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The climate of Western Alaska is determined largely by the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska. It is a subarctic oceanic climate in the southwest and a continental subarctic climate farther north. The temperature is somewhat moderate considering how far north the area is.
Find out for yourself by reviewing the table below, comparing Alaska's weather to your hometown, or using our daylight calculator. Summer daytime temperatures range from 55° - 70° F, but you'll feel warmer due to long hours of direct sunlight. Still, know what to wear in Alaska and dress in layers.
The vast interior region of Alaska has a markedly continental climate, with frigid winters, and short but mild summers, during which there can be a few hot days. Here the dominant vegetation is taiga (coniferous forest).
The climate patterns of Alaska are primarily influenced by latitude, continentality, and elevation. The high latitude drives the seasonal pattern of available solar radiation. The Arctic has limited incoming solar warmth in the winter and an abundance of available light in the summer.
United States. We show the climate in Alaska by comparing the average weather in 3 representative places: Anchorage, Juneau International Airport, and Fairbanks. You can add or remove cities to customize the report to your liking. See all locations in Alaska.
Alaska’s climate varies wildly by region and season from a temperate maritime climate at 51º north to the Arctic climate of Utqiagvik at 71.3 º northern latitude. Depending on latitude, elevation or a location adjacent to sea or inland, a multitude of very different climate zones are predominant.
Alaska’s interior, a second climatic zone, has a continental climate influenced in the winter by cold air from northern Canada and Siberia. Average temperatures in the interior range from about 45 to 75 °F (7 to 24 °C) in summer and about 20 to −10 °F (−7 to −23 °C) in winter.
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The climate of Alaska. Alaska has multiple climate zones that include an arctic type (Köppen ET) in the extreme north, oceanic (Köppen climate classification Cfb) to subpolar oceanic (Köppen Cfc) in the southeast and southwest, subarctic continental (Köppen Dfb, Dfc) in the interior and southcentral regions.
Alaska's climate can be broadly classified into two types: the coastal climate, which is more temperate and wet, and the interior climate, which experiences more extreme temperature variations between summer and winter.