Is this weather normal in Ketchikan Gateway Borough?

Alaska · county records since 1925, through September 2026.

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Ketchikan Gateway Borough has warmed the least of Alaska's 30 counties since 1970 (0.3° per decade). September 2026 averaged 50.2° there, right at the usual for September (24th warmest of 102).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 41°, lows near 32°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Ketchikan Gateway Borough. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.1°OctNov: +0.6°NovDec: -6.0°DecJan 2026: +1.6°JanFeb: +0.4°FebMar: -4.3°MarApr: -0.5°AprMay: -1.8°MayJun: +0.7°JunJul: -1.5°JulAug: +1.0°AugSep: +0.5°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1925.

Every year since 1925

19252025

Rain and drought

Oct: -6.2 inOctNov: -4.6 inNovDec: +0.8 inDecJan 2026: +6.3 inJanFeb: +1.8 inFebMar: -1.8 inMarApr: -5.2 inAprMay: -1.6 inMayJun: -3.8 inJunJul: -1.0 inJulAug: -6.9 inAugSep: -1.4 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Ketchikan Gateway Borough

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January34° / 24°17.4 in36.4° 198111.9° 1969
February35° / 24°11.7 in36.2° 197712.5° 1936
March38° / 27°11.9 in38.4° 201626.0° 1951
April45° / 33°10.4 in42.9° 201632.2° 1954
May54° / 40°8.6 in51.8° 201541.2° 1955
June58° / 46°6.8 in56.5° 195846.7° 2008
July60° / 49°8.1 in57.9° 201849.8° 1933
August60° / 49°12.6 in58.7° 197750.0° 1955
September55° / 45°18.0 in53.0° 199545.2° 1992
October46° / 36°20.3 in45.0° 198636.8° 1933
November37° / 29°17.7 in38.1° 195420.8° 1985
December34° / 25°18.3 in36.0° 193015.3° 1933

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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