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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Alakak China

In Alakak, the summers are warm and dry, the winters are freezing and snowy, and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 4°F to 88°F and is rarely below -9°F or above 97°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Alakak for warm-weather activities is from mid June to late August.

Climate in Alakak

freezingcoolwarmhotwarmfreezingJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNowNow75%75%50%50%clearovercastprecipitation: 0.6 inprecipitation: 0.6 in0.1 in0.1 inmuggy: 0%muggy: 0%drydrytourism score: 7.5tourism score: 7.50.00.0
Alakak weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.8 months, from May 18 to September 11, with an average daily high temperature above 74°F. The hottest month of the year in Alakak is July, with an average high of 88°F and low of 65°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.5 months, from November 19 to March 5, with an average daily high temperature below 33°F. The coldest month of the year in Alakak is January, with an average low of 5°F and high of 20°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Alakak

Average High and Low Temperature in AlakakhotcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1720°FJan 1720°FJul 2288°FJul 2288°F4°F4°F65°F65°FMay 1874°FMay 1874°FSep 1174°FSep 1174°FNov 1933°FNov 1933°FMar 533°FMar 533°F51°F51°F51°F51°F19°F19°F14°F14°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 20°F26°F41°F60°F73°F84°F88°F84°F72°F54°F35°F23°F
Temp. 11°F16°F31°F49°F62°F73°F77°F73°F61°F45°F28°F16°F
Low 5°F8°F22°F38°F50°F61°F65°F61°F49°F36°F21°F9°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Alakak

Average Hourly Temperature in AlakakJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowfrigidfrigidfrigidfreezingfreezingcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmhotfrigidvery coldvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

West Fargo, North Dakota, United States (5,900 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Alakak (view comparison).

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In Alakak, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Alakak begins around May 29 and lasts for 4.3 months, ending around October 5.

The clearest month of the year in Alakak is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 74% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 5 and lasts for 7.7 months, ending around May 29.

The cloudiest month of the year in Alakak is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 49% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Alakak

Cloud Cover Categories in AlakakclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 875%Aug 875%Jan 250%Jan 250%May 2962%May 2962%Oct 562%Oct 562%NowNowclearmostly clearovercastmostly cloudypartly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 47%45%42%41%38%35%30%26%31%41%48%49%
Clearer 53%55%58%59%62%65%70%74%69%59%52%51%

Alakak does not experience significant seasonal variation in the frequency of wet days (i.e., those with greater than 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation). The frequency ranges from 3% to 13%, with an average value of 9%.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Alakak changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 8.5 months, from March 2 to November 17. The month with the most days of rain alone in Alakak is July, with an average of 3.8 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.4 months, from November 17 to March 2. The month with the most days of snow alone in Alakak is December, with an average of 2.1 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Alakak

Daily Chance of Precipitation in AlakaksnowrainsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 1713%Jul 1713%Feb 223%Feb 223%Nov 1711%Nov 1711%Apr 98%Apr 98%Jan 78%Jan 78%NowNowrainsnow
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.0d0.1d1.0d2.4d3.5d3.1d3.8d3.2d2.9d3.1d1.5d0.1d
Mixed 0.0d0.1d0.3d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.5d0.1d
Snow 2.0d0.9d0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d1.2d2.1d
Any 2.1d1.1d1.5d2.4d3.5d3.1d3.8d3.2d2.9d3.3d3.1d2.3d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Alakak experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 1.5 months, from June 23 to August 5, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Alakak is July, with an average rainfall of 0.6 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 11 months, from August 5 to June 23. The month with the least rain in Alakak is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Alakak

Average Monthly Rainfall in AlakakrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 inJul 140.6 inJul 140.6 inJan 20.0 inJan 20.0 inMay 210.5 inMay 210.5 inOct 180.4 inOct 180.4 inSep 90.4 inSep 90.4 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.0″0.0″0.2″0.3″0.5″0.5″0.6″0.4″0.4″0.4″0.3″0.0″

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Alakak experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from November 1 to February 20, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Alakak is December, with an average snowfall of 3.3 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 8.4 months, from February 20 to November 1. The least snow falls around July 16, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Alakak

