The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Kenai | Metric | Sterling |
|---|---|---|
| 136 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 133 days |
| 32 in | Precipitationper year | 33 in |
| 153 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 163 days |
| 51 in | Snowfallper year | 49 in |
| 0 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 0 days |
| 198 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 203 days |
| 79% | Humidityaverage relative | 79% |
| 36 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 36 °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.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenai high | 22 | 28 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 60 | 63 | 63 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 25 |
| Sterling high | 22 | 28 | 33 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 42 | 28 | 24 |
| Kenai low | 7 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 36 | 44 | 49 | 47 | 40 | 29 | 16 | 11 |
| Sterling low | 8 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 35 | 43 | 49 | 47 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 10 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenai | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| Sterling | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenai | 10 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
| Sterling | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Kenai vs another city
- Kenai vs Kalifornsky, AK
- Kenai vs Homer, AK
- Kenai vs Anchorage, AK
- Kenai vs Knik-Fairview, AK
- Kenai vs Wasilla, AK
- Kenai vs New York, NY
- Kenai vs Los Angeles, CA
- Kenai vs Chicago, IL
- Kenai vs Houston, TX
- Kenai vs Phoenix, AZ
- Kenai vs Philadelphia, PA
Sterling vs another city
- Sterling vs Kalifornsky, AK
- Sterling vs Homer, AK
- Sterling vs Anchorage, AK
- Sterling vs Knik-Fairview, AK
- Sterling vs Wasilla, AK
- Sterling vs New York, NY
- Sterling vs Los Angeles, CA
- Sterling vs Chicago, IL
- Sterling vs Houston, TX
- Sterling vs Phoenix, AZ
- Sterling vs Philadelphia, PA
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).