Kaktovik, Alaska, in North Slope county, is 643 miles N of Anchorage, Alaska. Kaktovik lies on the north shore of Barter Island, between the Okpilak and Jago Rivers on the Beaufort Sea coast. It lies in the 19.6-million-acre Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, home to the Porcupine caribou herd.

The community name derives from Eskimo term for "place to fish"

Housing Cost

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $174,865

Demographics

Estimated population in 2003 was 284 people. Koktovik covers 0.79 square miles and has an elevation of 36 feet.

Climate

Kaktovik, AK climate is cold during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 40's and extremely cold during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 0's.

The warmest month of the year is July with an average maximum temperature of 54.40 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of -9.90 degrees Fahrenheit.

Temperature variations between night and day tend to be fairly limited during summer with a difference that can reach 16 degrees Fahrenheit, and small during winter with an average difference of 0 degrees Fahrenheit.

The annual average precipitation at Kaktovik is 4.02 Inches. Rainfall in is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. The wettest month of the year is August with an average rainfall of 0.95 Inches.

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