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Monthly climate in Bear Creek, Alaska, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bear Creek features a subarctic climate (Dfc).Temperatures typically range between -7 °C (19 °F) and 11 °C (53 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -26 °C (-15 °F) or can rise to as high as 24 °C (76 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2088 mm (82.2 inches) and receives 197 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bear Creek enjoys an average of 2041 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 5 hours 56 minutes to 18 hours 45 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Bear Creek, Alaska, United States §

The warmest months in Bear Creek are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 8 to 11 °C (47 - 53 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and November, when daily mean temperatures range from -7 to -6 °C (19 - 21 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bear Creek experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 187 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Bear Creek, Alaska, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(42°F)
Mean maximum 2°C
(36°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Average high -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Daily mean -7°C
(19°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)
Average low -10°C
(15°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)
Mean minimum -20°C
(-4°F)		 -17°C
(1°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)
Minimum -26°C
(-14°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -17°C
(1°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)		 -26°C
(-15°F)		 -21°C
(-5°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Bear Creek, Alaska, United States §

Bear Creek usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 280 mm (11.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bear Creek are February, June and July. On average, 106 mm (4.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Bear Creek, Alaska, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 188 (7.4) 114 (4.5) 125 (4.9) 122 (4.8) 166 (6.6) 99 (3.9) 105 (4.2) 129 (5.1) 197 (7.8) 291 (11.4) 237 (9.3) 313 (12.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 13 12 14 19 19 15 16 17 20 15 23

Monthly sunshine hours in Bear Creek, Alaska, United States §

The sunniest months in Bear Creek are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 8 hours 44 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bear Creek: January, November and December receive an average of 1 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Bear Creek, Alaska, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 50 117 201 235 229 285 271 246 171 109 88 31
Mean daily daylight hours 6h 47m 9h 10m 11h 54m 14h 41m 17h 16m 18h 45m 17h 54m 15h 28m 12h 45m 10h 0m 7h 25m 5h 56m

Solar UV radiation in Bear Creek, Alaska, United States §

Bear Creek experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 6 - 7, which corresponds to the High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 1. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Bear Creek UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Bear Creek, Alaska, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 1 2 3 5 7 6 7 6 4 2 1 1