Weather in Kenai Peninsula Borough

Calculated from weather data of Homer Airport (PAHO) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	31.0	30.0	36.0	29.0	37.0	20.0
February	35.0	36.0	34.0	38.0	31.0	32.0
March	37.0	37.0	36.0	42.0	33.0	35.0
April	46.0		41.0	45.0	46.0	47.0
May	53.0		50.0	55.0	53.0	55.0
June	60.0		57.0	63.0	58.0	58.0
July	63.0		62.0	62.0	61.0	64.0
August	62.0		63.0	60.0	60.0	61.0
September	56.0		55.0	56.0	54.0	56.0
October	47.0		47.0	47.0	46.0	45.0
November	37.0		40.0	37.0	27.0	36.0
December	34.0		31.0	30.0	31.0	36.0
Average	45.0	34.0	46.0	47.0	45.0	45.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	20.0	19	28	19	27	6
February	24.0	26	22	29	22	21
March	25.0	27	23	31	20	21
April	33.0		29	32	31	33
May	40.0		40	39	38	40
June	46.0		47	47	46	45
July	51.0		51	51	50	51
August	50.0		52	50	49	53
September	44.0		43	46	40	50
October	37.0		35	37	36	37
November	27.0		30	27	16	26
December	24.0		20	20	19	27
Average	34.0	24.0	35.0	36.0	33.0	34.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	0	0	0	0
77 °F or warmer	0	0	0	0	0
68 °F or warmer	0	1	5	1	4
32 °F or colder	60	150	119	160	145

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	13.4	18	11	14	18	9
February	15.1	16	30	14	24	12
March	12.1	15	18	12	9	15
April	9.5		10	14	5	9
May	8.4		13	2	5	7
June	5.0		9	3	4	1
July	8.6		11	10	10	8
August	13.2		16	24	9	18
September	13.0		15	17	14	6
October	13.5		12	11	21	7
November	16.9		23	16	15	15
December	23.8		29	23	24	19
Average	12.0	15.7	15.2	12.2	11.4	9.6

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	6.1	7	4	7	7	5
February	7.3	9	8	7	7	7
March	7.0	7	8	6	6	7
April	6.7		6	7	7	7
May	7.1		7	8	6	7
June	6.7		6	7	8	7
July	6.1		5	6	6	7
August	6.4		6	6	7	6
September	6.0		6	5	6	8
October	6.3		5	7	7	6
November	6.3		8	6	6	7
December	6.9		7	5	6	7
Average	6.7	7.5	6.4	6.6	6.7	6.7

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
February	E	N	SW	NE	E
March	E	NE	E	N	SW
April		SW	SE	S	SW
May		SE	SW	SW	SW
June		S	SW	SW	SW
July		SW	SW	SW	SW
August		SW	SW	SW	SW
September		SW	SE	NE	S
October		E	NE	SE	NE
November		W	NE	NE	NE
December		E	N	N	E

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Kenai Peninsula Borough weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Kenai Peninsula Borough?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 63 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Kenai Peninsula Borough?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 31 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Kenai Peninsula Borough?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 23.9 %.

Which month is the driest in Kenai Peninsula Borough?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in June. The probability is about 5.1 %.