Climate Ketchikan, Alaska

ketchikan s liquid sunshine gauge. town experienced record annual rainfall in 1949, 202.55 inches (5,144.77 mm) measured.

ketchikan has climate modified , moderated maritime location, featuring oceanic climate (köppen cfb) likened scotland or northern ireland though more rain, earning nickname of rain capital of alaska . winters cool far milder latitude alone may suggest: january has 24-hour average of 33.6 °f (0.9 °c). summers mild, august’s high averages 64.4 °f (18.0 °c). feature of area’s climate high amount of rainfall, equivalent average of 153 inches (3,900 mm) per year, falling more heavily in autumn , winter. climate moderated tallahassee, florida has recorded all-time record minimum—−2 °f (−19 °c) in february 1899—lower of ketchikan, although tallahassee averages around 22 °f (12 °c) warmer on year. further east in north america, winters on these parallels extremely cold.

the record high temperature in ketchikan 89 °f (32 °c) on june 20, 1958, , august 14, 1977. record low temperature −1 °f (−18 °c) on december 15, 1964, , january 5, 1965. wettest year 1949 202.55 inches (5,145 mm) , driest year 1995 88.45 inches (2,247 mm). rainfall in 1 month 42.69 inches (1,084 mm) during october 1974 , rainfall in 24 hours 8.71 inches (221 mm) on october 11, 1977. snowfall in 1 month 45.1 inches (115 cm) in january 1971.