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Wettest Cities in Alaska

The top 24 of 24 Alaska cities on GIS Map, ranked by average annual precipitation (rain and melted snow).

#CityAverage annual precipitation
1Cordova
168.6 in
2Ketchikan
157.3 in
3Petersburg
110.2 in
4Wrangell
110.2 in
5Sitka
102.1 in
6Juneau
89.6 in
7Kodiak
75.6 in
8Seward
69.7 in
9Valdez
67.9 in
10Haines
63.1 in
11Unalaska
60.1 in
12Skagway
31.5 in
13Homer
23.9 in
14Soldotna
23.1 in
15Bethel
19.7 in
16Wasilla
18.8 in
17Kenai
18.3 in
18Nome
17.2 in
19Anchorage
14.2 in
20North Pole
13.5 in
21Fairbanks
13.0 in
22Palmer
12.6 in
23Kotzebue
11.4 in
24Utqiagvik
5.4 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, “Wettest Cities in Alaska”, https://gismap.land/rankings/alaska/wettest-cities. Figures from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data.

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