Kotzebue, AK: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 26.6°F in Kotzebue, AK, the warmest 1 January to 9 October since 2025, 40th warmest of 89.

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 26.6°F; Warmest since 2025; 40th warmest of 89
Precipitation: 10.18 in; Wettest since 2025; 21st wettest of 86

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Kotzebue, AK (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 27.7°F, between 24.4°F and 31.1°F in eight years of ten and 8.70 in of precipitation, between 7.18 in and 12.27 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Kotzebue, AK since 1929: 26.6°F in 2026; the highest is 34°F, in 2016.

Normal range, 24.4 to 31.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Kotzebue, AK from 1902 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	26.6	40	32.4	44	20.8	38	10.18	21	0
2025	28.1	22	34.4	19	21.9	23	12.15	9	8
2024	27.1	35	32.8	41	21.3	33	12.33	7	0
2023	26.1	43	32.1	49	20.2	43	14.87	1	0
2022	25.8	46	31.9	53	19.6	47	8.92	29	0
2021	25.7	47	32	51	19.5	48	13.19	4	0
2020	27.5	29	33	38	22	20	7.43	52	0
2019							12.21	8	126
2018	33.6	2	38.9	2	28.2	1	8.71	33	0
2017	28.9	12	35.3	11	22.5	15	8.71	33	0
2016	34	1	40.1	1	27.8	2	7.78	49	0
2015	30.5	6	36.5	6	24.5	6	8.14	42	0
2014	32.2	3	37.8	3	26.6	3	8.57	38	0
2013	27	37	33.1	35	20.9	36	8.80	31	0
2012	22.8	85	28.5	87	17.1	74	12.95	5	0
2011	29	10	35	13	23.1	10	10.77	15	0
2010	26.5	41	32	51	21	35	7.25	54	0
2009	25.9	44	32.2	47	19.5	48	14.44	2	0
2008	24.7	59	31.1	64	18.4	57	7.64	51	0
2007	27.7	26	33.1	35	22.2	19	5.72	78	0
2006	24.6	63	30.5	76	18.8	52	9.07	27	0
2005	28.4	17	34.4	19	22.4	17	8.59	37	0
2004	30.8	5	36.3	7	25.2	4	6.85	67	0
2003	29.2	9	34.9	15	23.4	9	9.39	26	0
2002	28.2	20	33.9	24	22.5	15	8.69	36	0
2001	28.2	20	33.9	24	22.6	14	9.66	24	0
2000	25	55	31.2	63	18.8	52	9.80	22	0
1999	23.4	77	29.5	84	17.4	71	7.97	46	0
1998	29	10	34.4	19	23.6	7	12.78	6	0
1997	28.5	15	34.7	16	22.3	18	11.99	11	0
1996	26.2	42	32.3	45	20.1	44	8.03	44	0
1995	27.7	26	33.8	26	21.5	30	7.33	53	0
1994	25.9	44	31.7	57	20	46	11.71	12	0
1993	27.4	31	33.2	34	21.6	28	9.57	25	0
1992	22.9	84	29.2	86	16.6	81	7.19	56	0
1991	27.1	35	33.7	29	20.4	41	7.05	61	0
1990	25.7	47	32.1	49	19.2	50	10.63	18	0
1989	28.3	18	33.8	26	22.7	13	12.05	10	0
1988	27.8	25	33.7	29	22	20	7.13	59	0
1987	27	37	33.1	35	20.8	38	5.97	76	0
1986	24.7	59	30.7	71	18.8	52	8.54	40	0
1985	24.4	64	30.6	74	18.2	62	8.95	28	0
1984	22	87	27.9	89	16	85	8.88	30	0
1983	27.4	31	33.6	31	21.3	33	9.68	23	0
1982	27.2	33	33	38	21.4	31	8.04	43	0
1981	29.9	7	37	4	22.9	11	7.74	50	0
1980	28.9	12	35.9	9	21.9	23	6.46	70	0
1979	29.7	8	36	8	23.5	8	7.16	58	0
1978	30.9	4	36.8	5	24.9	5	6.04	75	0
1977	27.5	29	34.3	23	20.7	40	7.87	48	0
1976	23.2	79	29.9	80	16.5	82	5.19	82	0
1975	23.2	79	29.6	82	16.8	80	6.49	69	0
1974	24.3	67	30.8	67	17.8	65	5.87	77	0
1973	23.8	74	30.7	71	17	76	10.62	19	0
1972	23.9	73	30.7	71	17.2	73	5.40	79	0
1971	21.5	88	28.4	88	14.6	90	5.24	81	0
1970	25	55	31.4	60	18.5	55	4.72	83	0
1969	28.3	18	34.7	16	22	20	3.91	85	0
1968	24.4	64	31.4	60	17.5	68	6.27	72	0
1967	28.5	15	35.2	12	21.8	26	6.22	73	0
1966	23	83	29.7	81	16.3	84	4.50	84	0
1965	24.2	69	30.8	67	17.5	68	10.68	17	0
1964	20.3	89	27.3	90	13.3	91	5.29	80	0
1963	26.8	39	33.4	33	20.3	42	13.40	3	0
1962	27.2	33	33.6	31	20.9	36	8.70	35	0
1961	25.2	52	31.8	55	18.5	55	6.21	74	0
1960	25.3	51	32.2	47	18.4	57	10.69	16	0
1959	24.2	69	31.4	60	17.1	74	7.20	55	0
1958	28.1	22	34.4	19	21.7	27	7.95	47	0
1957	28.9	12	35.8	10	21.9	23	6.93	64	0
1956	23.4	77	30.8	67	15.9	86	6.57	68	0
1955	23.2	79	30.5	76	15.9	86	8.72	32	0
1954	24.8	58	31.9	53	17.7	66	11.39	13	0
1953	24.7	59	31.1	64	18.3	59	7.10	60	0
1952	23.1	82	29.6	82	16.5	82	7.05	61	0
1951	24.3	67	30.4	79	18.3	59	10.88	14	0
1950	28.1	22	34.6	18	21.6	28	8.02	45	0
1949	24.7	59	31.5	59	18.2	62	7.17	57	2
1948	22.3	86	29.3	85	15.4	89	8.32	41	10
1947	24.9	57	31.6	58	18.3	59	7.01	63	0
1946	23.8	74	30.8	67	16.9	78	10.22	20	2
1945	24.2	69	31	66	17.3	72	6.88	66	0
1944	23.7	76	30.5	76	16.9	78	8.56	39	0
1943	25.2	52	32.3	45	17.9	64	6.30	71	1
1942					21.4	31	6.93	64	54
1941	27.7	26	35	13	20.1	44			4
1940									151
1939	24.2	69	32.7	42	15.6	88	1.72	86	9
1938	25.6	49	32.6	43	18.9	51			23
1937	24.4	64	30.6	74	17.6	67			10
1936			33.8	26	22.9	11			36
1935									109
1934									81
1933									197
1932									200
1931	25.2	52	31.8	55	17.5	68			23
1930									112
1929	25.6	49	33	38	17	76			16
1928									274
1904									48
1903									120
1902									214