Average Monthly Snowfall in AlakaksnowsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 inDec 163.3 inDec 163.3 inJul 160.0 inJul 160.0 inNov 11.0 inNov 11.0 inFeb 201.0 inFeb 201.0 inNowNow
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Snowfall 2.4″1.2″0.5″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.1″2.2″3.3″

The length of the day in Alakak varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 24 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 16 hours, 1 minute of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Alakak

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in AlakakJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2016 hr, 1 minJun 2116 hr, 1 minJun 2112 hr, 11 minSep 2212 hr, 11 minSep 228 hr, 24 minDec 218 hr, 24 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 8.9h10.2h11.9h13.7h15.2h15.9h15.5h14.2h12.5h10.8h9.3h8.5h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:11 AM on June 16, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 48 minutes later at 7:58 AM on January 1. The earliest sunset is at 4:17 PM on December 11, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 55 minutes later at 8:12 PM on June 26.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Alakak during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Alakak

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in AlakakJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 164:11 AMJun 164:11 AM8:12 PMJun 268:12 PMJun 26Dec 114:17 PMDec 114:17 PM7:58 AMJan 17:58 AMJan 1daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Alakak

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in AlakakJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0000101010102020203030404050600000101010102020202030303040405050601966NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Alakak

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Alakak, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Alakak

Humidity Comfort Levels in AlakakJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 20%Jul 20%NowNowdrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Alakak experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from March 3 to August 2, with average wind speeds of more than 7.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Alakak is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.0 months, from August 2 to March 3. The calmest month of the year in Alakak is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.3 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Alakak

Average Wind Speed in AlakakwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphApr 289.5 mphApr 289.5 mphJan 126.3 mphJan 126.3 mphMar 37.9 mphMar 37.9 mphAug 27.9 mphAug 27.9 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 6.37.08.49.39.38.88.17.77.57.36.96.4

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Alakak varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 6.3 months, from March 24 to October 3, with a peak percentage of 59% on June 24. The wind is most often from the east for 5.7 months, from October 3 to March 24, with a peak percentage of 74% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Alakak

Wind Direction in AlakakEWEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Alakak throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Alakak for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to late August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Tourism Score in Alakak

Tourism Score in Alakakbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.57.50.00.0NowNowcloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Alakak for hot-weather activities is from late June to early August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Alakak

Beach/Pool Score in AlakakJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.75.70.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Alakak typically lasts for 5.6 months (170 days), from around April 23 to around October 10, rarely starting before April 3 or after May 13, and rarely ending before September 22 or after October 28.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Alakak

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Alakakgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Apr 2350%Apr 2350%Oct 1050%Oct 1050%May 1390%May 1390%Sep 2290%Sep 2290%Apr 310%Apr 310%Oct 2810%Oct 2810%Jul 19100%Jul 19100%NowNowfrigidfreezingcoolcomfortablewarmhotcoldvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Alakak should appear around April 21, only rarely appearing before April 13 or after May 1.

Growing Degree Days in Alakak

Growing Degree Days in AlakakJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°FApr 2190°FApr 2190°FJun 17900°FJun 17900°FJul 241,800°FJul 241,800°FDec 313,107°FDec 313,107°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from April 26 to August 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Alakak is June, with an average of 7.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from October 28 to February 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Alakak is December, with an average of 1.4 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Alakak

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in AlakakbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJun 127.6 kWhJun 127.6 kWhDec 201.4 kWhDec 201.4 kWhApr 266.3 kWhApr 266.3 kWhAug 186.3 kWhAug 186.3 kWhOct 282.6 kWhOct 282.6 kWhFeb 112.6 kWhFeb 112.6 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 1.72.84.35.97.07.57.26.45.03.21.91.4

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Alakak are 47.745 deg latitude, 87.498 deg longitude, and 1,660 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Alakak contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 161 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,673 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (4,206 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,446 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Alakak is covered by cropland (49%), grassland (27%), and bare soil (20%), within 10 miles by grassland (50%) and bare soil (30%), and within 50 miles by grassland (53%) and bare soil (17%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Alakak, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Alakak is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Alakak, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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