Subpolar oceanic
Unalaska, Alaska
Alaska · Population 4.4k · 52 ft elevation
Living in Unalaska
Unalaska has a subpolar oceanic climate: cool summers (July highs around 57°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 60″ a year, and it is a snowy place (82″ a season).
Skies are gray (33% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 11 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Unalaska is an outdoor hub: about 59% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,600 ft around town.
Unalaska at a glance
- Population
- 4.4k
- Elevation
- 52 ft
- Average daily high
- 46°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 60″95th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 82″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 1,480 hrs0th percentile
- Median AQI
- 111th percentile
- Median home value
- $449k77th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,040/mo88th percentile
- Median household income
- $114k82th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.65%21th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 1.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Average commute
- 7 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 112 per 100k34th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 90 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 40%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 59%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,625 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 29°F | 6.8″ | 22.0″ | 69 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 29°F | 5.2″ | 14.2″ | 90 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 29°F | 4.7″ | 16.5″ | 141 hrs |
| Apr | 42°F | 32°F | 3.5″ | 6.3″ | 157 hrs |
| May | 47°F | 37°F | 4.2″ | 0.2″ | 178 hrs |
| Jun | 52°F | 42°F | 2.5″ | — | 158 hrs |
| Jul | 57°F | 47°F | 2.3″ | — | 148 hrs |
| Aug | 59°F | 48°F | 2.9″ | — | 133 hrs |
| Sep | 55°F | 44°F | 5.7″ | — | 135 hrs |
| Oct | 48°F | 38°F | 7.9″ | 0.4″ | 124 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 33°F | 6.7″ | 6.2″ | 79 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 31°F | 7.9″ | 15.8″ | 69 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