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1 / 25#25. Yakutat
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 49 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 46 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.3 degrees
Boroughs with the warmest summers in Alaska
It's almost summer, and the weather is starting to heat up.
With this in mind, Stacker compiled a list of the boroughs with the warmest summers in Alaska using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Data represents the average temperatures from June to August 2022; the historic average is the average for these months from 1901 to 2000.
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2 / 25#24. Nome Census Area
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 50 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 49 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.1 degrees
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3 / 25#23. Chugach Census Area
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 50 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 48 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.6 degrees
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4 / 25#22. Aleutians East Borough
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 50 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 49 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.2 degrees
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5 / 25#21. Northwest Arctic Borough
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 51 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 51 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: -0.1 degrees
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6 / 25#20. Petersburg Borough
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 51 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 49 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.9 degrees
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7 / 25#19. Anchorage
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 51 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 49 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.4 degrees
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8 / 25#18. Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 51 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 49 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.2 degrees
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9 / 25#17. Haines Borough
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 51 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 49 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.1 degrees
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10 / 25#16. Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 51 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 49 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.9 degrees
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11 / 25#15. Hoonah–Angoon Census Area
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 52 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 50 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.1 degrees
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12 / 25#14. Denali Borough
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 52 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 50 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.1 degrees
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13 / 25#13. Lake and Peninsula Borough
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 53 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 51 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.8 degrees
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14 / 25#12. Kodiak Island Borough
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 53 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 50 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.3 degrees
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15 / 25#11. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 53 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 52 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
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16 / 25#10. Kusilvak Census Area
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 53 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 51 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.0 degrees
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17 / 25#9. Bethel Census Area
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 54 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 51 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.4 degrees
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18 / 25#8. Dillingham Census Area
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 54 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 52 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.9 degrees
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19 / 25#7. Sitka
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 54 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 52 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.4 degrees
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20 / 25#6. Wrangell
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 54 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 53 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.8 degrees
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21 / 25#5. Bristol Bay Borough
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 54 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 53 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.5 degrees
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22 / 25#4. Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 55 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 53 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.9 degrees
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23 / 25#3. Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 56 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 54 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.2 degrees
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24 / 25#2. Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 56 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 54 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.6 degrees
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25 / 25#1. Fairbanks North Star Borough
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 56 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 55 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
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