Subarctic
Nome, Alaska
Nome Borough, Alaska · Population 3.7k · 16 ft elevation
Living in Nome
Nome has a subarctic climate: cool summers (July highs around 58°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -2°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it is a snowy place (81″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 7 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Nome at a glance
- Population
- 3.7k
- Elevation
- 16 ft
- Average daily high
- 35°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 21°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 81″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,481 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 70th percentile
- Median home value
- $339k64th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,567/mo70th percentile
- Median household income
- $114k82th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.90%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 1.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Average commute
- 7 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,119 per 100k99th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 655 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 346th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6161th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,509 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13°F | -2°F | 0.9″ | 13.4″ | 82 hrs |
| Feb | 17°F | 1°F | 1.0″ | 14.7″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 18°F | 2°F | 0.7″ | 10.7″ | 271 hrs |
| Apr | 29°F | 16°F | 0.7″ | 6.8″ | 325 hrs |
| May | 44°F | 31°F | 0.9″ | 1.9″ | 325 hrs |
| Jun | 55°F | 42°F | 1.0″ | 0.2″ | 364 hrs |
| Jul | 58°F | 46°F | 2.4″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Aug | 56°F | 44°F | 3.2″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Sep | 49°F | 37°F | 2.2″ | 0.5″ | 184 hrs |
| Oct | 36°F | 25°F | 1.8″ | 4.7″ | 119 hrs |
| Nov | 24°F | 12°F | 1.3″ | 12.1″ | 79 hrs |
| Dec | 16°F | 2°F | 1.1″ | 15.8″ | 80 hrs |
Near Nome
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology