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Bethel, AK vs Sterling, AK weather comparison

Bethel

AK

Bethel picks up around 15 more inches of snow each winter.

Sterling enjoys about 21 more sunny days a year than Bethel. Bethel sees rain or snow on roughly 22 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Bethel, AK and Sterling, AK
BethelMetricSterling
112 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies133 days
23 inPrecipitationper year33 in
141 daysWet daysrain or snow per year163 days
64 inSnowfallper year49 in
0 daysHot daysabove 90 °F0 days
214 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F203 days
79%Humidityaverage relative79%
31 °FAverage temperatureyear round36 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

BethelSterling

Daily highs

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovBethel, Jan: 13 °FBethel, Feb: 20 °FBethel, Mar: 22 °FBethel, Apr: 37 °FBethel, May: 52 °FBethel, Jun: 62 °FBethel, Jul: 64 °FBethel, Aug: 60 °FBethel, Sep: 53 °FBethel, Oct: 38 °FBethel, Nov: 24 °FBethel, Dec: 16 °FSterling, Jan: 22 °FSterling, Feb: 28 °FSterling, Mar: 33 °FSterling, Apr: 46 °FSterling, May: 56 °FSterling, Jun: 63 °FSterling, Jul: 66 °FSterling, Aug: 64 °FSterling, Sep: 55 °FSterling, Oct: 42 °FSterling, Nov: 28 °FSterling, Dec: 24 °F

Daily lows

02040JanMarMayJulSepNovBethel, Jan: 1 °FBethel, Feb: 6 °FBethel, Mar: 7 °FBethel, Apr: 21 °FBethel, May: 34 °FBethel, Jun: 44 °FBethel, Jul: 49 °FBethel, Aug: 47 °FBethel, Sep: 39 °FBethel, Oct: 26 °FBethel, Nov: 13 °FBethel, Dec: 4 °FSterling, Jan: 8 °FSterling, Feb: 12 °FSterling, Mar: 14 °FSterling, Apr: 28 °FSterling, May: 35 °FSterling, Jun: 43 °FSterling, Jul: 49 °FSterling, Aug: 47 °FSterling, Sep: 39 °FSterling, Oct: 28 °FSterling, Nov: 15 °FSterling, Dec: 10 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Bethel high132022375262646053382416
Sterling high222833465663666455422824
Bethel low16721344449473926134
Sterling low81214283543494739281510

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

BethelSterling
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBethel, Jan: 1.2 inBethel, Feb: 1.3 inBethel, Mar: 1.0 inBethel, Apr: 1.2 inBethel, May: 1.7 inBethel, Jun: 1.9 inBethel, Jul: 2.3 inBethel, Aug: 3.1 inBethel, Sep: 3.0 inBethel, Oct: 2.1 inBethel, Nov: 2.1 inBethel, Dec: 1.5 inSterling, Jan: 2.2 inSterling, Feb: 2.1 inSterling, Mar: 1.5 inSterling, Apr: 1.5 inSterling, May: 1.8 inSterling, Jun: 2.2 inSterling, Jul: 3.1 inSterling, Aug: 3.9 inSterling, Sep: 4.5 inSterling, Oct: 3.8 inSterling, Nov: 3.0 inSterling, Dec: 3.2 in
View monthly precipitation as a table
Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Bethel1.21.31.01.21.71.92.33.13.02.12.11.5
Sterling2.22.11.51.51.82.23.13.94.53.83.03.2

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

BethelSterling
051015JanMarMayJulSepNovBethel, Jan: 12 daysBethel, Feb: 9 daysBethel, Mar: 13 daysBethel, Apr: 10 daysBethel, May: 10 daysBethel, Jun: 9 daysBethel, Jul: 6 daysBethel, Aug: 5 daysBethel, Sep: 7 daysBethel, Oct: 11 daysBethel, Nov: 10 daysBethel, Dec: 9 daysSterling, Jan: 12 daysSterling, Feb: 10 daysSterling, Mar: 14 daysSterling, Apr: 13 daysSterling, May: 13 daysSterling, Jun: 11 daysSterling, Jul: 10 daysSterling, Aug: 11 daysSterling, Sep: 10 daysSterling, Oct: 11 daysSterling, Nov: 11 daysSterling, Dec: 9 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Bethel129131010965711109
Sterling12101413131110111011119

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).