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Weather in Prudhoe Bay, AK · National Weather Service + NOAA

Prudhoe Bay has real winters

Prudhoe Bay has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 55°, a January night drops to -22°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 8° and a normal night drops to -5°.

Winter -6°/-20°Spring 11°/-2°Summer 50°/37°Fall 24°/13°
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Sunrise 1:48 pm · sunset 7:29 pm

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What stands out about Prudhoe Bay’s weather

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

Climate →
Real wintersJanuary nights average -22°, 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 55°, cooler than 100% of U.S. towns.Less snow than most of AlaskaAbout 36 inches a winter, less than 147 of 152 Alaska towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Prudhoe Bay’s year

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

Full climate →
Winter
-6° / -20°
10 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
11° / -2°
Frost is rare by spring
Summer
50° / 37°
90° days are rare
Fall now
24° / 13°
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 Prudhoe Bay get?About 36 inches a winter.When is it wettest?August, with 1.4 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 Prudhoe Bay.

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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 Kuparuk, AK (20 mi, snow) and Deadhorse Airport, AK (14 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.