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Driest Cities in Alaska

The top 24 of 24 Alaska cities on GIS Map, ranked by lowest average annual precipitation.

#CityAverage annual precipitation
1Utqiagvik
5.4 in
2Kotzebue
11.4 in
3Palmer
12.6 in
4Fairbanks
13.0 in
5North Pole
13.5 in
6Anchorage
14.2 in
7Nome
17.2 in
8Kenai
18.3 in
9Wasilla
18.8 in
10Bethel
19.7 in
11Soldotna
23.1 in
12Homer
23.9 in
13Skagway
31.5 in
14Unalaska
60.1 in
15Haines
63.1 in
16Valdez
67.9 in
17Seward
69.7 in
18Kodiak
75.6 in
19Juneau
89.6 in
20Sitka
102.1 in
21Petersburg
110.2 in
22Wrangell
110.2 in
23Ketchikan
157.3 in
24Cordova
168.6 in

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Driest Cities in Alaska”, https://gismap.land/rankings/alaska/driest-cities. Figures from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data.

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