 1.4" |
| February | 28° | 9° | 1.3" |
| March | 35° | 12° | 0.7" |
| April | 46° | 24° | 0.8" |
| May | 56° | 32° | 0.9" |
| June | 62° | 40° | 1.3" |
| July | 66° | 45° | 2.0" |
| August | 64° | 43° | 3.0" |
| September | 55° | 37° | 4.0" |
| October | 42° | 26° | 2.7" |
| November | 28° | 12° | 1.8" |
| December | 23° | 8° | 1.7" |
| Year | 44° | 24° | 21.6" |
Where Kalifornsky’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: Soldotna 5ssw, AK, 4 miles from the town’s center, 100 ft higher; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- 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 Kalifornsky’s climate
What is the weather like in Kalifornsky?
A typical July afternoon reaches 66°, a January night drops to 5°. Colder January nights than 98% of U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than all but 24 U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Kalifornsky in winter?
January nights average 5°. About 227 nights a year reach 32° or below and 47 reach 0° or below.
How hot does it get in Kalifornsky?
July, with a typical high of 66°. 90° days are rare: none in a normal year at Soldotna 5ssw, AK.
When is the first and last frost in Kalifornsky?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by June 11 and the first fall frost by September 1, about 75 frost-free days, at Soldotna 5ssw, AK.
What growing zone is Kalifornsky in?
Zone 4b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −21°.
What is the best time of year to visit Kalifornsky?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), June, July and August. 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 Kalifornsky.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.