Tundra
Utqiaġvik, Alaska
North Slope Borough, Alaska · Population 4.8k · 16 ft elevation
Living in Utqiaġvik
Utqiaġvik has a tundra climate: cool summers (July highs around 48°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -18°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 5″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (46″ a season).
Skies are gray (0% 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.
Utqiaġvik at a glance
- Population
- 4.8k
- Elevation
- 16 ft
- Average daily high
- 19°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 8°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 5″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 46″86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $282k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,190/mo50th percentile
- Median household income
- $89k65th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.84%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 1.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 67%1th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.810th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 8%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 8%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3333th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 40%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 33 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -5°F | -18°F | 0.1″ | 3.5″ | NaN% |
| Feb | -5°F | -18°F | 0.2″ | 3.5″ | NaN% |
| Mar | -4°F | -17°F | 0.2″ | 2.9″ | NaN% |
| Apr | 11°F | -2°F | 0.2″ | 3.6″ | NaN% |
| May | 27°F | 19°F | 0.3″ | 3.4″ | NaN% |
| Jun | 41°F | 31°F | 0.4″ | 0.7″ | NaN% |
| Jul | 48°F | 36°F | 1.0″ | 0.2″ | NaN% |
| Aug | 45°F | 35°F | 1.1″ | 0.8″ | NaN% |
| Sep | 37°F | 30°F | 0.8″ | 4.1″ | NaN% |
| Oct | 26°F | 17°F | 0.5″ | 10.3″ | NaN% |
| Nov | 12°F | 0°F | 0.4″ | 7.8″ | NaN% |
| Dec | 0°F | -12°F | 0.2″ | 5.0″ | NaN% |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology