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Weather in North Pole, AK · National Weather Service + NOAA

North Pole has real winters

North Pole has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 73°, a January night drops to -16°, and about 54 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 10° and a normal night drops to -4°.

Winter 4°/-12°Spring 45°/20°Summer 70°/49°Fall 32°/17°
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Sunrise 8:41 am · sunset 4:24 pm

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What stands out about North Pole’s weather

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

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Real wintersJanuary nights average -16°, colder than 100% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 13 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 96% of U.S. towns.Warmer summers than most of AlaskaJuly afternoons average 73°, warmer than 199 of 213 Alaska towns.Snow that staysSnow covers the ground about 192 days a year.
A normal year

Where today sits in North Pole’s year

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

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Winter
4° / -12°
19 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
45° / 20°
Last frost around May 18
Summer
70° / 49°
90° days are rare
Fall now
32° / 17°
First frost around Sep 5
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 5). Last frost next spring: May 18
Best months to be outside
JunJulAug
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does North Pole get?About 54 inches a winter.When is it wettest?July, with 2.6 inches.What is each month like?Highs, lows, rain and snow for all 12.

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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 North Pole, AK (1 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.