F.E. Company Dredge No. 2 · Photo: MSRamirez25 · CC BY-SA 4.0Two Rivers’ winters are colder and snowier than most of the U.S.
A typical July afternoon reaches 75°, a January night drops to −13°, and about 61 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Two Rivers at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Two Rivers’ climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Two Rivers’ place in Alaska beside it.
What a year in Two Rivers feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 95 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 30 and the first by September 2. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Two Rivers, AK, 4 miles from the town’s center, 250 ft lower.
The 2023 USDA map puts Two Rivers’ 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 61 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Two Rivers, AK, is heaviest from October through November, about 12 inches a month. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 16 inches a year; July is the wettest month and March the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 109 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Two Rivers
Nearly all of the work is heating: a normal year has almost no cooling days. Months averaging under 55° run from September 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 Two Rivers, AK.
Living with Two Rivers’ climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
95 frost-free days in zone 2b. The last frost comes by May 30 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Sep 2.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: June, July and August. 10 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Two Rivers from natural hazards, wildfire is the largest share (35%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 16%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Two Rivers and its neighbors
Every town next door is within a degree of Two Rivers in January and July, closer than the 5 km grid can tell apart. Tap a town to see its climate.
Climates most like Two Rivers’, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Rivers, AK | −13° | 75° | 16" | 61" |
| Thief River Falls, MN | −4° | 79° | 22" | 50" |
| Grand Forks, ND | −2° | 81° | 22" | 49" |
| Gunnison, CO | 0° | 82° | 12" | 50" |
| Jackson, WY | 6° | 80° | 19" | 78" |
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value. Snow and frost-free days come from the nearest weather station, so neighbors often share them.
How Two Rivers compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Two Rivers’ place among Alaska’s.
Two Rivers weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from the nearest NOAA station; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Two Rivers, AK. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6° | −13° | 0.6" | 10.5" | 7 | 31 |
| February | 18° | −5° | 0.6" | 6.9" | 5 | 29 |
| March | 29° | 1° | 0.4" | 6.0" | 4 | 31 |
| April | 49° | 22° | 0.4" | 2.1" | 3 | 26 |
| May | 65° | 34° | 1.0" | 0.7" | 8 | 2 |
| June | 74° | 45° | 2.4" | 0.0" | 12 | 0 |
| July | 75° | 49° | 3.2" | 0.0" | 15 | 0 |
| August | 68° | 44° | 3.1" | 0.0" | 17 | 0 |
| September | 56° | 34° | 2.0" | 1.4" | 13 | 1 |
| October | 36° | 18° | 0.9" | 12.1" | 10 | 21 |
| November | 16° | −2° | 0.7" | 12.7" | 8 | 30 |
| December | 9° | −10° | 0.6" | 9.0" | 7 | 31 |
| Year | 41° | 18° | 15.8" | 61.4" | 109 | 201 |
Where Two Rivers’ 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).
- Snow: Two Rivers, AK.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Two Rivers, AK, 4 miles from the town’s center, 250 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 Two Rivers’ climate
What is the weather like in Two Rivers?
A typical July afternoon reaches 75°, a January night drops to −13°, and about 61 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than all but 7 U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than all but 190 U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Two Rivers in winter?
January nights average −13°. About 236 nights a year reach 32° or below and 99 reach 0° or below.
How much snow does Two Rivers get?
About 61 inches in a normal winter at Two Rivers, AK, heaviest from October through November, about 12 inches a month, with snow on the ground about 201 days a year.
How hot does it get in Two Rivers?
July, with a typical high of 75°. 90° days are rare: none in a normal year at Two Rivers, AK.
When is the first and last frost in Two Rivers?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by May 30 and the first fall frost by September 2, about 95 frost-free days, at Two Rivers, AK.
What growing zone is Two Rivers 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 Two Rivers?
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 Two Rivers.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.