Kenai Muni, AK Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Kenai Muni's primary NOAA station, KENAI MUNI AP.
The climate verdict for Kenai Muni
Dryness leads the climate profile for Kenai Muni, Alaska, with 18.3 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 36°F. At 40/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 6% of scores.
- 36°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 40/100
- comfort score, above 6% of station-mapped location scores
- 18.3"
- precipitation, annual total
- 111 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Kenai Muni: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00026523 · Kenai Muni, AK 36°F mean · 18.3" precip
TEMP-COLD · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COLD 36°F
- RANK-COOL #137
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sterling
- PRCP-DRY 18.3"
- SWING-MID 41°F
- COMF-LOW 40/100
- LOAD-HEAT 10,693 HDD
- STN-1 USW00026523
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Sterling, AK (+ 0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every AK station list.
- Kenai (this station) 36°F
- Hot South Pass City, WY 36°F
- Near Sterling, AK 36°F
- Near Moose Pass, AK 36°F
- Cold Antero Rsvr, CO 35°F
Kenai Muni sits in Alaska, the #1 coldest U.S. state at 33.5°F statewide annual average - see all 50 coldest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Kenai Muni
Kenai Muni: 25/100 · grade F
Kenai Muni publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Kenai Muni, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 40/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Summer moisture balance | 48.0°F mean dew point | 82/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 18.3 in · 16.7 from 35 in | 41/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 199 calendar days | 14/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 111 days/year | 3/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 35.6°F · 31.9° from 67.5°F | 0/100 · F |
Kenai Muni · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Kenai Muni is a continental Köppen climate: Dsc
Coldest-month mean 14.9°F and warmest-month mean 56.0°F place this station in continental, dry-summer, cool summer climates (Dsc). Class Dsc is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, dry-summer, cool summer.
- Köppen code
- Dsc
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 56.0°F
- Coldest month
- 14.9°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Kenai Muni sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Kenai Muni's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 98%
- Among 6,861 stations, Kenai Muni sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 75%
- Kenai Muni's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 41st percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Kenai Muni compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Kenai Muni's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
40 6th percentile score exceeds 6% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Kenai Muni's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 74 complete annual observations from 1944 to 2025, KENAI MUNI AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.24°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Kenai Muni primary station fitted change +0.24 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22°F (-5°C) | 7°F (-14°C) | 15°F (-9°C) | 0.9" | 29.7 | 0.0 |
| February | 28°F (-2°C) | 12°F (-11°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 0.8" | 26.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 33°F (0°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 0.6" | 29.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 44°F (7°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 0.6" | 21.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 55°F (13°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 0.8" | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| June | 60°F (16°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 1.2" | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| July | 63°F (17°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 2.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| August | 63°F (17°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 2.7" | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| September | 56°F (13°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 3.6" | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| October | 43°F (6°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 2.6" | 19.0 | 0.0 |
| November | 30°F (-1°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 1.4" | 26.6 | 0.0 |
| December | 25°F (-4°C) | 11°F (-12°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 1.1" | 30.0 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 64°F around July 28, short of 90°F on every date, while 199 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 7°F near January 9.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 25, then returns to freezing around October 10, covering 199 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is September 17, when 52% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is March 29 at 18%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 123 wet dates a year.
The widest day
March 8 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 19°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Kenai Muni.
Where Kenai Muni Stands Nationally
Winters bite deep and often: the normal nightly low dips to freezing or below on around 199 nights a year, placing this among the most frost-prone tenth of ranked stations.
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 19°F.
Kenai Muni earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
8.1 days with precipitation
8.2 days with precipitation
6.0 days with precipitation
6.0 days with precipitation
8.0 days with precipitation
10.1 days with precipitation
12.7 days with precipitation
14.1 days with precipitation
15.7 days with precipitation
13.2 days with precipitation
9.8 days with precipitation
10.5 days with precipitation
Kenai Muni spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 32% of the annual total and December through February 16%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Kenai Muni has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 41.1°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 3.6" and April 0.6". The three wettest months together take 48% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Rain reaches Kenai Muni in small, frequent amounts
Kenai Muni records about 122 days with measurable precipitation a year and 18.3" in total, which works out to roughly 0.15 inches on an average wet day. Precipitation on 34% of all days, arriving that lightly, is the damp many-grey-days pattern rather than the storm-driven one.
Places in this band read as wetter than their annual totals suggest, because what people notice is the number of overcast days, not the depth in the gauge.
- Most wet days: September, about 16 of them.
- Fewest: March, about 6.
- Average depth per wet day: 0.15 inches.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 12
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 24
50% probability date
Growing Season
111 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
10,693
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 81% | 7.6 | 41% | 44% |
| February | 75% | 8.0 | 47% | 35% |
| March | 70% | 8.4 | 40% | 38% |
| April | 66% | 8.4 | 39% | 34% |
| May | 67% | 8.7 | 38% | 26% |
| June | 76% | 8.1 | 42% | 31% |
| July | 81% | 7.6 | N/A | N/A |
| August | 78% | 7.0 | N/A | N/A |
| September | 78% | 7.6 | 32% | 48% |
| October | 79% | 7.5 | N/A | N/A |
| November | 82% | 7.8 | N/A | N/A |
| December | 82% | 8.0 | N/A | N/A |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside AK closest to Kenai Muni on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (36°F here).
- Orr, MN 36°F · 0.0°F off
- Dillon, CO 36°F · 0.1°F off
- Walden, CO 35°F · 0.3°F off
- Boulder, CO 35°F · 0.4°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (18.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Levelland, TX 18.3" · 0.0" off
- Fort Pierre, SD 18.3" · 0.0" off
- Georgetown, CO 18.3" · 0.0" off
- Lava Hot Springs, ID 18.3" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Kenai Muni's climate pattern fits together
heating led · dry · mid swing
Kenai Muni's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 10,693 annual heating degree days against 1 for cooling. Its 41.1°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 111 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Kenai Muni's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 41.1°F. The annual average is 36°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Kenai Muni's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 18.3 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Kenai Muni's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Kenai Muni, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Kenai Muni's primary station: KENAI MUNI AP (USW00026523). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Kenai Muni; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Kenai Muni comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.