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2016	34
2018	33.6
2014	32.2
1978	30.9
2004	30.8
2015	30.5
1981	29.9
1979	29.7
2003	29.2
2011	29
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1964	20.3
1971	21.5
1984	22
1948	22.3
2012	22.8
1992	22.9
1966	23
1952	23.1
1976	23.2
1975	23.2
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2023	14.87
2009	14.44
1963	13.40
2021	13.19
2012	12.95
1998	12.78
2024	12.33
2019	12.21
2025	12.15
1989	12.05

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1939	1.72
1969	3.91
1966	4.50
1970	4.72
1976	5.19
1971	5.24
1964	5.29
1972	5.40
2007	5.72
1974	5.87

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 75°F; 16 August 2026
Coldest night: -38°F; 27 February 2026
Wettest day: 0.53 in; 3 August 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	-1.1°F 38th warmest of 90	0.28 in 32nd driest of 93
February	-4.4°F 35th coldest of 89	1.53 in 4th wettest of 93
March	-5.7°F 21st coldest of 94	0.14 in 25th driest of 91
April	17°F 30th warmest of 94	0.59 in 20th wettest of 89
May	36.2°F 18th warmest of 96	0.37 in 37th wettest of 90
June	43.6°F 31st coldest of 93	0.16 in 18th driest of 92
July	54.3°F 38th warmest of 95	0.94 in 27th driest of 93
August	53.7°F 19th warmest of 92	3.22 in 16th wettest of 93
September	43°F 33rd warmest of 95	2.30 in 15th wettest of 92
October so far	28.6°F 21st coldest of 97	0.65 in 16th wettest of 93

Hot days and freezes

Kotzebue, AK has had 158 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 63rd most of 91 (with 2006, 1988, 1982 and 1 other year).
The first freeze of fall 2026 in Kotzebue, AK came on Sunday 20 September 2026, the earliest since 2025, tied 56th earliest of 91 (with 2009, 1993, 1988 and 2 other years).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Kotzebue, AK came on Wednesday 10 June 2026, the latest since 2024, tied 44th latest of 91 (with 2000, 1996, 1992 and 2 other years).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
17 May	Warmest day	59°F	56°F 1980	Provisional
16 May	Warmest day	59°F	58°F 2016	Provisional
9 April	Coldest night	-32°F	-24°F 1984	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 10.18 in of precipitation in Kotzebue, AK, the wettest 1 January to 9 October since 2025, 21st wettest of 86.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Kotzebue, AK: 75°F on Sunday 16 August 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Kotzebue, AK: a low of -38°F on Friday 27 February 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Kotzebue, AK: 0.53 in on Monday 3 August 2026.