Elfin Cove weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Elfin Cove, Alaska: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Elfin Cove, 12 km from Elfin Cove; records cover 1975–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 104 in2643 mm
- Snow a year
- 110 in279 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 20
- First fall freeze
- Oct 31
- Heating degree days
- 8,084
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 17°−8° (heating, 99%) and 70°21° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Elfin Cove in January
Highs average 36°2° and lows 29°−1°, with 10.5 in267 mm of precipitation and 30 in76 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 55°13° (2018)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 1001
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elfin Cove in February
Highs average 38°3° and lows 30°−1°, with 8 in203 mm of precipitation and 20 in50 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 57°14° (1991)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 874
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elfin Cove in March
Highs average 40°4° and lows 31°−1°, with 7.8 in198 mm of precipitation and 20 in52 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 58°14° (2019)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 927
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elfin Cove in April
Highs average 46°8° and lows 35°2°, with 5.8 in147 mm of precipitation and 2.1 in5.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 69°21° (2003)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 734
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elfin Cove in May
Highs average 52°11° and lows 41°5°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical May.
- Record high
- 75°24° (2010)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 583
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elfin Cove in June
Highs average 56°13° and lows 46°8°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2004)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 424
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elfin Cove in July
Highs average 58°14° and lows 49°10°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2020)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 350
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elfin Cove in August
Highs average 59°15° and lows 50°10°, with 7.9 in200 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2004)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 327
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elfin Cove in September
Highs average 56°13° and lows 47°8°, with 12.2 in309 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 74°23° (1986)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 416
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elfin Cove in OctoberThis month
Highs average 48°9° and lows 40°4°, with 14.5 in369 mm of precipitation and 1.5 in3.8 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 64°18° (2003)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 648
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elfin Cove in November
Highs average 40°5° and lows 34°1°, with 12.3 in311 mm of precipitation and 16 in40 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 54°12° (1976)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 842
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elfin Cove in December
Highs average 37°3° and lows 31°−1°, with 11.8 in300 mm of precipitation and 20 in52 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 52°11° (2020)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 958
- Cooling degree days
- 0