How much rain has fallen so far this year and whether Ketchikan is ahead of or behind a normal year — the running total from the airport gauge against the climate normal.
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Ketchikan measures its year in rain. This is the running total from the airport gauge so far this year, next to a normal year — so you can see whether it's been a wet one.
Through 9 July
58.8 in of rain so far in 2026
That's 88% of the normal for this date — 8.3 in behind a normal year.
The wettest day so far this year was 9 January — 4.5 in.
| Month | This year | Normal |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.2 in | 16.2 in |
| Feb | 12.8 in | 11.8 in |
| Mar | 9.5 in | 11.0 in |
| Apr | 4.2 in | 10.3 in |
| May | 5.0 in | 8.7 in |
| Jun | 3.0 in | 7.0 in |
| Jul | 5.1 in | 7.3 in |
Ketchikan has no dry season — rain falls in all twelve months, and a normal year brings about 150 inches of it. The wettest stretch is usually late summer into fall, September and October.
On 1 December 2024 the airport measured 6.38 inches of rain in a single day, a record, during the storm that set off the fatal Third Avenue Bypass landslide. How fast the rain falls can matter more than the yearly total — which is why this page is a running tally, never a hazard signal.
This page is a running total. When heavy rain is falling, follow these instead.
Rain & Landslide Watch
recent and forecast rain plus any live warning, on this site
National Weather Service, Juneau
warnings and forecasts for Southeast Alaska
Data: Ketchikan International Airport via NOAA Regional Climate Centers (ACIS). Normal is the 1991–2020 average. Updated .
Source: NOAA Regional Climate Centers (ACIS) — Ketchikan International Airport GHCN record, checked 11 July 2026 (today).