Subarctic
Bethel, Alaska
Bethel Borough, Alaska · Population 6.3k · 3 ft elevation
Living in Bethel
Bethel has a subarctic climate: cool summers (July highs around 64°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 2°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it is a snowy place (64″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 7 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Bethel at a glance
- Population
- 6.3k
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- Average daily high
- 39°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 25°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 64″93th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,375 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 70th percentile
- Median home value
- $354k66th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,657/mo74th percentile
- Median household income
- $110k80th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 1.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.01th percentile
- Average commute
- 10 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 8%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 4%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,278 per 100k99th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,010 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 449th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6564th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 40%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 66 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13°F | 2°F | 0.8″ | 9.4″ | 122 hrs |
| Feb | 20°F | 7°F | 0.9″ | 8.1″ | 131 hrs |
| Mar | 22°F | 7°F | 0.7″ | 8.8″ | 270 hrs |
| Apr | 37°F | 22°F | 0.8″ | 6.0″ | 301 hrs |
| May | 52°F | 34°F | 1.2″ | 1.9″ | 317 hrs |
| Jun | 62°F | 45°F | 1.8″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jul | 64°F | 49°F | 2.6″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Aug | 61°F | 48°F | 3.4″ | — | 214 hrs |
| Sep | 53°F | 40°F | 2.9″ | 0.5″ | 170 hrs |
| Oct | 38°F | 27°F | 1.8″ | 3.9″ | 128 hrs |
| Nov | 25°F | 13°F | 1.8″ | 13.2″ | 87 hrs |
| Dec | 17°F | 4°F | 1.1″ | 12.2″ | 94 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology