Zip 99645 (Palmer, AK) Climate

Palmer, AK has a subarctic climate with cold winters and mild summers. The average winter temperature is around 20 °F (-6 °C), while the average summer temperature is around 55 °F (13 °C). Precipitation in Palmer, AK is quite low, with an annual average of just over 17 inches. Winters bring snowfall to Palmer, AK, averaging around 79 inches per year. Summers are typically dry and sunny with minimal rain.

Palmer (zip 99645), Alaska gets 14 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Palmer (zip 99645) averages 48 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 127 sunny days per year in Palmer (zip 99645). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Palmer (zip 99645) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 85 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 68 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 9
Rain: averages 14 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 48 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 99645 zip code is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Alaska.

8.5 Summer - 3.4 Winter

July, June and August are the most pleasant months in the 99645 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Palmer, Alaska	United States
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	67.5°	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 99645 zip code with an average high temperature of 67.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Alaska. In the 99645 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 99645 zip code are July, June and August.

In the 99645 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 99645 zip code with an average of 9.2°. This is warmer than most places in Alaska.

In the 99645 zip code, there are 179.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Alaska.

In the 99645 zip code, there are 28.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Alaska.

Humidity in the 99645 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

August is the wettest month in the 99645 zip code with 2.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.9 inches in the 99645 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Alaska.

August is the rainiest month in the 99645 zip code with 12.6 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 2.9 rainy days. There are 84.9 rainy days annually in the 99645 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Alaska. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 36% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 47.8 inches in the 99645 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Alaska. December is the snowiest month in the 99645 zip code with 10.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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