Skagway Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Skagway, Alaska during each month of the year.
The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for Skagway, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.
To find out how often it rises over 50, 60 or 70 °F each month in Skagway, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.
The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2007 to 2016. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 24 | January | 1 | -4 |
| 34 | 25 | February | 1 | -4 |
| 39 | 28 | March | 4 | -2 |
| 48 | 35 | April | 9 | 1 |
| 58 | 43 | May | 14 | 6 |
| 62 | 49 | June | 17 | 10 |
| 63 | 52 | July | 17 | 11 |
| 62 | 51 | August | 17 | 11 |
| 57 | 46 | September | 14 | 8 |
| 48 | 39 | October | 9 | 4 |
| 38 | 30 | November | 3 | -1 |
| 31 | 23 | December | -1 | -5 |
| 48 | 37 | Year | 9 | 3 |
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 22 | January | -1 | -5 |
| 35 | 25 | February | 2 | -4 |
| 39 | 28 | March | 4 | -2 |
| 49 | 35 | April | 10 | 2 |
| 58 | 43 | May | 15 | 6 |
| 63 | 49 | June | 17 | 10 |
| 65 | 52 | July | 18 | 11 |
| 63 | 51 | August | 17 | 11 |
| 57 | 46 | September | 14 | 8 |
| 48 | 39 | October | 9 | 4 |
| 38 | 30 | November | 3 | -1 |
| 34 | 26 | December | 1 | -4 |
| 48 | 37 | Year | 9 | 3 |
Days of Warm Weather in Skagway
The temperature in Skagway creeps above 69 degrees Fahrenheit for an average of 19 days a year. Typically just two of those days reaches 80 degrees. Skagway's spells of 70-degree weather usually occur from April to September.
| 50 °F 10 °C |
60 °F 16 °C |
70 °F 21 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| May | 27 | 12 | 3 |
| June | 30 | 19 | 5 |
| July | 31 | 25 | 5 |
| August | 31 | 22 | 5 |
| September | 29 | 7 | 1 |
| October | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | 176 | 86 | 19 |
How Often Skagway Has Cold Temperatures
Freezing temperatures can happen in Skagway anytime from September until May. Skagway typically sees 125 frosty nights a year. The coldest nights drop down to below 0 °F (-18 °C). It normally gets that cold here twice a year.
On an average of 47 days annually the thermometer never rises above freezing. Days that chilly usually show up during November to March.
| 10 °F -12 °C |
20 °F -8 °C |
32 °F 0 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| February | 3 | 8 | 22 |
| March | 1 | 6 | 23 |
| April | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| November | 1 | 5 | 18 |
| December | 2 | 9 | 24 |
| Year | 12 | 38 | 125 |
References
Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.