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Best Weather & Climate Counties in Alaska

Average temperatures, precipitation, and extreme weather events Compare rankings across all 30 counties.

Average Weather & Climate Score
51/100
Top County
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Counties Ranked
30

Top 10

#1
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
AK
59/100
#2
Wrangell City and Borough
AK
56/100
#3
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
AK
56/100
#4
Sitka City and Borough
AK
55/100
#5
Petersburg Borough
AK
54/100
#6
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
AK
52/100
#7
Juneau City and Borough
AK
52/100
#8
Skagway Municipality
AK
52/100
#9
Yakutat City and Borough
AK
52/100
#10
Kodiak Island Borough
AK
52/100

All Alaska Counties Ranked

#CountyWeather & Climate ScoreOverall Score
1Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK
59.3
48.9
2Wrangell City and Borough, AK
56.3
58.7
3Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK
56.1
65.5
4Sitka City and Borough, AK
54.8
57.3
5Petersburg Borough, AK
53.5
55.7
6Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK
52.3
70.2
7Juneau City and Borough, AK
52.3
49.5
8Skagway Municipality, AK
52.3
62.1
9Yakutat City and Borough, AK
51.8
51.5
10Kodiak Island Borough, AK
51.5
47.5
11Chugach Census Area, AK
51.3
59.2
12Aleutians East Borough, AK
50.8
60.8
13Haines Borough, AK
50.8
63
14Aleutians West Census Area, AK
50.3
56.2
15Bristol Bay Borough, AK
50
45.9
16Dillingham Census Area, AK
50
46.8
17Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK
50
52.4
18Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK
50
46.2
19Bethel Census Area, AK
49.9
45.9
20Kusilvak Census Area, AK
49.9
55.2
21Nome Census Area, AK
49.9
38.6
22North Slope Borough, AK
49.9
48.6
23Anchorage Municipality, AK
49.8
29.5
24Denali Borough, AK
49.7
47
25Northwest Arctic Borough, AK
49.6
50.1
26Copper River Census Area, AK
49.5
61.1
27Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
49.5
44.4
28Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK
49.5
32.6
29Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
49.4
34.5
30Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK
49.4
47.9

Data Source

Weather & Climate data from WeatherByCounty. See full details at WeatherByCounty. Data updated February 2026.