Bettles, AK: Winter
: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged -15.5°F in Bettles, AK, the coldest winter since 2020, 15th coldest of 81.
Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)
- Mean temperature
- -15.5°F
- Coldest since 2020
- 15th coldest of 81
- Precipitation
- 0.07 in
- Driest on record
- Driest of 82, provisional
A normal winter in Bettles, AK (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of -7.8°F, between -13.9°F and -0.2°F in eight years of ten and 2.51 in of precipitation, between 1.74 in and 4.46 in in eight years of ten.
- Normal range, -13.9 to -0.2°F
Every year, ranked, as a table
Every winter in Bettles, AK from 1945 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 | -15.5 | 67 | -7 | 67 | -24.1 | 72 | 0.07 | 82 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2.1 | 2 | 10.1 | 3 | -5.9 | 3 | 0.87 | 77 | 1 |
| 2024 | -7.6 | 33 | 1.8 | 26 | -17.3 | 41 | 2.22 | 38 | 1 |
| 2023 | -5.8 | 24 | 3.2 | 23 | -14.8 | 29 | 2.31 | 36 | 0 |
| 2022 | -9.6 | 46 | -0.1 | 41 | -19.2 | 53 | 4.97 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | -5.9 | 25 | 3.3 | 22 | -15.1 | 30 | 1.55 | 64 | 0 |
| 2020 | -16.6 | 73 | -7.1 | 68 | -26 | 77 | 2.41 | 32 | 0 |
| 2019 | -1.9 | 13 | 7 | 9 | -10.9 | 14 | 6.61 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | -0.3 | 7 | 7.9 | 6 | -8.5 | 8 | 3.61 | 15 | 0 |
| 2017 | -7.6 | 33 | 0.7 | 34 | -15.8 | 35 | 3.69 | 14 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.1 | 3 | 11.2 | 2 | -9 | 10 | 1.41 | 66 | 0 |
| 2015 | -3 | 15 | 6.1 | 13 | -12.1 | 19 | 2.36 | 35 | 0 |
| 2014 | -4.1 | 18 | 5.2 | 15 | -13.4 | 24 | 2.38 | 34 | 0 |
| 2013 | -8.6 | 39 | 0.2 | 38 | -17.3 | 41 | 2.51 | 29 | 0 |
| 2012 | -12.4 | 57 | -3.5 | 57 | -21.3 | 59 | 4.60 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | -14.3 | 62 | -4.6 | 60 | -23.5 | 68 | 2.98 | 23 | 2 |
| 2010 | -8.9 | 43 | -0.1 | 41 | -17.8 | 44 | 1.87 | 50 | 0 |
| 2009 | -10.5 | 49 | -1.5 | 48 | -19.9 | 54 | 4.44 | 7 | 2 |
| 2008 | -8.4 | 37 | 0.1 | 39 | -16.9 | 39 | 2.52 | 28 | 0 |
| 2007 | -5 | 22 | 3.6 | 20 | -13.6 | 26 | 1.76 | 55 | 0 |
| 2006 | -5.5 | 23 | 2.1 | 24 | -13.3 | 21 | 3.35 | 19 | 2 |
| 2005 | -8.7 | 41 | 0.9 | 31 | -18.2 | 46 | 4.36 | 9 | 0 |
| 2004 | -9.1 | 44 | 0.9 | 31 | -19 | 51 | 1.79 | 53 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0.6 | 4 | 8.4 | 4 | -7.1 | 5 | 4.23 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | -4.7 | 20 | 3.9 | 19 | -13.3 | 21 | 2.20 | 40 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2.9 | 1 | 11.6 | 1 | -5.8 | 2 | 1.84 | 51 | 0 |
