Oceanic
Sitka, Alaska
Sitka Borough, Alaska · Population 8.4k · 69 ft elevation
Living in Sitka
Sitka has a oceanic climate: cool summers (July highs around 60°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 102″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (112″ 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.
Sitka is an outdoor hub: about 84% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,000 ft around town.
Sitka at a glance
- Population
- 8.4k
- Elevation
- 69 ft
- Average daily high
- 49°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 102″100th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 112″99th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 1,510 hrs0th percentile
- Median AQI
- 233th percentile
- Median home value
- $442k76th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,350/mo60th percentile
- Median household income
- $101k74th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.47%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 1.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.984th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 242 per 100k63th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 507 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 243th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 80%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 84%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,018 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 29°F | 9.6″ | 26.4″ | 52 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 30°F | 6.5″ | 24.4″ | 93 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 30°F | 6.4″ | 21.4″ | 147 hrs |
| Apr | 49°F | 34°F | 5.0″ | 3.6″ | 187 hrs |
| May | 54°F | 39°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 219 hrs |
| Jun | 58°F | 45°F | 3.6″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Jul | 60°F | 50°F | 5.5″ | — | 160 hrs |
| Aug | 62°F | 50°F | 9.6″ | — | 160 hrs |
| Sep | 57°F | 45°F | 13.8″ | — | 117 hrs |
| Oct | 49°F | 39°F | 14.8″ | 1.0″ | 85 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 33°F | 12.1″ | 15.4″ | 56 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 30°F | 11.0″ | 19.4″ | 45 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