The area encompasses 5 sq. 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. Tourists and recreational enthusiasts come through seasonally. Early miners believed the town was located on the Arctic Circle, and named it Circle. Log cabins stretched out for nearly a mile and a half along the river front.