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Monthly climate in Eagle River, Alaska, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Eagle River features a subarctic climate (Dfc).Temperatures typically range between -10 °C (14 °F) and 14 °C (57 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -33 °C (-27 °F) or can rise to as high as 27 °C (80 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1471 mm (57.9 inches) and receives 200 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Eagle River enjoys an average of 2242 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 5 hours 32 minutes to 19 hours 13 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Eagle River, Alaska, United States §

The warmest months in Eagle River are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 11 to 14 °C (52 - 57 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and November, when daily mean temperatures range from -10 to -7 °C (14 - 20 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Eagle River experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 182 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Eagle River, 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 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Mean maximum 3°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Average high -8°C
(19°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)
Daily mean -10°C
(14°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)
Average low -13°C
(9°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)
Mean minimum -26°C
(-15°F)		 -21°C
(-6°F)		 -19°C
(-3°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -21°C
(-6°F)
Minimum -33°C
(-27°F)		 -25°C
(-13°F)		 -24°C
(-10°F)		 -19°C
(-1°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -30°C
(-21°F)		 -27°C
(-16°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Eagle River, Alaska, United States §

Eagle River usually has the most precipitation in September, October and December, with an average of 20 rainy days and 178 mm (7.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Eagle River are February, March and April. On average, 77 mm (3.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Eagle River, 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) 98 (3.9) 78 (3.1) 82 (3.2) 70 (2.8) 94 (3.7) 101 (4.0) 113 (4.4) 157 (6.2) 162 (6.4) 203 (8.0) 143 (5.6) 170 (6.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 12 11 13 18 21 17 20 19 20 15 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Eagle River, Alaska, United States §

The sunniest months in Eagle River are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Eagle River: January, November and December receive an average of 2 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Eagle River, 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 54 122 204 262 280 313 296 262 188 124 92 39
Mean daily daylight hours 6h 28m 9h 1m 11h 53m 14h 49m 17h 35m 19h 13m 18h 16m 15h 40m 12h 47m 9h 54m 7h 9m 5h 32m

Solar UV radiation in Eagle River, Alaska, United States §

Eagle River experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, 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 Eagle River UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Eagle River, 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 4 6 6 7 5 4 2 1 1