Seward (AK) Temperature by Month
Seward, Alaska, United States of America has an average annual maximum temperature of 4°C (39°F), ranging from -3°C (27°F) in January to 13°C (55°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Seward Monthly Temperatures
Visitors to Seward will encounter a climate influenced by big temperature differences across the year. Nighttime temperatures range from 8°C (46°F) in July to -7°C (19°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Seward 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: Seward 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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Seward vs World: Temperature Compared
Seward's average annual maximum temperature is 4°C (39°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Athens, Greece sits at 23°C (73°F) on average, with hot dry summers and mild winters characteristic of the Mediterranean.
On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.
New York City, USA averages 17°C (63°F) a year, with hot humid summers and cold winters that bring regular snowfall.
Brisbane, Australia averages 26°C (79°F) a year, with warm winters and hot, humid summers.
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 Seward's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Seward climate page.
