Port Heiden (zip 99549), Alaska Weather

The most pleasant months of the year for the 99549 zip code are August, July and September. In the 99549 zip code, there are 0 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. August is the hottest month for the 99549 zip code with an average high temperature of 58.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Alaska. January is the snowiest month in the 99549 zip code with 10.2 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall. Days with noticeable humidity are rare throughout the year.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 57 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29
Rain: averages 20 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Port Heiden (zip 99549) area is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Alaska.

7.1 / 10

A higher score indicates a more comfortable year-round climate. The US average for the comfort index is 7.8. Our index is based on the total number of days annually within the comfort range of 70-80 degrees, and we also applied a penalty for days of excessive humidity.

Average Monthly High and Low (°F)

	High	Low
January	36°	29°
February	36°	29°
March	37°	29°
April	40°	32°
May	47°	37°
June	52°	43°
July	57°	47°
August	58°	49°
September	54°	45°
October	46°	39°
November	41°	34°
December	38°	31°

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Port Heiden

	Hot Days	Freezing Days	Rainy Days	Snowy Days
January	0	19	11	9
February	0	15	9	7
March	0	17	9	8
April	0	13	11	6
May	0	3	12	1
June	0	0	14	0
July	0	0	16	0
August	0	0	17	0
September	0	0	18	0
October	0	2	14	3
November	0	9	13	8
December	0	14	12	9

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

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