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Weather in Nuiqsut, AK · National Weather Service + NOAA

Nuiqsut has real winters

Nuiqsut has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 58°, a January night drops to -23°, and about 58 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. A typical November afternoon reaches 8°, and nights fall to -6°.

Winter -7°/-21°Spring 11°/-3°Summer 53°/38°Fall 24°/12°
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Sunrise 1:49 pm · sunset 7:45 pm

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What stands out about Nuiqsut’s weather

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

Climate →
Real wintersJanuary nights average -23°, colder than 100% of U.S. towns.It hardly ever freezesOnly 100% of years see a night at 32° or below.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 58°, cooler than 100% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 6 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 100% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Nuiqsut’s year

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

Full climate →
Winter
-7° / -21°
19 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
11° / -3°
Frost is rare by spring
Summer
53° / 38°
90° days are rare
Fall now
24° / 12°
Mild well into the fall
Best months to be outside
No month sits in the comfortable 62–84° range. Summer is the mild season here.
How much snow does Nuiqsut get?About 58 inches a winter.When is it wettest?August, with 1.2 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 Nuiqsut.

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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 Colville Village, AK (21 mi, snow) and Nuiqsut Airport, AK (1 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.