Subarctic
Juneau, Alaska
Juneau Borough, Alaska · Population 32k · 686 ft elevation
Living in Juneau
Juneau has a subarctic climate: cool summers (July highs around 61°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 90″ a year, and it is a snowy place (88″ a season).
Skies are gray (34% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 23, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Juneau is an outdoor hub: about 84% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,000 ft around town.
Juneau at a glance
- Population
- 32k
- Elevation
- 686 ft
- Average daily high
- 47°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 90″100th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 88″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 1,618 hrs0th percentile
- Median AQI
- 233th percentile
- Median home value
- $433k75th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,462/mo66th percentile
- Median household income
- $101k74th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.93%47th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 1.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.771th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%39th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 487 per 100k87th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,919 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 121th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 10099th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 84%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 84%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,020 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 24°F | 5.9″ | 24.5″ | 52 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 26°F | 5.2″ | 16.7″ | 85 hrs |
| Mar | 37°F | 28°F | 6.2″ | 12.4″ | 136 hrs |
| Apr | 47°F | 34°F | 4.8″ | 1.2″ | 186 hrs |
| May | 55°F | 41°F | 5.1″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Jun | 60°F | 47°F | 4.9″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Jul | 61°F | 50°F | 6.2″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Aug | 60°F | 49°F | 7.8″ | — | 176 hrs |
| Sep | 54°F | 44°F | 12.7″ | — | 125 hrs |
| Oct | 46°F | 37°F | 12.3″ | 0.9″ | 85 hrs |
| Nov | 38°F | 30°F | 8.8″ | 13.8″ | 57 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 27°F | 9.9″ | 18.1″ | 49 hrs |
Near Juneau
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- Anchorage, AK · 289k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology