Subarctic
Seward, Alaska
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska · Population 2.7k · 171 ft elevation
Living in Seward
Seward has a subarctic climate: cool summers (July highs around 62°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 70″ a year, and it is a snowy place (90″ a season).
Skies are gray (39% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 8 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Seward is an outdoor hub: about 89% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,400 ft around town.
Seward at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 171 ft
- Average daily high
- 46°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 70″99th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 90″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 1,811 hrs0th percentile
- Median AQI
- 80th percentile
- Median home value
- $290k56th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,109/mo43th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.02%53th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 1.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Violent crime rate
- 205 per 100k57th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 959 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 64%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 89%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,429 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 21°F | 6.5″ | 17.2″ | 69 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 23°F | 6.3″ | 15.7″ | 89 hrs |
| Mar | 37°F | 24°F | 3.9″ | 12.3″ | 173 hrs |
| Apr | 45°F | 32°F | 4.3″ | 3.9″ | 195 hrs |
| May | 53°F | 39°F | 3.5″ | 0.3″ | 237 hrs |
| Jun | 59°F | 45°F | 2.3″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Jul | 62°F | 50°F | 3.1″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Aug | 62°F | 49°F | 5.4″ | — | 195 hrs |
| Sep | 55°F | 43°F | 9.9″ | — | 149 hrs |
| Oct | 45°F | 34°F | 8.7″ | 1.7″ | 98 hrs |
| Nov | 36°F | 26°F | 7.6″ | 11.8″ | 71 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 23°F | 8.2″ | 27.2″ | 59 hrs |
Near Seward
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology