Climate of Nome
Nome has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Nome is 0° degrees and there is about 339 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 220 days a year with an average humidity of 84% and an UV-index of 2.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -11°C and 12°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -16°C and 10°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between -2°C and 15°C
- Rain: it rains 77 days and there is a total of approximately 339 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 62 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 1653 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between -11°C and 12°C |
Warmest month: | 12°C in July |
Coldest month: | -11°C in January |
Night temperature: | between -16°C and 10°C |
Sea temperature: | between -2°C and 15°C |
Dry days: | 226 days |
Days with rain: | 77 days |
Days with snow: | 62 days |
Total rain sum: | 339 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 1653 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Nome.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Nome.
Climate table of Nome
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Nome. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Nome might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | -11 | -10 | -9 | -3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 3 | -4 | -9 |
Night temp. (°C) | -16 | -15 | -16 | -9 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | -7 | -13 |
Water temp. (°C) | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 22 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 45 | 27 | 36 | 27 | 30 |
Days with rain | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
Days with snow | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
Dry days | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
UV-index | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Best time to visit Nome
The best time to visit Nome in the state of Alaska is from January through December. In this period you have a very cold temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Nome is 12°C in July and the lowest is -11°C in January. The average water temperature is between -2°C and 15°C.
Climate of Nome by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Nome? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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