| Kenai
Peninsula Borough |
| 144 North
Binkley Street Soldotna, AK 99669 |
| Phone -
(907) 262-4441 or (800) 478-4441 or on the web
www.borough.kenai.ak.us |
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Kenai Peninsula
Borough Notes of Interest |
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Local Climate Indicators
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Average Weather Conditions for:
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Select Kenai Peninsula Borough Sites -
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Average
Summer Temperature |
Average
Winter Temperature |
Average
Temperature |
Average
Total Precipitation |
Average
Snowfall |
| Homer |
52 |
23.8 |
37.4 |
24.64 inches |
54.9 inches |
| Hope |
55.4 |
19.8 |
36.7 |
22.15 inches |
89.5 inches |
| Kenai |
52.9 |
14.1 |
33.7 |
19.27 inches |
61.3 inches |
| Nikiski |
53.6 |
16.4 |
34.8 |
17.89 inches |
33 inches |
| Seward |
54.5 |
26.1 |
39.7 |
66.18 inches |
79.5 inches |
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- and Select Alaska Sites
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| Anchorage |
56.5 |
16.3 |
35.8 |
15.74
inches |
71
inches |
| Barrow |
37.4 |
-14.4 |
9.9 |
4.53
inches |
29.4
inches |
| Fairbanks |
59.5 |
-7.2 |
26.7 |
10.45
inches |
68.1
inches |
| Juneau |
55 |
26.7 |
40.8 |
56.21
inches |
99.9
inches |
| Mt. McKinley |
52.3 |
2.5 |
26.5 |
15.24
inches |
82.8
inches |
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Temperatures are listed in degrees Fahrenheit
Summer – June, July, August
Winter – December, January, February
Term of averages varies from site to site, category to category
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| Elevation of Kenai Peninsula
Borough Cities |
| Homer |
27.1 meters |
88.9
feet |
| Kenai |
26.2 meters |
85.9 feet |
| Seward |
6.7 meters |
22.0 feet |
| Soldotna |
34.1 meters |
111.8 feet |
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The highest point within the Kenai Peninsula Borough is Mt. Spurr at 11,100 ft +/-, and one of the lowest points is a 580 ft. hole off the end of the Homer Spit. Areas in the Kenai Fjords have depths near 600 feet as well.
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Hours of Sunlight
The shortest day of the year in the central Kenai Peninsula is December 20 when the sun rises at 10:11 AM and sets at 3:54 PM for 5 hours and 43 minutes of daylight. On the longest day, June 21, the sun rises at 3:34 AM and sets at 10:38 PM for 17 hours and 4 minutes of daylight.
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