Bettles, AK: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 27.8°F in Bettles, AK, the coldest 1 January to 9 October since 2012, 17th coldest of 82.

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 27.8°F; Coldest since 2012; 17th coldest of 82
Precipitation: 14.41 in; Wettest since 2024; 19th wettest of 81

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Bettles, AK (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 30.7°F, between 28.3°F and 32.3°F in eight years of ten and 13.47 in of precipitation, between 9.46 in and 15.69 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Bettles, AK since 1945: 27.8°F in 2026; the lowest is 23.5°F, in 1972.

Normal range, 28.3 to 32.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Bettles, AK from 1944 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	27.8	66	37.5	63	18.2	59	14.41	19	0
2025	33.7	3	43.2	3	24.1	1	14.00	27	5
2024	30.8	20	41.2	19	20.4	24	15.58	11	0
2023	29.8	32	40.1	29	19.5	39	14.85	15	0
2022	30.5	25	41.2	19	19.7	34	14.05	25	1
2021	28.4	55	38.8	43	18.1	61	15.97	9	0
2020	28.9	43	39.1	38	18.6	52	14.07	24	0
2019	34.3	2	44.7	2	23.8	5	15.57	12	0
2018	31	18	41.8	11	20.3	25	13.55	29	0
2017	30.7	21	41.5	15	19.8	32	14.17	20	0
2016	35	1	46	1	24	3	13.67	28	0
2015	31.2	16	42.3	6	20.1	28	12.76	33	0
2014	31	18	42.2	7	19.8	32	15.31	13	0
2013	28.3	56	39.2	36	17.3	71	9.32	65	0
2012	27.3	67	36.8	68	17.9	65	13.39	30	0
2011	29.6	36	40.2	25	18.9	47	14.60	17	2
2010	31.1	17	41.9	9	20.2	26	8.38	70	0
2009	29.4	38	39.5	34	18.6	52	11.57	44	4
2008	28.3	56	38.4	50	18.3	57	12.10	37	0
2007	31.3	14	42	8	20.5	22	11.14	50	0
2006	28.5	51	38	56	18.7	51	14.11	22	2
2005	31.5	13	41.8	11	21.1	16	14.73	16	0
2004	30.3	27	41.5	15	19.1	44	8.22	71	0
2003	30.1	31	40.2	25	20	30	15.99	8	0
2002	29.7	34	40.2	25	19.2	43	15.10	14	0
2001	31.6	12	41.3	18	21.9	11	10.94	52	0
2000	29.1	41	39.2	36	18.9	47	14.01	26	0
1999	28.9	43	40	31	17.7	67	11.11	51	0
1998	32.7	6	41	23	24.1	1	15.66	10	2
1997	31.3	14	41.1	22	21.4	12	9.48	63	0
1996	26.7	72	36.5	69	17	72	10.79	53	0
1995	32.2	8	41.7	13	22.6	10	10.57	55	0
1994	30.7	21	40	31	21.3	15	16.49	4	0
1993	32.3	7	41.6	14	22.9	9	16.28	7	0
1992	28	63	38.2	53	17.8	66	11.71	43	0
1991	31.7	11	41.9	9	21.4	12	11.77	41	2
1990	29.7	34	39.5	34	19.9	31	11.42	46	0
1989	29.1	41	38	56	20.2	26	14.08	23	0
1988	32.1	10	41.2	19	23	7	11.28	47	0
1987	30.6	24	40.2	25	20.9	19	11.75	42	0
1986	28.8	46	38.8	43	18.8	49	10.43	57	6
1985	29.8	32	38.8	43	20.9	19	12.88	31	0
1984	26.3	74	35.9	73	16.8	73	11.20	48	0
1983	28.8	46	38.4	50	19.1	44	9.39	64	0
1982	28.2	59	37	66	19.4	41	16.49	4	0
1981	33.6	4	43.1	4	24	3	12.66	34	0
1980	30.3	27	39.9	33	20.7	21	9.59	61	0
1979	29.3	40	39	39	19.7	34	8.77	68	0
1978	33	5	42.7	5	23.2	6	6.75	79	0
1977	32.2	8	41.5	15	23	7	11.94	38	0
1976	28.9	43	38.1	54	19.7	34	12.39	35	0
1975	28.5	51	37.8	60	19.3	42	7.67	75	0
1974	28.3	56	37.9	59	17.6	68	7.87	72	9
1973	27.3	67	37	66	17.6	68	10.66	54	0
1972	23.5	82	33.6	82	13.3	82	7.76	74	0
1971	23.6	81	33.7	81	13.6	81	9.75	60	0
1970	28.6	49	38.7	46	18.6	52	10.51	56	0
1969	28.5	51	39	39	18.1	61	5.58	81	0
1968	27.9	64	38.3	52	17.5	70	7.57	77	0
1967	28.2	59	38.1	54	18.4	55	11.89	39	0
1966	26.1	75	35.7	74	16.4	75	7.67	75	0
1965	28.2	59	37.4	64	19	46	21.07	2	0
1964	25.3	78	34.9	79	15.6	79	12.22	36	0
1963	28.5	51	37.2	65	19.7	34	22.25	1	0
1962	29.5	37	38.9	42	20.1	28	7.80	73	0
1961	28.2	59	38	56	18.4	55	14.17	20	0
1960	28.7	48	38.6	49	18.8	49	16.30	6	0
1959	26.4	73	36.1	70	16.7	74			0
1958	30.7	21	40.3	24	21.1	16	7.36	78	0
1957	30.3	27	40.1	29	20.5	22	8.58	69	0
1956	25.3	78	34.7	80	15.8	78	9.19	66	0
1955	25.8	77	35.1	77	16.3	76	9.96	59	1
1954	26	76	35.6	76	16.2	77	11.83	40	1
1953	27.9	64	37.6	62	18.1	61	11.44	45	0
1952	25.2	80	35.1	77	15.2	80	11.15	49	0
1951	27.3	67	36.1	70	18.2	59	14.46	18	3
1950	30.3	27	39	39	21.4	12	5.95	80	1
1949	28.6	49	37.7	61	19.5	39	8.79	67	0
1948	27	71	35.7	74	18.3	57	12.83	32	0
1947	27.1	70	36.1	70	18	64	10.17	58	1
1946	29.4	38	38.7	46	19.7	34	9.58	62	6
1945	30.4	26	38.7	46	21.1	16	17.07	3	11
1944									156

