Personal blog about states
July
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. It is not uncommon, however, for temperatures to reach into the 90s F (about 34 °C ) in summer or drop into the −60s F (about −54 °C) in winter.
This Fourth of July was “one for the books” in Alaska , at least in terms of its unprecedented scorching temperatures. The National Weather Service confirmed the temperature in Anchorage reached 90 degrees , breaking an all-time high set 50 years ago. The previous record was set on June 14, 1969: 85 degrees .
Quick: What are the four seasons in Alaska ? Answer: Winter, June, July, and August.
Fact: The Interior Region of Alaska enjoys warm summers. Ft. Yukon holds the state’s high temperature record: 100 F in June, 1915! Fairbanks often has summer temperatures in the 80s and occasionally gets up into the 90s.
Is it expensive to live in Alaska ? Yes, overall Alaska is one of the more expensive states to live in in the entire United States of America. Due to our location, and the necessity of shipping or flying everything in, our costs of goods and services is much higher than the average state.
Canada is a huge country with different climate zones. There are areas of Canada where it is usually much warmer than anywhere in Alaska . However, there are places in Alaska (which is also a huge territory) where is can be much colder than anywhere in Canada .
Alaska is cold , very cold . Alaska has the coldest winters, the coldest summers, the longest winter, the most freezing degree days, and on and on. Temperatures in the -30°s and -40°s are a near daily occurrence from November through March in the interior portion of the state. There is a very simple reason for this.
Alaska Gets Six Months of 24-Hour Sunlight and Darkness The 24-hour daylight and darkness still happen in Alaska, just less so. Barrow is one of Alaska’s northernmost cities and gets complete darkness for two months out of the year.
In most portions of Alaska , 75°F is an above normal temperature. Wherever you are, an above normal temperature in the summer feels warm . The low sun angle exposes most of your body to direct sunlight. In contrast, the sun never rises more than 47° above the horizon north of the Arctic Circle.
Alaska’s summer temperatures are surprisingly pleasant. Daytime highs range 60°F – 80°F . Nighttime lows are refreshingly cool, dipping into the 40’s – 50’s.
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Best Places to Retire in Alaska Anchorage. At the top of the list is Alaska’s largest city. Wasilla. Just outside Anchorage is Wasilla, Alaska’s sixth-largest city and previously the starting point for Alaska’s famed Iditarod sled dog race. Palmer. Fairbanks. Sterling. Sitka. Bethel. Juneau.
That’s how he ended up in Yakutsk, Russia. The capital city of the vast (1.2 million square miles) Siberian region known as the Sakha Republic, Yakutsk is widely identified as the world’s coldest city . “No other place on Earth experiences this temperature extreme,” Iuncker says.
The climate in the extreme north of Alaska is an Arctic climate (Köppen ET) with long, cold winters, and cool summers where snow is possible year-round.