Subarctic
Kotzebue, Alaska
Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska · Population 3k · 3 ft elevation
Living in Kotzebue
Kotzebue has a subarctic climate: cool summers (July highs around 60°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -8°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it is a snowy place (64″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 7 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Kotzebue at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- Average daily high
- 30°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 18°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 64″93th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,784 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 70th percentile
- Median home value
- $265k51th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,610/mo72th percentile
- Median household income
- $106k78th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.08%0th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 1.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Average commute
- 7 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%
- Violent crime rate
- 775 per 100k95th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 282 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5513th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 57%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 984 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5°F | -8°F | 0.6″ | 9.4″ | 87 hrs |
| Feb | 9°F | -6°F | 0.8″ | 13.1″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 9°F | -6°F | 0.5″ | 6.4″ | 286 hrs |
| Apr | 24°F | 9°F | 0.6″ | 4.7″ | 359 hrs |
| May | 39°F | 27°F | 0.4″ | 1.2″ | 391 hrs |
| Jun | 53°F | 42°F | 0.6″ | — | 457 hrs |
| Jul | 60°F | 51°F | 1.6″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Aug | 57°F | 48°F | 2.1″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Sep | 48°F | 39°F | 1.4″ | 0.6″ | 205 hrs |
| Oct | 31°F | 23°F | 1.1″ | 5.9″ | 132 hrs |
| Nov | 16°F | 6°F | 0.8″ | 11.0″ | 83 hrs |
| Dec | 9°F | -4°F | 0.7″ | 11.9″ | 40 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