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2016	35
2019	34.3
2025	33.7
1981	33.6
1978	33
1998	32.7
1993	32.3
1995	32.2
1977	32.2
1988	32.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1972	23.5
1971	23.6
1952	25.2
1964	25.3
1956	25.3
1955	25.8
1954	26
1966	26.1
1984	26.3
1959	26.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1963	22.25
1965	21.07
1945	17.07
1994	16.49
1982	16.49
1960	16.30
1993	16.28
2003	15.99
2021	15.97
1998	15.66

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1969	5.58
1950	5.95
1978	6.75
1958	7.36
1968	7.57
1975	7.67
1966	7.67
1972	7.76
1962	7.80
1974	7.87

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 82°F; 8 July 2026
Coldest night: -52°F; 14 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.25 in; 25 August 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	-12.1°F 39th coldest of 80	0.01 in 2nd driest of 81
February	-9.7°F 25th coldest of 80	0.06 in 4th driest of 82
March	-8.6°F 5th coldest of 81	a trace Driest of 82
April	24.3°F 27th warmest of 82	0.26 in 32nd driest of 82
May	44.7°F 41st warmest of 83	1.47 in 8th wettest of 83
June	56.2°F 25th coldest of 83	2.85 in 6th wettest of 83
July	57.5°F 21st coldest of 82	1.88 in 37th wettest of 81
August	55°F 18th warmest of 83	4.57 in 8th wettest of 83
September	42°F 34th warmest of 83	3.27 in 14th wettest of 83
October so far	23.5°F 16th coldest of 83

Hot days and freezes

Bettles, AK has had 145 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 70th most of 82 (with 2006, 1988, 1978 and 2 other years).
The first freeze of fall 2026 in Bettles, AK came on Thursday 27 August 2026, the earliest since 2025, tied 45th earliest of 83 (with 2015, 2010, 1999 and 1 other year).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Bettles, AK came on Tuesday 9 June 2026, the latest since 2016, tied 13th latest of 82 (with 2016, 1990 and 1970).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
9 June	Coldest night	29°F	31°F 2016	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 14.41 in of precipitation in Bettles, AK (2 days missing), the wettest 1 January to 9 October since 2024, 19th wettest of 81.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Bettles, AK: 82°F on Wednesday 8 July 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Bettles, AK: a low of -52°F on Wednesday 14 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Bettles, AK: 1.25 in on Tuesday 25 August 2026.