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Best Climate Cities in Alaska

Warm temperatures, plenty of sunshine and clean air.

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All United States  ·  Alaska

How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Temperature · 35% Sunshine · 30% Clean Air · 25% Low Rain · 10%

Top 12 Best Climate Cities in Alaska

Ranked by composite score across 4 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 85.2
Point MacKenzie, AK
1,728 residents
Temperature 38°F
Sunshine 274 days
Clean Air 21
#2
Score 84.9
Farm Loop, AK
2,940 residents
Temperature 37°F
Sunshine 274 days
Clean Air 21
#3
Score 84.9
Palmer, AK
6,141 residents
Temperature 37°F
Sunshine 274 days
Clean Air 21
#4
Score 84.5
South Lakes, AK
6,132 residents
Temperature 37°F
Sunshine 274 days
Clean Air 21
#5
Score 84.5
Gateway, AK
6,716 residents
Temperature 37°F
Sunshine 274 days
Clean Air 21
#6
Score 84.4
North Lakes, AK
10,583 residents
Temperature 37°F
Sunshine 274 days
Clean Air 21
#7
Score 84.4
Tanaina, AK
9,738 residents
Temperature 37°F
Sunshine 274 days
Clean Air 21
#8
Score 84.4
Wasilla, AK
9,435 residents
Temperature 37°F
Sunshine 274 days
Clean Air 21
#9
Score 84.3
Fritz Creek, AK
2,432 residents
Temperature 38°F
Sunshine 269 days
Clean Air 21
#10
Score 83.9
Butte, AK
3,905 residents
Temperature 37°F
Sunshine 274 days
Clean Air 21
#11
Score 83.9
Lazy Mountain, AK
1,472 residents
Temperature 37°F
Sunshine 274 days
Clean Air 21
#12
Score 83.9
Sutton-Alpine, AK
1,361 residents
Temperature 37°F
Sunshine 274 days
Clean Air 21

Full Ranking, Alaska

Top 50 cities. Click any city to see its full profile.

1 Point MacKenzie AK 85.2
2 Farm Loop AK 84.9
3 Palmer AK 84.9
4 South Lakes AK 84.5
5 Gateway AK 84.5
6 North Lakes AK 84.4
7 Tanaina AK 84.4
8 Wasilla AK 84.4
9 Fritz Creek AK 84.3
10 Butte AK 83.9
11 Lazy Mountain AK 83.9
12 Sutton-Alpine AK 83.9
13 Kenai AK 83
14 Ridgeway AK 83
15 Salamatof AK 83
16 Diamond Ridge AK 82.7
17 Homer AK 82.7
18 Anchor Point AK 82.7
19 Dillingham AK 82.5
20 Skagway AK 82.2
21 Sterling AK 81.6
22 Funny River AK 81.6
23 Susitna North AK 81.6
24 Hooper Bay AK 80.4
25 Ninilchik AK 80.2
26 Kalifornsky AK 80.2
27 Cohoe AK 80.2
28 Soldotna AK 80.2
29 Quinhagak AK 78.6
30 Bethel AK 78.6
31 Salcha AK 77.3
32 Fairbanks AK 76.1
33 Farmers Loop AK 76.1
34 College AK 76
35 Sand Point AK 75.7
36 King Cove AK 75.4
37 Nome AK 75.3
38 Kotlik AK 75.3
39 Delta Junction AK 75
40 Deltana AK 74.9
41 Eielson AFB AK 74.4
42 Ester AK 74.2
43 Chena Ridge AK 74.2
44 Goldstream AK 74.2
45 North Pole AK 74
46 Steele Creek AK 74
47 Badger AK 74
48 Tok AK 72.3
49 Kotzebue AK 71.5
50 Metlakatla AK 61.8

Point MacKenzie, AK tops the list with a composite score of 85.2 out of 100, followed by Farm Loop and Palmer. AK dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for best climate.

Rankings combine 4 independent metrics: Temperature, Sunshine, Clean Air, Low Rain. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to best climate, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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