| 2000 | -8.5 | 38 | -0.3 | 44 | -16.7 | 38 | 3.91 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | -14.3 | 62 | -5.3 | 61 | -23.2 | 65 | 2.70 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | -5.9 | 25 | 1.6 | 27 | -13.5 | 25 | 1.29 | 69 | 2 |
| 1997 | -6.6 | 28 | 0.7 | 34 | -14 | 27 | 1.91 | 49 | 0 |
| 1996 | -13.8 | 61 | -5.7 | 62 | -21.9 | 60 | 3.10 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | -7.3 | 30 | 1 | 30 | -15.6 | 32 | 1.58 | 63 | 0 |
| 1994 | -1.7 | 12 | 5.5 | 14 | -8.9 | 9 | 1.96 | 47 | 0 |
| 1993 | -8.6 | 39 | 0 | 40 | -17.2 | 40 | 6.78 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | -8 | 36 | 0.6 | 37 | -16.6 | 37 | 1.97 | 46 | 0 |
| 1991 | -9.7 | 47 | -1.3 | 46 | -18.2 | 46 | 3.04 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | -14.6 | 64 | -5.7 | 62 | -23.5 | 68 | 1.99 | 44 | 0 |
| 1989 | -8.7 | 41 | -1.3 | 46 | -16.2 | 36 | 4.05 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | -3.5 | 16 | 4.5 | 17 | -11.4 | 16 | 3.33 | 20 | 0 |
| 1987 | -1.3 | 11 | 6.7 | 11 | -9.4 | 12 | 2.01 | 43 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0.6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | -6.9 | 4 | 1.32 | 67 | 0 |
| 1985 | -3.7 | 17 | 4.1 | 18 | -11.6 | 17 | 1.96 | 47 | 0 |
| 1984 | -15.7 | 68 | -7.9 | 70 | -23.4 | 66 | 1.07 | 75 | 0 |
| 1983 | -7.3 | 30 | 1.1 | 28 | -15.7 | 34 | 1.18 | 70 | 0 |
| 1982 | -10.8 | 52 | -2.6 | 52 | -18.9 | 50 | 1.10 | 72 | 0 |
| 1981 | -4.4 | 19 | 3.4 | 21 | -12.2 | 20 | 2.54 | 27 | 0 |
| 1980 | -11.6 | 56 | -2.6 | 52 | -20.6 | 56 | 1.74 | 58 | 0 |
| 1979 | -11.5 | 55 | -2.3 | 51 | -20.7 | 57 | 1.13 | 71 | 0 |
| 1978 | -4.9 | 21 | 2.1 | 24 | -11.8 | 18 | 2.17 | 41 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0.1 | 6 | 7.6 | 7 | -7.3 | 6 | 1.10 | 72 | 0 |
| 1976 | -17.6 | 76 | -9.7 | 76 | -25.4 | 74 | 2.50 | 30 | 0 |
| 1975 | -15.9 | 71 | -8.2 | 71 | -23.6 | 70 | 1.49 | 65 | 0 |
| 1974 | -15.3 | 66 | -6.6 | 66 | -23.6 | 70 | 0.83 | 78 | 8 |
| 1973 | -12.9 | 58 | -3.6 | 58 | -22.2 | 61 | 5.08 | 4 | 0 |
| 1972 | -17.4 | 75 | -8.9 | 74 | -25.8 | 76 | 2.84 | 24 | 0 |
| 1971 | -21.6 | 81 | -12.9 | 81 | -30.3 | 82 | 3.55 | 16 | 0 |
| 1970 | -2.3 | 14 | 6.6 | 12 | -11.1 | 15 | 1.09 | 74 | 0 |
| 1969 | -17.3 | 74 | -8.9 | 74 | -25.7 | 75 | 1.59 | 62 | 0 |
| 1968 | -11.4 | 54 | -2.6 | 52 | -20.1 | 55 | 4.10 | 11 | 0 |
| 1967 | -14.7 | 65 | -6.4 | 65 | -22.9 | 63 | 1.76 | 55 | 0 |
| 1966 | -15.7 | 68 | -8.4 | 72 | -23 | 64 | 1.82 | 52 | 0 |
| 1965 | -19.1 | 79 | -10.7 | 79 | -27.6 | 79 | 1.77 | 54 | 0 |
| 1964 | -7.8 | 35 | -0.2 | 43 | -15.4 | 31 | 5.15 | 3 | 0 |
| 1963 | -6.2 | 27 | 1.1 | 28 | -13.3 | 21 | 1.71 | 60 | 1 |
| 1962 | -9.9 | 48 | -1.9 | 49 | -18.6 | 48 | 3.50 | 17 | 2 |
| 1961 | -1.1 | 8 | 6.9 | 10 | -9.1 | 11 | 0.77 | 79 | 0 |
