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Nuiqsut city, Alaska

Official LSAD Designation: Nuiqsut city • Census GEOID: 0256320 • North Slope Borough

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for Nuiqsut city.

Reference Weather Station: NUIQSUT AP, AK US (ID: USW00027515) • Located 0.6 miles from community center • Elevation: 17.4 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January -8.5° -23.0° -15.7° 0.32"
February -8.6° -22.8° -15.7° 0.20"
March -6.9° -21.4° -14.2° 0.15"
April 9.9° -5.3° 2.3° 0.40"
May 29.2° 19.0° 24.1° 0.38"
June 49.9° 34.7° 42.3° 0.57"
July 57.9° 41.2° 49.5° 1.14"
August 51.1° 37.7° 44.4° 1.21"
September 39.8° 29.7° 34.8° 0.58"
October 24.0° 13.1° 18.5° 0.16"
November 8.2° -5.9° 1.2° 0.26"
December -3.5° -16.9° -10.2° 0.31"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station NUIQSUT AP, AK US (ID: USW00027515) • 0.6 miles from community center .

This is the same reference station used for monthly normals.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at NUIQSUT AP, AK US Year is the horizontal axis. Annual mean temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is the vertical axis. Dots show recorded years; lines connect consecutive available years only. Missing years are gaps, with no interpolation. Optional dashed lines show annual mean of daily highs and lows. Exact values appear in the data table below. 2.0 8.5 15.0 21.5 28.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2011: Annual mean 12.9°F 2012: Annual mean 11.6°F 2013: Annual mean 12.5°F 2014: Annual mean 15.5°F 2015: Annual mean 15.4°F 2016: Annual mean 18.3°F 2018: Annual mean 16.1°F 2019: Annual mean 18.9°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 19.9°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 18.4°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 19.3°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 21.8°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 22.0°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 24.7°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 22.4°F 2019: Annual mean of daily highs 25.5°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 5.8°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 4.9°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 5.7°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 9.1°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 8.9°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 12.0°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 9.8°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 12.2°F

Source: NOAA NCEI Global Summary of the Year.

Annual temperature data table (°F)
Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year Annual mean (°F) Annual mean of daily highs (°F) Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2011 12.9 19.9 5.8
2012 11.6 18.4 4.9
2013 12.5 19.3 5.7
2014 15.5 21.8 9.1
2015 15.4 22.0 8.9
2016 18.3 24.7 12.0
2017 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2018 16.1 22.4 9.8
2019 18.9 25.5 12.2
2020 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2021 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2022 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2023 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2024 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2025 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.