Knik-Fairview has a dry-summer subarctic climate (Köppen Dsc), with Jul highs around 70°F and Jan lows near 8°F, and about 15 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: on the water, mountains in the distance, forested. A typical home costs about $250k.
Explore Knik-Fairview on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 6°F hotter, winter nights 3°F milder.
Rain & snowAbout 3 times the rain and snow (48 in vs 15 in), spread through the year, long snowy winters (4 months below freezing).
ScenerySame forested look from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Knik-Fairview, both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 10°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowAbout twice the rain and snow (35 in vs 15 in), spread through the year, long snowy winters (4 months below freezing).
SceneryLush and green where Knik-Fairview is forested, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Knik-Fairview, inland where Knik-Fairview is on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 12°F hotter, winter nights 9°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (17 in vs 15 in), spread through the year, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
SceneryMixed greenery where Knik-Fairview is forested, both have mountains in the distance (the Bitterroot Range vs the Chugach Mountains), sits on a high plateau, inland (629 km from the sea) where Knik-Fairview is on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 10°F hotter, winter nights 7°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (17 in vs 15 in), spread through the year, long snowy winters (4 months below freezing).
SceneryLush and green where Knik-Fairview is forested, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home (the Rocky Mountains vs the Chugach Mountains), inland (585 km from the sea) where Knik-Fairview is on the water, 2,800 ft higher.
TempsSummer afternoons 19°F hotter, winter nights 21°F milder.
Rain & snowAbout 3 times the rain (41 in vs 15 in), spread through the year, a dusting of snow possible.
ScenerySame forested look from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Knik-Fairview, both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 18°F hotter, winter nights 19°F milder.
Rain & snowAbout 3 times the rain and snow (44 in vs 15 in), spread through the year, some winter snow.
SceneryLush and green where Knik-Fairview is forested, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Knik-Fairview, both on the water.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24° | 8° | 0.7 |
| Feb | 29° | 12° | 0.7 |
| Mar | 37° | 19° | 0.5 |
| Apr | 49° | 28° | 0.3 |
| May | 61° | 37° | 0.7 |
| Jun | 68° | 45° | 1.2 |
| Jul | 70° | 49° | 2.1 |
| Aug | 67° | 47° | 2.6 |
| Sep | 59° | 40° | 2.4 |
| Oct | 43° | 27° | 1.3 |
| Nov | 28° | 13° | 0.9 |
| Dec | 26° | 10° | 1.0 |