Weather on December 29 at Denali
Denali National Park and Preserve
Based on 53 years of data from Fairbanks, AK
Elevation Note: Denali sits at 1,700 ft. Expect temperatures 6°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Fairbanks, AK at a lower elevation.
Planning Your Visit
December 29th in Denali National Park (via Fairbanks, AK) typically brings frigid winter weather, with average highs around 2°F and lows near -17°F. Over 53 years of records, the warmest December 29th was in 1982 (39°F average), while the coldest was 2025 (-61°F) — a 100°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 8% of recorded December 29th dates, with snow falling 8% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 2.4"). Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Planning for December 29th in Denali? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.
Year by Year History
| Year | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -56°F | -66°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2024 | -3°F | -27°F | -- | -- |
| 2023 | -19°F | -31°F | -- | -- |
| 2022 | 1°F | -9°F | -- | -- |
| 2021 | 32°F | 14°F | -- | -- |
| 2020 | 19°F | -8°F | -- | -- |
| 2019 | 6°F | -11°F | -- | -- |
| 2018 | 2°F | -16°F | -- | -- |
| 2017 | -24°F | -32°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2016 | 15°F | -11°F | -- | -- |
| 2015 | 34°F | -1°F | -- | -- |
| 2014 | 26°F | 13°F | -- | -- |
| 2013 | 4°F | -19°F | -- | -- |
| 2012 | 19°F | -10°F | -- | -- |
| 2011 | -12°F | -35°F | -- | -- |
| 2010 | -4°F | -18°F | -- | -- |
| 2009 | -14°F | -19°F | -- | -- |
| 2008 | -28°F | -40°F | -- | -- |
| 2007 | 0°F | -18°F | -- | -- |
| 2006 | 8°F | -11°F | -- | -- |
| 2005 | 13°F | -3°F | -- | -- |
| 2004 | -17°F | -27°F | -- | -- |
| 2003 | 25°F | -6°F | -- | -- |
| 2002 | -20°F | -27°F | -- | -- |
| 2001 | 13°F | -9°F | -- | -- |
| 2000 | 22°F | -3°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1999 | -28°F | -47°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1998 | -7°F | -21°F | -- | -- |
| 1997 | -5°F | -24°F | 0.13" | 0.6" |
| 1996 | -13°F | -30°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1995 | 11°F | -6°F | -- | -- |
| 1994 | 16°F | -5°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1993 | 23°F | -8°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1992 | 4°F | -12°F | -- | -- |
| 1991 | -10°F | -21°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1990 | 18°F | -11°F | 0.43" | 2.4" |
| 1989 | 7°F | -24°F | -- | -- |
| 1988 | 13°F | -1°F | 0.03" | 0.3" |
| 1987 | 13°F | -2°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1986 | 1°F | -2°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1985 | 25°F | 10°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1983 | 3°F | -22°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1982 | 47°F | 31°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1981 | -- | -50°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1980 | -41°F | -52°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1979 | -2°F | -35°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1977 | 13°F | -5°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1976 | -13°F | -20°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1975 | 6°F | -27°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1974 | -55°F | -60°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1973 | 16°F | -5°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1972 | -12°F | -23°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1971 | 20°F | -9°F | 0.05" | 0.4" |