Anaktuvuk Pass, AK frost dates
Gardening where frost is possible all year
The weather station nearest Anaktuvuk Pass, AK records freezing temperatures in every month often enough that NOAA cannot define a frost-free season. Gardening is still possible — it just means planning for frost at any time:
- Grow fast, cold-tolerant crops: Radishes, Lettuce, Spinach, Kale, Peas, Potatoes, Swiss Chard, Garlic.
- Plant once the soil can be worked — usually late spring to early summer at high elevation — and keep row covers ready for clear, still nights.
- Use season extension: cold frames, low tunnels, wall-of-water cloches or a greenhouse turn a few frost-free weeks into a real season.
- Frost-tender crops (tomatoes, squash, beans) need protection all season; choose the earliest varieties you can find.
About these dates
Based on 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals for the Chandalar Shelf Dot, AK weather station, 90 km away (elevation 3,251 ft (991 m)). That is far enough away that your dates may differ, especially if your elevation is different.
Frost dates near Anaktuvuk Pass
- Allakaket May 22 · Aug 24
- Nuiqsut frost any month
- Arctic Village frost any month
- Hughes May 29 · Aug 28
- Venetie frost any month
- Stevens Village frost any month
- Prudhoe Bay frost any month
- Beaver May 28 · Aug 26
- Rampart frost any month
- Bettles Field frost any month
Frequently asked questions
When is the last frost in Anaktuvuk Pass, AK?
Anaktuvuk Pass, AK can freeze in any month, so there is no reliable last frost date. The nearest NOAA station averages 272 nights a year at or below 32°F.
What can I grow in Anaktuvuk Pass, AK?
Fast, cold-tolerant crops such as radishes, lettuce, spinach, kale, peas and potatoes, ideally under row covers, cold frames or a greenhouse. Frost-tender crops like tomatoes need protection all season.