Weather on March 21 at Denali
Denali National Park and Preserve
Based on 56 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
March 21st in Denali National Park (via Fairbanks, AK) typically brings very cold spring weather, with average highs around 31°F and lows near -1°F — a 32°F daily swing. Over 56 years of records, the warmest March 21st was in 2019 (40°F average), while the coldest was 1995 (-11°F) — a 51°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 2% of recorded March 21st dates, with snow falling 4% of the time. 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 March 21st in Denali? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.
Year by Year History
| Year | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10°F | -13°F | -- | -- |
| 2025 | 34°F | 2°F | -- | -- |
| 2024 | 47°F | 9°F | -- | -- |
| 2023 | 41°F | 0°F | -- | -- |
| 2022 | 20°F | -18°F | -- | -- |
| 2021 | 26°F | -5°F | -- | -- |
| 2020 | 35°F | 27°F | -- | -- |
| 2019 | 57°F | 23°F | -- | -- |
| 2018 | 27°F | -5°F | -- | -- |
| 2017 | 20°F | -20°F | -- | -- |
| 2016 | 44°F | 20°F | -- | -- |
| 2015 | 45°F | 17°F | -- | -- |
| 2014 | 36°F | 6°F | -- | -- |
| 2013 | 24°F | 1°F | -- | -- |
| 2012 | 11°F | -23°F | -- | -- |
| 2011 | 38°F | -8°F | -- | -- |
| 2010 | 37°F | 9°F | -- | -- |
| 2009 | 12°F | -21°F | -- | -- |
| 2008 | 25°F | -8°F | -- | -- |
| 2007 | 40°F | 7°F | -- | -- |
| 2006 | 30°F | 1°F | -- | -- |
| 2005 | 19°F | 7°F | -- | -- |
| 2004 | 39°F | -3°F | -- | -- |
| 2003 | 24°F | -9°F | -- | -- |
| 2002 | 43°F | -3°F | -- | -- |
| 2001 | 22°F | -24°F | -- | -- |
| 2000 | 33°F | 9°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1999 | 44°F | 9°F | -- | -- |
| 1998 | 58°F | 16°F | -- | -- |
| 1997 | 26°F | -1°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1996 | 35°F | -9°F | -- | -- |
| 1995 | 2°F | -23°F | -- | -- |
| 1994 | 10°F | -27°F | -- | -- |
| 1993 | 53°F | 14°F | -- | -- |
| 1992 | 38°F | 3°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1991 | 22°F | -22°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1990 | 44°F | 3°F | -- | -- |
| 1989 | 21°F | -7°F | 0" | 0.2" |
| 1988 | 16°F | -15°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1987 | 45°F | 8°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1986 | 16°F | 5°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1985 | 45°F | 4°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1984 | 35°F | -6°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1983 | 39°F | -6°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1982 | 43°F | 10°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1981 | 37°F | 16°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1980 | 45°F | 25°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1979 | 44°F | 5°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1978 | 22°F | -6°F | 0.03" | 0.1" |
| 1977 | 17°F | -21°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1976 | 31°F | -15°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1975 | 1°F | -12°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1974 | 40°F | 27°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1973 | 23°F | -21°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1972 | 26°F | 2°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1971 | 28°F | 2°F | 0" | 0" |