Lutak’s winters are milder but snowier than most of the U.S.
A typical July afternoon reaches 65°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Lutak at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Lutak’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Lutak’s place in Alaska beside it.
What a year in Lutak feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 176 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 21 and the first by October 17. Frost dates and degree days from Skagway Airport, 10 miles away.
The 2023 USDA map puts Lutak’s center in zone 5a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −17°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
About 45 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Skagway, AK, falls mostly in December. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 25 inches a year; September is the wettest month and May the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 155 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Lutak
Nearly all of the work is heating: a normal year has almost no cooling days. Months averaging under 55° run from September 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 Skagway Airport.
Living with Lutak’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
176 frost-free days in zone 5a. The last frost comes by Apr 21 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 17.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: June, July and August. 12 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Lutak from natural hazards, avalanches are the largest share (56%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 5%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Lutak and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Lutak yet.
Climates most like Lutak’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutak, AK | 22° | 65° | 25" | 45" |
| Port Townsend, WA | 35° | 71° | 24" | 2.5" |
| Gladstone, MI | 11° | 76° | 31" | 47" |
| Sturgeon Bay, WI | 13° | 77° | 32" | 57" |
| Nantucket, MA | 26° | 76° | 44" | 25" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
How Lutak compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Lutak’s place among Alaska’s.
Lutak weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from the nearest NOAA station; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Skagway, AK. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 22° | 2.2" | 9.2" | 14 | 16 |
| February | 35° | 25° | 1.5" | 8.1" | 11 | 13 |
| March | 39° | 28° | 1.5" | 8.6" | 10 | 10 |
| April | 49° | 35° | 1.2" | 1.5" | 12 | 1 |
| May | 58° | 43° | 1.1" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 |
| June | 63° | 49° | 1.2" | 0.0" | 11 | 0 |
| July | 65° | 52° | 1.4" | 0.0" | 12 | 0 |
| August | 63° | 51° | 2.4" | 0.0" | 15 | 0 |
| September | 57° | 46° | 3.9" | 0.0" | 17 | 0 |
| October | 48° | 39° | 3.6" | 1.1" | 18 | 1 |
| November | 38° | 30° | 2.6" | 5.9" | 14 | 6 |
| December | 34° | 26° | 2.8" | 10.5" | 13 | 14 |
| Year | 48° | 37° | 25.2" | 44.9" | 155 | 60 |
Where Lutak’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).
- Snow: Skagway, AK.
- Frost dates, heating and cooling: Skagway Airport, 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 Lutak’s climate
What is the weather like in Lutak?
A typical July afternoon reaches 65°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 52% of U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than all but 20 U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Lutak in winter?
January nights average 22°. About 125 nights a year reach 32° or below and 2 reach 0° or below.
How much snow does Lutak get?
About 45 inches in a normal winter at Skagway, AK, most of it in December, with snow on the ground about 60 days a year.
How hot does it get in Lutak?
July, with a typical high of 65°. 90° days are rare: none in a normal year at Skagway Airport.
When is the first and last frost in Lutak?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 21 and the first fall frost by October 17, about 176 frost-free days, at Skagway Airport.
What growing zone is Lutak in?
Zone 5a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −17°.
What is the best time of year to visit Lutak?
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 Lutak.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.