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Weather in Tanacross, AK · National Weather Service + NOAA

Tanacross has real winters

Tanacross has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 72°, a January night drops to -20°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. A typical November afternoon reaches 8°, and nights fall to -8°.

Winter 1°/-17°Spring 43°/15°Summer 70°/43°Fall 31°/12°
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Sunrise 12:16 pm · sunset 8:18 pm

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What stands out about Tanacross’s weather

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

Climate →
Real wintersJanuary nights average -20°, colder than 100% of U.S. towns.It hardly ever freezesOnly 100% of years see a night at 32° or below.Less snow than most of AlaskaAbout 38 inches a winter, less than 142 of 152 Alaska towns.A dry climateJust 11 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 98% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Tanacross’s year

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

Full climate →
Winter
1° / -17°
18 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
43° / 15°
Frost is rare by spring
Summer
70° / 43°
1 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
31° / 12°
Mild well into the fall
Best months to be outside
JunJulAug
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Tanacross get?About 38 inches a winter.When is it wettest?June, with 2.4 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 Tanacross.

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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 Tok, AK (14 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.