Holiday weather history: Bettles, AK
What Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve have actually been like at the Bettles weather station over 31 years (1995–2025). For this year's forecast, check the National Weather Service forecast for this spot.
Quick answer for Halloween: typical high 17°F, low 1°F; rain or snow in 27% of years; dry and 50–80°F in 0%.
🎃 Halloween weather in Bettles (Oct 31)
Warmest Halloween: 38°F (2021). Coldest high: -1°F (2005); coldest low -18°F (2008). Wettest: 0.16 in (2023); snowiest: 1.8 in (2023). The median Halloween high was 12°F in 1995–2009 and 19°F in 2010–2025 (+7°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-31 | – | – | – | 0.4 in |
| 2024 | 10-31 | 21°F | -5°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 10-31 | 32°F | 27°F | 0.16 in | 1.8 in |
| 2022 | 10-31 | 15°F | 0°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 10-31 | 38°F | 26°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 10-31 | 7°F | -15°F | 0.08 in | 1.3 in |
| 2019 | 10-31 | 23°F | 13°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 10-31 | 12°F | -4°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 10-31 | 17°F | 3°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 10-31 | 38°F | 10°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
🦃 Thanksgiving weather in Bettles (4th Thursday of Nov)
Warmest Thanksgiving: 37°F (2007). Coldest high: -20°F (2006); coldest low -37°F (2024). Wettest: 0.30 in (2019); snowiest: 3.5 in (2005). The median Thanksgiving high was 7°F in 1995–2009 and 1°F in 2010–2025 (-6°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-27 | – | – | – | 0 |
| 2024 | 11-28 | -12°F | -37°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 11-23 | 20°F | 13°F | 0.02 in | 1.0 in |
| 2022 | 11-24 | 14°F | 4°F | 0.00 in | 0.3 in |
| 2021 | 11-25 | -10°F | -19°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 11-26 | 22°F | 14°F | 0.03 in | 0.5 in |
| 2019 | 11-28 | 23°F | 13°F | 0.30 in | 3.4 in |
| 2018 | 11-22 | 14°F | 4°F | 0.04 in | 1.3 in |
| 2017 | 11-23 | 0°F | -23°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 11-24 | -2°F | -15°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
🎄 Christmas Day weather in Bettles (Dec 25)
Warmest Christmas Day: 22°F (2009). Coldest high: -40°F (2013); coldest low -50°F (2019). Wettest: 0.30 in (2014); snowiest: 5.7 in (2023). The median Christmas Day high was 2°F in 1995–2009 and 3°F in 2010–2025 (+1°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-25 | – | – | – | 0 |
| 2024 | 12-25 | 5°F | -2°F | 0.04 in | 0.6 in |
| 2023 | 12-25 | 4°F | -3°F | 0.25 in | 5.7 in |
| 2022 | 12-25 | 2°F | -24°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 12-25 | 3°F | -11°F | 0.14 in | 2.3 in |
| 2020 | 12-25 | 20°F | -3°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 12-25 | -26°F | -50°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 12-25 | 4°F | -32°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 12-25 | -4°F | -13°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 12-25 | 7°F | -9°F | 0.00 in | 0.1 in |
🎆 New Year's Eve weather in Bettles (Dec 31)
Warmest New Year's Eve: 32°F (2016). Coldest high: -45°F (1999); coldest low -50°F (1999). Wettest: 0.48 in (2018); snowiest: 7.1 in (2018). The median New Year's Eve high was -1°F in 1995–2009 and 3°F in 2010–2025 (+4°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-31 | – | – | – | 0 |
| 2024 | 12-31 | -10°F | -24°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 12-31 | 3°F | -13°F | 0.00 in | 0.1 in |
| 2022 | 12-31 | -3°F | -16°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 12-31 | -12°F | -30°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 12-31 | -6°F | -13°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 12-31 | 5°F | -4°F | 0.34 in | 4.7 in |
| 2018 | 12-31 | 28°F | 7°F | 0.48 in | 7.1 in |
| 2017 | 12-31 | 8°F | -4°F | 0.03 in | 0.4 in |
| 2016 | 12-31 | 32°F | 19°F | 0.00 in | 0.3 in |
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Station: GHCN-Daily USW00026533 (66.918, -151.519). Precip is the 24-hour station total for the day, so rain may have fallen outside party hours.