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Cooper Landing, Alaska is located in the Kenai Peninsula Borough and has an Arctic climate. Summers are cool and wet, with average temperatures ranging from 35 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures dropping as low as -20 degrees Fahrenheit. Average snowfall for the area is 200-300 inches per year, making it a great place to enjoy winter sports like skiing and snowboarding.

Cooper Landing (zip 99572), Alaska gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cooper Landing (zip 99572) averages 81 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 126 sunny days per year in Cooper Landing (zip 99572). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cooper Landing (zip 99572) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 67 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 81 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 99572 zip code is 5.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Alaska.

8.1 Summer - 3 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 99572 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cooper Landing, Alaska	United States
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	67.4°	85.8°
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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 99572 zip code with an average high temperature of 67.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Alaska. In the 99572 zip code, there are 0 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 99572 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 99572 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Alaska.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 99572 zip code with an average of 12.7°. This is warmer than most places in Alaska.

In the 99572 zip code, there are 193.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Alaska.

In the 99572 zip code, there are 25.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Alaska.

Humidity is low in the 99572 zip code, and some people might find the dryness to be uncomfortable. Days with noticeable humidity are rare throughout the year. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.

October is the wettest month in the 99572 zip code with 6.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 38% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.6 inches in the 99572 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Alaska.

September is the rainiest month in the 99572 zip code with 14.6 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 131.8 rainy days annually in the 99572 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Alaska. The rainiest season is Winter when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 80.7 inches in the 99572 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Alaska. December is the snowiest month in the 99572 zip code with 22.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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