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Monthly climate in Wainwright, Alaska, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Wainwright features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -22 °C (-7 °F) and 6 °C (42 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -37 °C (-34 °F) or can rise to as high as 15 °C (59 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 404 mm (15.9 inches) and receives 101 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Wainwright enjoys an average of 1713 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 0 hours 0 minutes to 24 hours 0 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Wainwright, Alaska, United States §

The warmest months in Wainwright are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 4 to 6 °C (39 - 42 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from -22 to -17 °C (-7 - 2 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Wainwright experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 235 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Wainwright, 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 1°C
(33°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 0°C
(33°F)
Mean maximum -5°C
(24°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)
Average high -19°C
(-2°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)
Daily mean -21°C
(-5°F)		 -22°C
(-7°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)
Average low -23°C
(-9°F)		 -24°C
(-10°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)		 -14°C
(8°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)		 -18°C
(-1°F)
Mean minimum -30°C
(-22°F)		 -31°C
(-24°F)		 -28°C
(-18°F)		 -21°C
(-6°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)		 -27°C
(-16°F)
Minimum -32°C
(-26°F)		 -37°C
(-34°F)		 -32°C
(-26°F)		 -27°C
(-16°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -26°C
(-14°F)		 -33°C
(-27°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Wainwright, Alaska, United States §

Wainwright usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 11 rainy days and 56 mm (2.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Wainwright are January, April and May. On average, 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Wainwright, 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) 16 (0.6) 21 (0.8) 21 (0.8) 13 (0.5) 20 (0.8) 24 (0.9) 66 (2.6) 55 (2.2) 48 (1.9) 45 (1.8) 44 (1.7) 31 (1.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 6 6 3 3 6 11 11 13 13 13 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Wainwright, Alaska, United States §

The sunniest months in Wainwright are April, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Wainwright: January, November and December receive an average of 0 hours 6 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Wainwright, 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 2 61 187 283 200 381 274 134 116 64 8 0
Mean daily daylight hours 4h 35m 7h 4m 11h 49m 16h 37m 22h 49m 24h 0m 23h 51m 18h 15m 13h 13m 8h 36m 4h 3m 0h 0m

Solar UV radiation in Wainwright, Alaska, United States §

Wainwright experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 5 - 5, which corresponds to the Moderate category of sun exposure.February, October 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 Wainwright UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Wainwright, 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 4 2 1 1 0