Kenai, AK
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from KENAI MUNI AP, AK US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Kenai has an annual average temperature of 35.6°F with about 18.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 63.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 7.4°F). September is typically the wettest month (3.57 in) and April the driest (0.58 in).
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →59 of 366 (16.1%) of Kenai's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1890s | 2 | |
| 1900s | 60 | |
| 1940s | 24 | |
| 1950s | 24 | |
| 1960s | 47 | |
| 1970s | 25 | |
| 1980s | 21 | |
| 1990s | 16 | |
| 2000s | 65 | |
| 2010s | 68 | |
| 2020s | 14 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.4°F | 7.4°F | 14.9°F | 0.89 in | — | 8 |
| February | 28.1°F | 11.6°F | 19.9°F | 0.83 in | — | 8 |
| March | 32.7°F | 14.4°F | 23.6°F | 0.64 in | — | 6 |
| April | 44.3°F | 27.7°F | 36.0°F | 0.58 in | — | 6 |
| May | 54.5°F | 36.4°F | 45.4°F | 0.79 in | — | 8 |
| June | 60.2°F | 44.0°F | 52.1°F | 1.20 in | — | 10 |
| July | 63.3°F | 48.8°F | 56.0°F | 1.98 in | — | 13 |
| August | 62.7°F | 46.8°F | 54.8°F | 2.68 in | — | 14 |
| September | 55.7°F | 39.8°F | 47.8°F | 3.57 in | — | 16 |
| October | 43.1°F | 28.6°F | 35.9°F | 2.56 in | — | 13 |
| November | 30.2°F | 16.1°F | 23.2°F | 1.41 in | — | 10 |
| December | 25.1°F | 11.0°F | 18.1°F | 1.14 in | — | 11 |
Climate twins of Kenai
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