Manley Hot Springs has some of the coldest winter nights among U.S. towns
Expect July afternoons of about 72°. July is the wettest month here, with about 5.9 times the rain of January. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in almost every U.S. town. From June to August, highs of 66–73° make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
A year in Manley Hot Springs at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Manley Hot Springs’ climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Manley Hot Springs’ place in Alaska beside it.
What a year in Manley Hot Springs 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 252 nights a year fall to 32° or below, and 124 to 0° or below. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Manley Hot Springs 15ne, AK, 14 miles from the town’s center, 490 ft lower.
The 2023 USDA map puts Manley Hot Springs’ center in zone 2b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −43°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
About 14 inches of rain a year
July is the wettest month and January the driest.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Heating and cooling a home in Manley Hot Springs
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 Manley Hot Springs 15ne, AK.
Living with Manley Hot Springs’ climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
Zone 2b, and frost can come in any month. The longest frost-free stretch in half of years is about 80 days.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: June, July and August. 12 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Cold waves are 69% of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Manley Hot Springs from natural hazards, the largest share. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Manley Hot Springs and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Manley Hot Springs yet.
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
How Manley Hot Springs compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Manley Hot Springs’ place among Alaska’s.
Manley Hot Springs weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from the nearest NOAA station. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2° | −22° | 0.4" |
| February | 12° | −16° | 0.6" |
| March | 24° | −11° | 0.5" |
| April | 43° | 13° | 0.6" |
| May | 61° | 30° | 0.9" |
| June | 73° | 40° | 1.9" |
| July | 72° | 46° | 2.5" |
| August | 66° | 41° | 2.3" |
| September | 54° | 29° | 1.7" |
| October | 33° | 14° | 1.0" |
| November | 11° | −10° | 1.0" |
| December | 3° | −15° | 0.6" |
| Year | 38° | 12° | 14.0" |
Where Manley Hot Springs’ 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: Manley Hot Springs 15ne, AK, 14 miles from the town’s center, 490 ft lower; 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 Manley Hot Springs’ climate
What is the weather like in Manley Hot Springs?
A typical July afternoon reaches 72°, a January night drops to −22°. Colder January nights: first of 12,955 U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than all but 118 U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Manley Hot Springs in winter?
January nights average −22°. About 252 nights a year reach 32° or below and 124 reach 0° or below.
How hot does it get in Manley Hot Springs?
July, with a typical high of 72°. 90° days are rare: none in a normal year at Manley Hot Springs 15ne, AK.
When is the first and last frost in Manley Hot Springs?
There is no reliable frost-free season: at Manley Hot Springs 15ne, AK, every month has nights at 32° or below, about 252 a year. In half of years the longest stretch without a freeze is about 80 days.
What growing zone is Manley Hot Springs in?
Zone 2b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −43°.
What is the best time of year to visit Manley Hot Springs?
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 Manley Hot Springs.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.