Subarctic (dry summer)
Soldotna, Alaska
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska · Population 4.4k · 85 ft elevation
Living in Soldotna
Soldotna has a subarctic (dry summer) climate: cool summers (July highs around 66°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 22″ a year, and it is a snowy place (87″ a season).
Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 8 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Soldotna is an outdoor hub: about 67% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,600 ft around town.
Soldotna at a glance
- Population
- 4.4k
- Elevation
- 85 ft
- Average daily high
- 44°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 25°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 22″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 87″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,221 hrs0th percentile
- Median AQI
- 80th percentile
- Median home value
- $277k53th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,104/mo43th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.50%9th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 1.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 152 per 100k44th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 869 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 33%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 67%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,575 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 5°F | 1.4″ | 13.3″ | 89 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 10°F | 1.3″ | 10.9″ | 116 hrs |
| Mar | 35°F | 12°F | 0.7″ | 5.7″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 46°F | 25°F | 0.8″ | 5.6″ | 234 hrs |
| May | 56°F | 33°F | 0.8″ | 2.2″ | 293 hrs |
| Jun | 63°F | 41°F | 1.3″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 66°F | 45°F | 2.0″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Aug | 64°F | 43°F | 3.0″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Sep | 56°F | 37°F | 4.0″ | 1.8″ | 174 hrs |
| Oct | 43°F | 26°F | 2.7″ | 18.4″ | 128 hrs |
| Nov | 28°F | 12°F | 1.8″ | 14.3″ | 92 hrs |
| Dec | 24°F | 8°F | 1.6″ | 14.7″ | 65 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