Sitka is a small community located on Baranof Island facing the pacific ocean, with approximately 8,500 year-round residents. For more details on the statistics of residents in Sitka, view Sitka’s profile on the U.S. Census website.
Sitka has a mild, humid, and temperate climate with warm summers and no dry season. Over the course of a year, the temperature typically varies from 27°F to 62°F. As part of the Tongass National Rainforest, it rains 300 days out of the year with an annual rainfall of nearly 100 inches.
Sitka’s colorful past is a unique blend of native Tlingit culture and Russian history. In 1867, when the United States purchased Alaska from the Russians, the transfer ceremony was held in Sitka, and Sitka became Alaska’s first capital city. Read more about the history of Sitka here.