| 1960 | -7 | 29 | 0.7 | 34 | -14.7 | 28 | 4.42 | 8 | 0 |
| 1959 | -7.4 | 32 | 0.8 | 33 | -15.6 | 32 | 2.45 | 31 | 0 |
| 1958 | -9.4 | 45 | -0.7 | 45 | -18.1 | 45 | 1.76 | 55 | 0 |
| 1957 | -15.8 | 70 | -7.8 | 69 | -24.3 | 73 | 3.36 | 18 | 1 |
| 1956 | -18.8 | 78 | -10 | 77 | -27.6 | 79 | 2.22 | 38 | 0 |
| 1955 | -18.2 | 77 | -10.6 | 78 | -26.5 | 78 | 1.98 | 45 | 3 |
| 1954 | -15.9 | 71 | -8.5 | 73 | -23.4 | 66 | 0.96 | 76 | 1 |
| 1953 | -10.6 | 50 | -2.1 | 50 | -19 | 51 | 1.31 | 68 | 0 |
| 1952 | -13.1 | 59 | -3.9 | 59 | -22.3 | 62 | 1.62 | 61 | 0 |
| 1951 | -10.6 | 50 | -3.3 | 55 | -17.7 | 43 | 2.25 | 37 | 2 |
| 1950 | -13.4 | 60 | -6 | 64 | -20.9 | 58 | 0.66 | 80 | 1 |
| 1949 | -11 | 53 | -3.4 | 56 | -18.7 | 49 | 2.10 | 42 | 0 |
| 1948 | -1.1 | 8 | 5.2 | 15 | -7.4 | 7 | 1.72 | 59 | 0 |
| 1947 | -19.5 | 80 | -11.3 | 80 | -27.7 | 81 | 2.75 | 25 | 0 |
| 1946 | -1.2 | 10 | 7.3 | 8 | -10.1 | 13 | 0.48 | 81 | 4 |
| 1945 | -4.6 | 1 | 2.40 | 33 | 19 |
Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest
| Year | Mean, °F |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 1.1 |
| 2003 | 0.6 |
| 1986 | 0.6 |
| 1977 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | -0.3 |
| 1961 | -1.1 |
| 1948 | -1.1 |
| 1946 | -1.2 |
| Year | Mean, °F |
|---|---|
| 1971 | -21.6 |
| 1947 | -19.5 |
| 1965 | -19.1 |
| 1956 | -18.8 |
| 1955 | -18.2 |
| 1976 | -17.6 |
| 1972 | -17.4 |
| 1969 | -17.3 |
| 2020 | -16.6 |
| 1975 | -15.9 |
| More years share the last value | |
| Year | Precipitation, in |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 6.78 |
| 2019 | 6.61 |
| 1964 | 5.15 |
| 1973 | 5.08 |
| 2022 | 4.97 |
| 2012 | 4.60 |
| 2009 | 4.44 |
| 1960 | 4.42 |
| 2005 | 4.36 |
| 2003 | 4.23 |
| Year | Precipitation, in |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.07 |
| 1946 | 0.48 |
| 1950 | 0.66 |
| 1961 | 0.77 |
| 1974 | 0.83 |
| 2025 | 0.87 |
| 1954 | 0.96 |
| 1984 | 1.07 |
| 1970 | 1.09 |
| 1982 | 1.10 |
| More years share the last value | |
The hottest, coldest and wettest days
- Hottest day
- 20°F
- Coldest night
- -52°F
- Wettest day
- 0.06 in
Every month, season and year
Months
Seasons
Years
Bettles, AK the day's answers
Every answer in words
- Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 0.07 in of precipitation in Bettles, AK, the driest winter on record, in 82 years since 1945; provisional.
- The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Bettles, AK: 20°F on Wednesday 3 December 2025.
- The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Bettles, AK: a low of -52°F on Wednesday 14 January 2026.
- The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Bettles, AK: 0.06 in on Wednesday 11 February 2026.