Average annual temperature in Alaska

Average annual temperature in Alaska was 29.6 °F in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. That is up 2.4% from 2024. That is the 50th highest of 50 states in 2025.

2025, °F29.6

Change on 2024+2.4%

Rank50th of 50US states ranked

Series high32.22019

Series low21.81956

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Average annual temperature in Alaska, 1925 to 2025

°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-06.

All 101 values

Period	°F
2025	29.6
2024	28.9
2023	28.4
2022	28.6
2021	26.5
2020	27.5
2019	32.2
2018	30.4
2017	29.3
2016	31.9
2015	30
2014	30.3
2013	27.8
2012	24.3
2011	27
2010	27.4
2009	26.8
2008	25.1
2007	28.1
2006	26.4
2005	29.2
2004	29.3
2003	29.1
2002	30.1
2001	27.3
2000	28.4
1999	24
1998	28.4
1997	28.1
1996	25.1
1995	27.8
1994	26.2
1993	29.9
1992	25
1991	27
1990	25.4
1989	26.8
1988	27.1
1987	27.5
1986	26.9
1985	26.3
1984	25.3
1983	26.9
1982	25.3
1981	29.2
1980	26.5
1979	27.6
1978	29.1
1977	27
1976	25.8
1975	23
1974	23.7
1973	24.6
1972	23.6
1971	22.3
1970	25.2
1969	27
1968	25.4
1967	27.1
1966	23.8
1965	24.7
1964	23.3
1963	26.6
1962	26.8
1961	23.7
1960	26.7
1959	24.6
1958	27
1957	28.2
1956	21.8
1955	23.3
1954	24.6
1953	26.1
1952	25.4
1951	25.2
1950	26.1
1949	25.5
1948	23.4
1947	25.9
1946	24.5
1945	25.6
1944	27.5
1943	27.1
1942	27.2
1941	26.9
1940	29.2
1939	24.8
1938	26.8
1937	27.2
1936	26.4
1935	25.7
1934	26.4
1933	23
1932	23.9
1931	26.7
1930	25.3
1929	27.6
1928	26.9
1927	23.9
1926	29.8
1925	25.3

Compared with United States

Place	2025
Alaska	29.6
United States	54.6

Rankings

US states by average annual temperature 50 places

Definition

Mean air temperature from January to December, in degrees Fahrenheit: the average of the 12 monthly mean temperatures. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.

Values are area averages, so a county with mountains and valleys has one value for very different local climates. NOAA revises the last two years every month.

How to cite

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/50/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide (Average annual temperature, Alaska, 1925 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/50/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json

MLA 9

NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide, Average annual temperature, Alaska, 1925 to 2025. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/50/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/alaska. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide. Average annual temperature, Alaska, 1925 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/50/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/alaska.

Harvard

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide, Average annual temperature, Alaska, 1925 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/50/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/alaska (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{noaa_average_annual_temperature_alaska_2025,
  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide: Average annual temperature, Alaska, 1925 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/50/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/alaska. Publisher attribution: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/50/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the average annual temperature in Alaska?

Average annual temperature in Alaska was 29.6 °F in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. That is up 2.4% from 2024. That is the 50th highest of 50 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average annual temperature in Alaska?

32.2 °F in 2019, the highest value since 1925 in this series.

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