Subarctic (dry summer)
Homer, Alaska
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska · Population 5.8k · 121 ft elevation
Living in Homer
Homer has a subarctic (dry summer) climate: cool summers (July highs around 63°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 24″ a year, and it is a snowy place (84″ a season).
Skies are gray (42% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 8 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Homer is an outdoor hub: about 38% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,400 ft around town.
Homer at a glance
- Population
- 5.8k
- Elevation
- 121 ft
- Average daily high
- 47°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 24″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 84″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 1,981 hrs0th percentile
- Median AQI
- 80th percentile
- Median home value
- $364k68th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,230/mo53th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k49th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.76%32th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 1.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Violent crime rate
- 207 per 100k57th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,271 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 27%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 38%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,412 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 19°F | 2.1″ | 17.6″ | 77 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 22°F | 1.8″ | 14.2″ | 93 hrs |
| Mar | 37°F | 23°F | 1.3″ | 12.4″ | 157 hrs |
| Apr | 46°F | 31°F | 1.1″ | 3.3″ | 191 hrs |
| May | 54°F | 38°F | 0.8″ | 0.2″ | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 59°F | 45°F | 0.9″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 63°F | 49°F | 1.4″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Aug | 62°F | 48°F | 2.3″ | — | 229 hrs |
| Sep | 57°F | 42°F | 3.3″ | — | 163 hrs |
| Oct | 47°F | 33°F | 2.6″ | 3.2″ | 118 hrs |
| Nov | 37°F | 25°F | 2.9″ | 10.4″ | 87 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 21°F | 3.3″ | 22.4″ | 58 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