Bethel, AK: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 31.9°F in Bethel, AK, the coldest 1 January to 9 October since 2012, 29th coldest of 102.

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 31.9°F; Coldest since 2012; 29th coldest of 102
Precipitation: 20.37 in; Wettest since 2001; 7th wettest of 101

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Bethel, AK (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 35.6°F, between 31.7°F and 38.2°F in eight years of ten and 15.93 in of precipitation, between 11.59 in and 19.47 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Bethel, AK since 1924: 31.9°F in 2026; the lowest is 27.3°F, in 1971.

Normal range, 31.7 to 38.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Bethel, AK from 1923 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	31.9	74	38.9	85	25	68	20.37	7	0
2025	35.9	22	42.6	29	29.1	15	18.78	17	5
2024	34.9	31	41.6	44	28.2	24	18.50	20	0
2023	34	49	40.5	60	27.4	37	16.30	35	2
2022	36.6	15	43.6	19	29.5	10	18.20	21	0
2021	34.8	35	42	37	27.5	35	17.79	25	0
2020	34.5	41	42.2	35	26.7	50	14.63	47	0
2019	41.7	2	48.8	2	34.8	1	18.77	18	3
2018	38.9	3	45.4	10	32.3	3	17.49	26	0
2017	34.9	31	42.8	28	27.2	40	19.42	13	2
2016	42	1	49.7	1	34.3	2	14.49	50	0
2015	37.4	10	44.5	14	30.2	7	15.87	39	0
2014	38.1	6	46	5	30.3	6	10.56	86	0
2013	33.2	61	40.7	58	25.5	62	14.59	48	2
2012	29.5	99	37	100	22	98	18.91	15	0
2011	34	49	41.5	46	26.6	51	11.32	78	0
2010	32.4	69	39.6	73	25.3	64	13.91	60	0
2009	33.5	56	41.3	50	25.7	58	19.83	10	0
2008	31.8	75	39.1	82	24.5	71	19.45	12	0
2007	36.2	19	43.3	22	29	16	19.62	11	0
2006	32.9	64	40	69	25.6	60	16.87	31	2
2005	36.5	16	43.9	18	29.2	13	16.53	32	0
2004	36.5	16	44	16	29	16	14.29	52	0
2003	37.7	7	45.4	10	30	8	18.01	23	0
2002	37.1	13	44.9	13	29.4	12	17.41	27	0
2001	35.9	22	43	25	28.7	19	20.62	6	0
2000	34.7	37	41.7	40	27.6	32	17.03	30	0
1999	30.8	90	38	94	23.6	80	14.98	44	0
1998	34.8	35	41.7	40	27.9	28	15.08	42	0
1997	36.5	16	44.4	15	28.7	19	9.12	94	0
1996	35.2	28	42.6	29	27.8	29	13.67	63	0
1995	36	20	42.9	26	29.2	13	12.03	72	0
1994	34.1	46	40.8	56	27.5	35	16.52	33	0
1993	37.4	10	44	16	30.8	5	15.98	38	0
1992	31.1	86	38.6	89	23.6	80	11.62	74	0
1991	36	20	43.6	19	28.4	22	11.98	73	0
1990	32.8	66	40.2	66	25.3	64	15.04	43	0
1989	34.4	43	40.9	55	27.6	32	16.50	34	2
1988	34.4	43	42	37	26.9	44	9.85	89	0
1987	34.5	41	42.2	35	26.9	44	9.79	91	0
1986	33.1	63	40.2	66	26	56	14.08	58	0
1985	33.3	59	39.8	71	26.9	44	17.84	24	0
1984	31.7	77	39.1	82	24.4	74	7.71	98	0
1983	33.9	51	40.5	60	27.3	39	11.28	80	0
1982	34.1	46	40.3	64	28	26	19.10	14	0
1981	38.7	4	45.8	6	31.6	4	8.99	95	0
1980	33.7	53	40.8	56	26.5	52	14.98	44	0
1979	34.9	31	41.6	44	28.3	23	14.50	49	0
1978	35.4	27	42.3	34	28.5	21	12.14	71	0
1977	34.6	40	41.7	40	27.4	37	12.93	66	0
1976	29.1	100	37.2	99	20.9	102	6.13	99	0
1975	30.6	94	37.9	95	23.3	87	11.09	84	0
1974	33.6	55	41.5	46	25.8	57	13.56	64	0
1973	30.9	88	38.9	85	22.8	92	10.22	88	0
1972	28.8	101	35.9	101	21.7	100	9.80	90	0
1971	27.3	102	34.3	102	20.3	103	11.19	82	2
1970	31.8	75	39.6	73	24	78	11.55	76	0
1969	34.7	37	42.4	32	26.9	44	9.48	93	0
1968	33.5	56	41.7	40	25.2	67	8.14	96	0
1967	35.7	24	43.3	22	28.2	24	11.33	77	0
1966	30.7	92	38.5	90	22.9	91	9.54	92	0
1965	31.2	85	37.8	96	24.5	71	12.38	69	0
1964	29.9	98	37.8	96	22	98	7.75	97	0
1963	34.1	46	41.2	53	27.1	41	19.87	8	0
1962	33.2	61	40.3	64	26.1	55	11.10	83	0
1961	30.4	95	37.5	98	23.2	89	14.30	51	0
1960	31.4	83	39.4	79	23.4	86	15.54	40	0
1959	31.7	77	39.7	72	23.6	80	14.21	55	0
1958	35	30	42.4	32	27.6	32	14.79	46	0
1957	37.5	9	45.5	9	29.5	10	13.05	65	0
1956	30.4	95	38.3	92	22.5	96	13.84	61	0
1955	31.7	77	39.2	80	24.2	77	18.57	19	0
1954	31.7	77	40.6	59	22.7	94	14.25	54	0
1953	32.9	64	41.3	50	24.4	74	10.63	85	0
1952	30.8	90	38.7	87	23	90	24.52	2	0
1951	32.1	73	39.5	77	24.7	69	31.86	1	0
1950	34.3	45	41.5	46	27	42	13.93	59	1
1949	32.4	69	39.2	80	24.5	71	17.15	29	10
1948	32.2	72	38.5	90	25.7	58	16.04	37	2
1947	31.3	84	39	84	23.6	80	12.87	67	0
1946	31.6	81	39.6	73	23.5	85	11.62	74	2
1945	34.7	37	42.5	31	27	42	14.28	53	0
1944	33.8	52	41.3	50	26.3	54	21.99	3	0
1943	33.4	58	40.4	63	26.4	53	16.23	36	0
1942	37.4	10	45.1	12	29.7	9	17.34	28	0
1941	34.9	31	42.9	26	26.9	44	13.79	62	0
1940	36.7	14	45.6	8	27.7	31	12.41	68	0
1939	30.2	97	38.3	92	21.7	100	14.16	57	3
1938	32.6	67	41.5	46	23.6	80	18.79	16	0
1937	35.6	26	45.8	6	25.3	64	19.85	9	1
1936	35.2	28	43.6	19	26.9	44			3
1935	37.7	7	47.7	4	27.8	29	5.18	100	0
1934	33.7	53	41.8	39	25.4	63	3.59	101	2
1933	30.7	92	38.7	87	22.7	94	10.28	87	0
1932	31.6	81	40	69	23.3	87	20.70	5	0
1931	32.6	67	41.2	53	23.9	79	12.22	70	0
1930	32.3	71	40.2	66	24.4	74	14.20	56	0
1929	35.7	24	43.3	22	28	26	15.26	41	2
1928	33.3	59	40.5	60	25.6	60	21.13	4	14
1927	31.1	86	39.6	73	22.8	92	11.29	79	14
1926	38.7	4	48.6	3	28.9	18	11.28	80	1
1925					24.6	70	18.09	22	77
1924	30.9	88	39.5	77	22.3	97			5
1923									213

