Homer (AK) Temperature by Month
Homer, Alaska, United States of America has an average annual maximum temperature of 7°C (45°F), ranging from -2°C (28°F) in January to 17°C (63°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Homer Monthly Temperatures
In Homer, temperatures differ significantly between summer and winter months. Nighttime lows reflect this range, dropping from 10°C (50°F) in July to -9°C (16°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Homer by month:
Low temperatures are most often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while highs typically occur around 3 PM.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Homer vs the United States of America
The map below shows the annual temperature across the United States of America. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Homer vs World: Temperature Compared
Homer's average annual maximum temperature is 7°C (45°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.
Toronto, Canada averages 13°C (55°F) annually, with cold snowy winters balanced by genuinely warm summers.
Chicago, USA averages 15°C (59°F) annually — known for extreme seasonal swings, from bitterly cold winters to warm summers.
Melbourne, Australia averages 20°C (68°F) annually — known for unpredictable weather, with four seasons sometimes happening in one day.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained — so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.
For more on Homer's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Homer climate page.
