Boroughs with the warmest summers in Alaska

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May 23, 2023
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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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#25. Yakutat

- Summer 2022 average temperature: 49 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 46 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.3 degrees

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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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. 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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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