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Bethel, AK

60.785°N, 161.829°W · station BETthr · 104 years of record
58°F
forecast high · Sep 3

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Bethel.
54°WED9/258°THU9/358°FRI9/457°SAT9/558°SUN9/657°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Bethel — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#37 / 102
warmest Sep 3 in 102 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 3 ever

74°F
set in 2016

Coolest Sep 3 ever

45°F
set in 1947
Forecast high 58°F — 37th warmest Sep 3 of 102 years · record 74°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
1923: 62°F1924: 60°F1925: 59°F1926: 59°F1928: 50°F1929: 52°F1930: 50°F1931: 60°F1932: 53°F1933: 66°F1934: 58°F1935: 62°F1936: 48°F1937: 70°F1938: 53°F1939: 50°F1940: 55°F1941: 61°F1942: 55°F1943: 51°F1944: 51°F1945: 55°F1946: 63°F1947: 45°F1948: 53°F1949: 60°F1950: 60°F1951: 61°F1952: 52°F1953: 56°F1954: 54°F1955: 62°F1956: 54°F1957: 61°F1958: 55°F1959: 51°F1960: 48°F1961: 54°F1962: 48°F1963: 68°F1964: 51°F1965: 64°F1966: 55°F1967: 59°F1968: 61°F1969: 50°F1970: 51°F1971: 52°F1972: 57°F1973: 66°F1974: 70°F1975: 50°F1976: 62°F1977: 62°F1978: 56°F1979: 52°F1980: 45°F1981: 56°F1982: 57°F1983: 51°F1984: 64°F1985: 55°F1986: 52°F1987: 55°F1988: 63°F1989: 55°F1990: 55°F1991: 67°F1992: 57°F1993: 54°F1994: 54°F1995: 54°F1996: 66°F1997: 56°F1998: 56°F1999: 52°F2000: 48°F2001: 47°F2002: 58°F2003: 55°F2004: 63°F2005: 54°F2006: 64°F2007: 59°F2008: 64°F2009: 65°F2010: 54°F2011: 53°F2012: 52°F2013: 57°F2014: 59°F2015: 52°F2016: 74°F2017: 62°F2018: 56°F2019: 57°F2020: 53°F2021: 58°F2022: 58°F2023: 53°F2024: 55°F2025: 60°F58° forecast455055606570751930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 358°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record74°F
This-date rank#37 of 102
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record90°F (1926)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1923–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Bethel in each calendar month, and for the whole 1923–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan49°FJan 6, 1942-52°FJan 18, 1947
Feb51°FFeb 13, 1927-45°FFeb 2, 1947
Mar53°FMar 29, 1934-42°FMar 1, 1956
Apr63°FApr 30, 2004-31°FApr 5, 1956
May80°FMay 31, 1993-5°FMay 2, 1949
Jun90°FJun 17, 192628°FJun 1, 1933
Jul89°FJul 8, 201930°FJul 10, 1934
Aug87°FAug 9, 200328°FAug 26, 1984
Sep76°FSep 10, 193518°FSep 28, 1927
Oct65°FOct 2, 1954-6°FOct 30, 2001
Nov60°FNov 1, 1936-31°FNov 30, 1939
Dec49°FDec 31, 1936-44°FDec 31, 1948
All-time90°FJun 17, 1926-52°FJan 18, 1947

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Bethel so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

64°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 6, 2019

Coldest high ever

-39°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 27, 1989
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan39°FJan 15, 1963-39°FJan 27, 1989
Feb40°FFeb 19, 1934-31°FFeb 2, 1947
Mar36°FMar 2, 2003-22°FMar 10, 1971
Apr40°FApr 25, 2016-3°FApr 12, 1977
May54°FMay 31, 199310°FMay 2, 1949
Jun61°FJun 28, 201937°FJun 1, 1972
Jul64°FJul 6, 201945°FJul 2, 1961
Aug60°FAug 12, 195045°FAug 31, 1948
Sep55°FSep 9, 196532°FSep 24, 1979
Oct49°FOct 8, 19324°FOct 31, 1975
Nov44°FNov 1, 1935-22°FNov 28, 1927
Dec39°FDec 21, 1983-33°FDec 21, 1957
All-time64°FJul 6, 2019-39°FJan 27, 1989

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

1 days
record run, ended Jun 17 1926

So far in 2026

0 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Bethel's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 57°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 13°FJan: 1°FFeb: 20°FFeb: 6°FMar: 22°FMar: 7°FApr: 37°FApr: 21°FMay: 52°FMay: 34°FJun: 62°FJun: 44°FJul: 64°FJul: 49°FAug: 60°FAug: 47°FSep: 53°FSep: 39°FOct: 38°FOct: 26°FNov: 24°FNov: 13°FDec: 16°FDec: 4°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:40 AM
Sunset6:53 PM
Solar noon11:47 AM
Daylight14h 13m · losing 38 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

60.78°N, 161.83°WAlaska

Nearby Stations

King Salmon, AK231 mi EMcgrath, AK251 mi ENome, AK281 mi NWHomer, AK363 mi ECold Bay, AK385 mi SSt Paul Island, AK389 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Bethel's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Bethel, AK — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Bethel's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Bethel, AK — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1923

Each cell is one day's high at Bethel, coloured by temperature — 104 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Bethel, AK daily high heat map 1923–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Bethel — counted through Sep 3 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
No days ≥90°F yet in 2026. Normal for this point: 0. Record: 1 in 1926.

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