Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska Weather

The most pleasant months of the year for Kenai Peninsula County are July, August and June. In Kenai Peninsula County, there are 0 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. July is the hottest month for Kenai Peninsula County with an average high temperature of 64.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Alaska. December is the snowiest month in Kenai Peninsula County with 20.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall. Days with noticeable humidity are rare throughout the year.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 64 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 82 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Kenai Peninsula Borough County area is 7.8 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Alaska.

7.8 / 10

A higher score indicates a more comfortable year-round climate. The US average for the comfort index is 7.8. Our index is based on the total number of days annually within the comfort range of 70-80 degrees, and we also applied a penalty for days of excessive humidity.

Average Monthly High and Low (°F)

	High	Low
January	26°	12°
February	30°	14°
March	36°	18°
April	45°	27°
May	55°	35°
June	61°	42°
July	64°	47°
August	63°	45°
September	56°	39°
October	43°	28°
November	31°	18°
December	28°	14°

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Kenai Peninsula Borough

	Hot Days	Freezing Days	Rainy Days	Snowy Days
January	0	29	11	8
February	0	26	10	7
March	0	28	9	6
April	0	23	8	2
May	0	10	9	0
June	0	1	9	0
July	0	0	11	0
August	0	1	13	0
September	0	5	15	0
October	0	20	13	2
November	0	26	11	6
December	0	29	13	9

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

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