Subarctic
North Pole, Alaska
Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska · Population 2.7k · 486 ft elevation
Living in North Pole
North Pole has a subarctic climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 71°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -17°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (53″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 20 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
North Pole at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 486 ft
- Average daily high
- 37°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 16°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 53″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,693 hrs37th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $272k52th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,281/mo56th percentile
- Median household income
- $93k69th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.35%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 1.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%24th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 621 per 100k92th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,291 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 12%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,378 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2°F | -17°F | 0.6″ | 8.4″ | 107 hrs |
| Feb | 11°F | -11°F | 0.5″ | 7.7″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 25°F | -1°F | 0.4″ | 5.6″ | 289 hrs |
| Apr | 46°F | 20°F | 0.4″ | 2.8″ | 358 hrs |
| May | 62°F | 34°F | 0.8″ | 0.6″ | 354 hrs |
| Jun | 70°F | 47°F | 1.8″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Jul | 71°F | 50°F | 2.5″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Aug | 65°F | 44°F | 2.6″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Sep | 53°F | 33°F | 1.6″ | 1.4″ | 199 hrs |
| Oct | 33°F | 15°F | 1.0″ | 7.1″ | 129 hrs |
| Nov | 9°F | -6°F | 0.8″ | 9.4″ | 93 hrs |
| Dec | 1°F | -14°F | 0.6″ | 10.1″ | 92 hrs |
Near North Pole
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology