Weather on December 23 at Kobuk Valley

Kobuk Valley National Park

AKAlaska100 ft elevation
Avg High1°F
Avg Low-16°F
Warmest198534°F
Coldest2025-50°F

Based on 52 years of data from Fairbanks, AK

Planning Your Visit

December 23rd in Kobuk Valley National Park (via Fairbanks, AK) typically brings frigid winter weather, with average highs around 1°F and lows near -16°F. Over 52 years of records, the warmest December 23rd was in 1985 (34°F average), while the coldest was 2025 (-50°F) — a 84°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 12% of recorded December 23rd dates, with snow falling 13% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 1.2"). The last decade has been 7.7°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 7.7°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for December 23rd in Kobuk Valley? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
2025-46°F-55°F0"0"
202416°F8°F----
202316°F-3°F----
2022-7°F-48°F0"0"
20215°F-21°F----
202024°F12°F----
2019-23°F-42°F0"0"
2018-14°F-21°F----
2017-3°F-17°F0"0"
201610°F0°F----
20151°F-3°F----
20141°F-7°F----
20138°F-16°F----
2012-14°F-39°F----
201110°F-16°F----
2010-34°F-41°F----
200918°F3°F----
20081°F-18°F----
20076°F-14°F----
20060°F-14°F----
20056°F-10°F----
200425°F-14°F----
2003-10°F-21°F----
20027°F-4°F----
200111°F-3°F----
2000-4°F-13°F----
199934°F-10°F0.13"0.5"
199819°F-5°F----
19975°F-8°F----
1996-19°F-37°F0"0"
199517°F-8°F0"0"
1994-7°F-26°F0.03"0.2"
199319°F0°F----
1992-34°F-39°F----
1991-1°F-17°F----
199022°F10°F0.36"1"
19896°F2°F----
198812°F-11°F0.51"1.1"
198726°F-4°F0"0"
1986-8°F-23°F0"0"
198545°F24°F0"0"
1983-6°F-18°F0"0"
19823°F-33°F0"0"
1980-34°F-40°F0"0"
1979-23°F-42°F0"0.4"
197720°F11°F0.03"0.1"
1976-7°F-12°F0"0"
19752°F-14°F0"0"
1974-4°F-20°F0.2"1.2"
1973-18°F-28°F0"0"
1972-30°F-38°F0"0"
19712°F-38°F0"0"

December 23 at Nearby Parks

Holiday Weather at Kobuk Valley

Official NPS WebsiteVisit nps.gov/kova for park information, alerts, and reservations

Explore More at Kobuk Valley

See historical weather for other dates

Back to Kobuk Valley