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Birch Bay, WA vs Ketchikan, AK weather comparison

Birch Bay

WA

Birch Bay enjoys about 70 more sunny days a year than Ketchikan.

Ketchikan picks up around 13 more inches of snow each winter. Birch Bay sees rain or snow on roughly 68 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Birch Bay, WA and Ketchikan, AK
Birch BayMetricKetchikan
159 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies88 days
64 inPrecipitationper year123 in
159 daysWet daysrain or snow per year227 days
10 inSnowfallper year23 in
1 daysHot daysabove 90 °F0 days
52 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F68 days
80%Humidityaverage relative83%
51 °FAverage temperatureyear round47 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

Birch BayKetchikan

Daily highs

40506070JanMarMayJulSepNovBirch Bay, Jan: 45 °FBirch Bay, Feb: 48 °FBirch Bay, Mar: 52 °FBirch Bay, Apr: 58 °FBirch Bay, May: 64 °FBirch Bay, Jun: 69 °FBirch Bay, Jul: 73 °FBirch Bay, Aug: 73 °FBirch Bay, Sep: 67 °FBirch Bay, Oct: 58 °FBirch Bay, Nov: 50 °FBirch Bay, Dec: 45 °FKetchikan, Jan: 39 °FKetchikan, Feb: 41 °FKetchikan, Mar: 44 °FKetchikan, Apr: 51 °FKetchikan, May: 58 °FKetchikan, Jun: 63 °FKetchikan, Jul: 65 °FKetchikan, Aug: 66 °FKetchikan, Sep: 60 °FKetchikan, Oct: 51 °FKetchikan, Nov: 44 °FKetchikan, Dec: 40 °F

Daily lows

4050JanMarMayJulSepNovBirch Bay, Jan: 34 °FBirch Bay, Feb: 35 °FBirch Bay, Mar: 38 °FBirch Bay, Apr: 42 °FBirch Bay, May: 47 °FBirch Bay, Jun: 52 °FBirch Bay, Jul: 55 °FBirch Bay, Aug: 55 °FBirch Bay, Sep: 50 °FBirch Bay, Oct: 44 °FBirch Bay, Nov: 38 °FBirch Bay, Dec: 34 °FKetchikan, Jan: 32 °FKetchikan, Feb: 32 °FKetchikan, Mar: 34 °FKetchikan, Apr: 38 °FKetchikan, May: 44 °FKetchikan, Jun: 50 °FKetchikan, Jul: 54 °FKetchikan, Aug: 54 °FKetchikan, Sep: 49 °FKetchikan, Oct: 42 °FKetchikan, Nov: 37 °FKetchikan, Dec: 33 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Birch Bay high454852586469737367585045
Ketchikan high394144515863656660514440
Birch Bay low343538424752555550443834
Ketchikan low323234384450545449423733

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

Birch BayKetchikan
051015JanMarMayJulSepNovBirch Bay, Jan: 8.9 inBirch Bay, Feb: 5.5 inBirch Bay, Mar: 7.1 inBirch Bay, Apr: 5.1 inBirch Bay, May: 3.3 inBirch Bay, Jun: 2.4 inBirch Bay, Jul: 1.3 inBirch Bay, Aug: 1.9 inBirch Bay, Sep: 3.4 inBirch Bay, Oct: 6.8 inBirch Bay, Nov: 9.9 inBirch Bay, Dec: 8.3 inKetchikan, Jan: 12.6 inKetchikan, Feb: 9.3 inKetchikan, Mar: 9.7 inKetchikan, Apr: 8.4 inKetchikan, May: 6.4 inKetchikan, Jun: 5.5 inKetchikan, Jul: 6.0 inKetchikan, Aug: 9.4 inKetchikan, Sep: 13.2 inKetchikan, Oct: 15.6 inKetchikan, Nov: 13.9 inKetchikan, Dec: 13.3 in
View monthly precipitation as a table
Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Birch Bay8.95.57.15.13.32.41.31.93.46.89.98.3
Ketchikan12.69.39.78.46.45.56.09.413.215.613.913.3

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

Birch BayKetchikan
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovBirch Bay, Jan: 8 daysBirch Bay, Feb: 10 daysBirch Bay, Mar: 10 daysBirch Bay, Apr: 11 daysBirch Bay, May: 14 daysBirch Bay, Jun: 15 daysBirch Bay, Jul: 22 daysBirch Bay, Aug: 22 daysBirch Bay, Sep: 18 daysBirch Bay, Oct: 12 daysBirch Bay, Nov: 8 daysBirch Bay, Dec: 8 daysKetchikan, Jan: 6 daysKetchikan, Feb: 8 daysKetchikan, Mar: 8 daysKetchikan, Apr: 8 daysKetchikan, May: 10 daysKetchikan, Jun: 8 daysKetchikan, Jul: 8 daysKetchikan, Aug: 9 daysKetchikan, Sep: 7 daysKetchikan, Oct: 6 daysKetchikan, Nov: 5 daysKetchikan, Dec: 5 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Birch Bay810101114152222181288
Ketchikan6888108897655

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).