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Monthly climate in Salcha, Alaska, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Salcha features a subarctic climate (Dfc).Temperatures typically range between -19 °C (-2 °F) and 17 °C (63 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -48 °C (-54 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 580 mm (22.8 inches) and receives 113 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Salcha enjoys an average of 2476 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 4 hours 6 minutes to 21 hours 8 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Salcha, Alaska, United States §

The warmest months in Salcha are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 14 to 17 °C (57 - 63 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -19 to -15 °C (-2 - 5 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Salcha experiences 10 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 Salcha, 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
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Mean maximum 1°C
(34°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(37°F)
Average high -16°C
(4°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)
Daily mean -19°C
(-2°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)
Average low -23°C
(-10°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)		 -19°C
(-1°F)
Mean minimum -40°C
(-40°F)		 -36°C
(-33°F)		 -32°C
(-25°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -28°C
(-18°F)		 -34°C
(-29°F)
Minimum -48°C
(-54°F)		 -40°C
(-40°F)		 -37°C
(-34°F)		 -29°C
(-20°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -38°C
(-35°F)		 -41°C
(-42°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Salcha, Alaska, United States §

Salcha usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 16 rainy days and 100 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Salcha are January, March and April. On average, 19 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Salcha, 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) 13 (0.5) 25 (1.0) 22 (0.9) 21 (0.8) 37 (1.4) 104 (4.1) 72 (2.8) 124 (4.9) 50 (2.0) 47 (1.8) 30 (1.2) 36 (1.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 7 6 6 9 18 13 17 10 9 7 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Salcha, Alaska, United States §

The sunniest months in Salcha are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Salcha: January, November and December receive an average of 1 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Salcha, 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 44 115 210 301 375 401 362 237 192 127 72 35
Mean daily daylight hours 5h 22m 8h 32m 11h 52m 15h 16m 18h 42m 21h 8m 19h 39m 16h 16m 12h 54m 9h 34m 6h 15m 4h 6m

Solar UV radiation in Salcha, Alaska, United States §

Salcha experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 5 - 5, which corresponds to the Moderate 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 Salcha UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Salcha, 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 2 3 5 5 5 5 3 2 1 1