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2016	42
2019	41.7
2018	38.9
1981	38.7
1926	38.7
2014	38.1
2003	37.7
1935	37.7
1957	37.5
2015	37.4
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1971	27.3
1972	28.8
1976	29.1
2012	29.5
1964	29.9
1939	30.2
1961	30.4
1956	30.4
1975	30.6
1966	30.7
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1951	31.86
1952	24.52
1944	21.99
1928	21.13
1932	20.70
2001	20.62
2026	20.37
1963	19.87
1937	19.85
2009	19.83

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1934	3.59
1935	5.18
1976	6.13
1984	7.71
1964	7.75
1968	8.14
1981	8.99
1997	9.12
1969	9.48
1966	9.54

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 78°F; 13 June 2026
Coldest night: -33°F; 8 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.49 in; 27 August 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	-1.9°F 19th coldest of 100	1.05 in 24th wettest of 101
February	10°F 45th coldest of 101	2.11 in 9th wettest of 100
March	0.1°F 7th coldest of 102	0.15 in 16th driest of 101
April	27.6°F 45th warmest of 103	1.97 in 5th wettest of 99
May	40.2°F 39th coldest of 103	1.09 in 35th wettest of 102
June	55.9°F 10th warmest of 103	0.82 in 27th driest of 102
July	53.9°F 34th coldest of 103	4.57 in 3rd wettest of 103
August	53.8°F 36th warmest of 103	5.36 in 9th wettest of 103
September	46.2°F 38th warmest of 103	2.89 in 46th wettest of 104
October so far	33.7°F 24th coldest of 103	0.36 in 44th driest of 104

Hot days and freezes

Bethel, AK has had 140 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2023, tied 56th most of 103 (with 2006, 2003, 1969 and 1 other year).
The first freeze of fall 2026 in Bethel, AK came on Monday 21 September 2026, the earliest since 2025, tied 67th earliest of 103 (with 2024, 2014, 1997 and 1 other year).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Bethel, AK came on Monday 25 May 2026, the latest since 2025, tied 53rd latest of 103 (with 2003, 1998, 1983 and 3 other years).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
8 January	Coldest night	-33°F	-32°F 2012, 1975, 1963, 1952	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 20.37 in of precipitation in Bethel, AK, the wettest 1 January to 9 October since 2001, 7th wettest of 101.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Bethel, AK: 78°F on Saturday 13 June 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Bethel, AK: a low of -33°F on Thursday 8 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Bethel, AK: 1.49 in on Thursday 27 August 2026.