Metlakatla weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Metlakatla, Alaska: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Metlakatla 6 S, 8 km from Metlakatla; records cover 2012–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 105.2 in2673 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 4
- First fall freeze
- Oct 21
- Heating degree days
- 7,025
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 18°−8° (heating, 99%) and 76°24° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Metlakatla in January
Highs average 41°5° and lows 31°−1°, with 11 in280 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 66°19° (2018)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (2024)
- Heating degree days
- 896
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Metlakatla in February
Highs average 42°5° and lows 31°0°, with 7.6 in193 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 61°16° (2016)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 799
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Metlakatla in March
Highs average 44°7° and lows 33°0°, with 8.2 in209 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 64°18° (2018)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (2024)
- Heating degree days
- 825
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Metlakatla in April
Highs average 49°10° and lows 38°3°, with 7 in177 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 70°21° (2021)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 650
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Metlakatla in May
Highs average 56°13° and lows 43°6°, with 5.1 in129 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2020)
- Record low
- 35°2° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 476
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Metlakatla in June
Highs average 60°15° and lows 48°9°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2021)
- Record low
- 39°4° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 330
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Metlakatla in July
Highs average 62°17° and lows 53°11°, with 5.6 in142 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2015)
- Record low
- 45°7° (2017)
- Heating degree days
- 239
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Metlakatla in August
Highs average 63°17° and lows 53°12°, with 8.3 in210 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2024)
- Record low
- 43°6° (2024)
- Heating degree days
- 226
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Metlakatla in September
Highs average 59°15° and lows 47°8°, with 10 in254 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2017)
- Record low
- 36°2° (2024)
- Heating degree days
- 356
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Metlakatla in OctoberThis month
Highs average 52°11° and lows 41°5°, with 12.8 in324 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 69°21° (2022)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (2012)
- Heating degree days
- 589
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Metlakatla in November
Highs average 45°7° and lows 35°2°, with 12.8 in325 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 59°15° (2016)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 759
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Metlakatla in December
Highs average 41°5° and lows 32°0°, with 11.4 in290 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 59°15° (2017)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 880
- Cooling degree days
- 0