Oceanic
Ketchikan, Alaska
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska · Population 8.2k · 16 ft elevation
Living in Ketchikan
Ketchikan has a oceanic climate: cool summers (July highs around 66°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 157″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (35″ a season).
Skies are gray (32% 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.
Ketchikan is an outdoor hub: about 68% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,200 ft around town.
Ketchikan at a glance
- Population
- 8.2k
- Elevation
- 16 ft
- Average daily high
- 52°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 157″100th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 35″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 1,511 hrs0th percentile
- Median AQI
- 233th percentile
- Median home value
- $340k64th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,319/mo58th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k52th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.75%31th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 1.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.972th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 350 per 100k77th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,150 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 20th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 53%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 68%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,198 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 32°F | 17.6″ | 7.0″ | 51 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 33°F | 11.1″ | 7.3″ | 98 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 35°F | 12.6″ | 7.8″ | 127 hrs |
| Apr | 52°F | 39°F | 9.5″ | 1.0″ | 168 hrs |
| May | 59°F | 45°F | 7.2″ | — | 207 hrs |
| Jun | 64°F | 50°F | 5.9″ | — | 186 hrs |
| Jul | 66°F | 54°F | 6.5″ | — | 175 hrs |
| Aug | 67°F | 54°F | 11.2″ | — | 179 hrs |
| Sep | 60°F | 51°F | 17.7″ | — | 130 hrs |
| Oct | 52°F | 44°F | 19.1″ | — | 92 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 37°F | 19.5″ | 3.6″ | 51 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 34°F | 19.4″ | 8.1″ | 48 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