Residents use ATVs, snowmobiles and dog sleds for recreation and subsistence activities. A State-owned 3,000' lighted airstrip is available. The airport is undergoing major improvements. Float planes land on the River. Climate Circle has a continental subarctic climate, characterized by seasonal extremes in temperature.
Winters are long and harsh, summers warm and short.
Summer temperatures range from 65 to 72, winter temperatures can range from -71 to 0. Rainfall averages 6.5 inches, snowfall is 43.4 inches. The school has its own well and treatment system. Outhouses and honeybuckets are used for sewage disposal. Circle has begun developing a new landfill, but will need additional funds to complete the project and close the current unpermitted site.