Ketchikan
Ketchikan is in United States, on the Inside Passage / Pacific, at 55.3418 latitude, -131.6476 longitude. The nearest airport with scheduled airline service in the OurAirports snapshot is Ketchikan International Airport (KTN), about 4.5 km away. Natural Earth's 10m ports layer names Ketchikan about 1.6 km from these coordinates. Mean monthly air temperature in 2024 ranged from -0.6 °C to 16.6 °C (Open-Meteo archive). This page does not invent trip prices, licence rules or species lists; use the marketplace links to compare live listings, and check local regulations before you go.
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 55.3418, -131.6476 |
| Water body | Inside Passage / Pacific |
| Timezone | America/Sitka |
| Town population (GeoNames) | 8,197 |
| Nearest airport with scheduled flights | Ketchikan International Airport (KTN), about 4.5 km away |
| Nearest named port in Natural Earth | Ketchikan, about 1.6 km away — www.city.ketchikan.ak.us |
| Place data source | GeoNames cities5000, geonameId 5554428 (Ketchikan, US) |
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Monthly weather in 2024
Daily means from the Open-Meteo Historical Weather API, added up by calendar month for 2024. This is air temperature at the coordinates, not water temperature, and one year is not a climate normal.
| Month | Mean air temp | Total precipitation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.6 °C | 361 mm |
| Feb | 1.3 °C | 113 mm |
| Mar | 3.3 °C | 236 mm |
| Apr | 5.7 °C | 206 mm |
| May | 8.8 °C | 260 mm |
| Jun | 12.5 °C | 159 mm |
| Jul | 15.3 °C | 154 mm |
| Aug | 16.6 °C | 152 mm |
| Sep | 11.9 °C | 342 mm |
| Oct | 6.9 °C | 524 mm |
| Nov | 2.8 °C | 313 mm |
| Dec | 3.5 °C | 578 mm |
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Snapshot date: 2026-11-12. See methodology and sources.