Barrow
The tables below display average monthly climate and weather indicators in Barrow Alaska.
Temperature by: Fahrenheit / Centigrade
Barrow Temperature |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
Avg. Temperature | -13.4 | -17.8 | -15.1 | -2.2 | 19.3 | 34.0 | 39.3 | 37.9 | 30.5 | 13.5 | -1.7 | -11.2 | 9.4 |
Avg. Max Temperature | -7.4 | -11.8 | -9.0 | 4.7 | 24.2 | 38.3 | 45.0 | 42.3 | 33.8 | 18.1 | 3.5 | -5.2 | 14.7 |
Avg. Min Temperature | -19.3 | -23.7 | -21.1 | -9.1 | 14.4 | 29.7 | 33.6 | 33.3 | 27.0 | 8.8 | -6.9 | -17.2 | 4.1 |
Days with Max Temp of 90 F or Higher | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | < 0.5 | 1.0 | < 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Days with Min Temp Below Freezing | 31.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 24.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 25.0 | 31.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 321 |
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Barrow Heating and Cooling |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
Heating Degree Days | 2430 | 2318 | 2483 | 2016 | 1417 | 930 | 797 | 840 | 1035 | 1597 | 2001 | 2362 | 20226 |
Cooling Degree Days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Barrow Precipitation |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
Precipitation (inches) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
Days with Precipitation 0.01 inch or More | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 78.0 |
Monthly Snowfall (inches) | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 28.7 |
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Other Barrow Weather Indicators |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
Average Wind Speed | 11.8 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 12.4 | 11.6 | 12.0 |
Clear Days | 6.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 66.0 |
Partly Cloudy Days | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 52.0 |
Cloudy Days | 3.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 23.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 25.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 187 |
Percent of Possible Sunshine | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Avg. Relative Humidity | 57.5 | 66.5 | 65.5 | 70.5 | 79.0 | 84.0 | 85.5 | 88.0 | 88.5 | 86.0 | 81.0 | 75.0 | 75.5 |
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