Is this weather normal in Sitka City and Borough?

Alaska · county records since 1925, through September 2026.

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Sitka City and Borough has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 50.0° there, 1.1° above the usual for September (15th warmest of 102).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 42°, lows near 33°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Sitka City and Borough. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.6°OctNov: +2.4°NovDec: -7.5°DecJan 2026: +2.6°JanFeb: +1.0°FebMar: -4.4°MarApr: -1.4°AprMay: -1.4°MayJun: +1.1°JunJul: -1.4°JulAug: +1.0°AugSep: +1.1°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: -2.9 inOctNov: +1.8 inNovDec: +0.7 inDecJan 2026: +2.5 inJanFeb: +1.1 inFebMar: -1.5 inMarApr: -0.1 inAprMay: +1.8 inMayJun: -1.4 inJunJul: -3.0 inJulAug: -3.9 inAugSep: -3.7 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 Sitka City and Borough

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January34° / 25°16.9 in37.0° 192613.6° 1969
February35° / 26°11.7 in37.1° 197712.2° 1936
March38° / 27°11.9 in38.9° 201626.0° 1951
April45° / 32°9.3 in42.1° 201631.9° 1954
May52° / 38°7.2 in49.6° 200539.4° 1971
June57° / 45°5.8 in53.9° 193645.7° 1975
July59° / 48°6.7 in55.9° 199349.7° 1932
August60° / 48°10.9 in57.9° 200449.7° 1969
September54° / 44°18.3 in52.3° 199544.3° 1992
October46° / 36°21.8 in44.8° 202236.3° 1956
November38° / 30°18.8 in40.0° 200222.4° 1985
December35° / 27°18.4 in36.3° 193012.6° 1933

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

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