Kotzebue (AK) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Kotzebue

Kotzebue average temperature chart (Celsius) Kotzebue average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Kotzebue (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -15 -16.8 -13.3 -6.8 3 9.5 14.9 13.7 8.1 -2.7 -10.8 -15
°F 5.1 1.7 8.1 19.7 37.3 49.2 58.8 56.6 46.6 27.2 12.6 5.1

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Kotzebue monthly rainfall chart (mm) Kotzebue monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Kotzebue (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 9 9 8 9 10 21 41 64 40 21 16 11
inches 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.6 2.5 1.6 0.8 0.6 0.4
Rainy days 8 7 7 7 5 6 11 14 12 10 10 9

Average annual rainfall in Kotzebue: 163.234mm (64.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Kotzebue

Kotzebue average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Kotzebue
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 2.2 5.3 7.5 9.6 4.9 0 0 2.8 5.2 3.6 2.4 2.2

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Kotzebue average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Kotzebue average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Kotzebue (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -22 -24.6 -22.4 -16.6 -4.4 3.1 9.2 8.4 2.8 -7.9 -16.6 -22
Max °C -14.8 -16.7 -13.1 -6.6 3.2 9.7 15.1 13.8 8.3 -2.6 -10.7 -14.8
Min °F -7.6 -12.2 -8.2 2.1 24.2 37.6 48.5 47.1 37 17.9 2.2 -7.6
Max °F -1.1 -5.1 0.1 11.1 30.9 43.5 53.8 52 41.9 22.6 7.5 -1.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Kotzebue average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Kotzebue average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Kotzebue in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -0.9 -1 -1.1 -1.1 -0.6 1.5 7.5 10.2 8 2.8 -0.3 -0.8
°F 30.4 30.2 30 30.1 30.9 34.7 45.5 50.4 46.4 37 31.4 30.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Kotzebue average winspeed by month (km/h) Kotzebue average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Kotzebue (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 23 20 19 19 18 20 20 21 21 22 23 21
mph 14 12 12 12 11 12 13 13 13 14 15 13

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Kotzebue relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Kotzebue
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
72% 70% 71% 76% 81% 82% 81% 81% 79% 79% 77% 74%