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Monthly climate in Mountain Village, Alaska, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mountain Village features a subarctic climate (Dfc).Temperatures typically range between -14 °C (7 °F) and 13 °C (56 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -37 °C (-34 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 696 mm (27.4 inches) and receives 137 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mountain Village enjoys an average of 1909 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 5 hours 15 minutes to 19 hours 35 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mountain Village, Alaska, United States §

The warmest months in Mountain Village are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 12 to 13 °C (54 - 56 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -14 to -11 °C (7 - 13 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mountain Village experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 180 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Mountain Village, 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 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Mean maximum 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Average high -11°C
(12°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)
Daily mean -14°C
(7°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)
Average low -17°C
(2°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)
Mean minimum -32°C
(-25°F)		 -26°C
(-14°F)		 -22°C
(-8°F)		 -18°C
(-1°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)		 -27°C
(-16°F)
Minimum -37°C
(-34°F)		 -32°C
(-26°F)		 -28°C
(-18°F)		 -26°C
(-14°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -13°C
(10°F)		 -29°C
(-19°F)		 -31°C
(-23°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mountain Village, Alaska, United States §

Mountain Village usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 13 rainy days and 79 mm (3.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mountain Village are January, April and June. On average, 41 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Mountain Village, 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) 30 (1.2) 62 (2.5) 52 (2.0) 42 (1.7) 58 (2.3) 50 (2.0) 57 (2.2) 78 (3.1) 85 (3.4) 73 (2.9) 53 (2.1) 55 (2.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 11 11 8 15 12 12 14 13 14 9 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Mountain Village, Alaska, United States §

The sunniest months in Mountain Village are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mountain Village: January, November and December receive an average of 1 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mountain Village, 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 47 99 173 234 294 297 195 170 156 118 79 42
Mean daily daylight hours 6h 15m 8h 55m 11h 53m 14h 55m 17h 49m 19h 35m 18h 32m 15h 47m 12h 48m 9h 49m 6h 58m 5h 15m

Solar UV radiation in Mountain Village, Alaska, United States §

Mountain Village experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 5 - 6, which corresponds to the Moderate / High category of sun exposure.January, February and November 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 Mountain Village UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mountain Village, 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 1 3 4 5 6 6 5 3 2 1 1