Drought in Juneau City and Borough, AK: 0.4 years in 10 since 2000

0.4 years in 10

Juneau City and Borough, AK: 1 of 26 full years had 13+ weeks in drought. Less drought-prone than most US counties.

20002025

Drought years: 2019 (36 wk). Not a single drought week in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

A regular lawn is fine here; plan for the odd dry year

Real droughts are rare here. A smart controller that skips watering after rain covers the odd dry year.

You can keep a regular lawn. Worth doing: a rain-sensing or smart controller, and deeper, less frequent watering if Apr turns dry.

Against the rest of AK

7th most drought-prone of 30 AK counties; the AK middle is 0 in 10. Closest on the list: Fairbanks North Star Borough (0.4 in 10) and Sitka City and Borough (0.4 in 10). Driest in AK: Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area (0.8 in 10). Least drought: Northwest Arctic Borough (0 in 10).

When in the year it hits

Most often in Apr (4% of weeks), then Dec (4%) and Oct (4%). Least in Jun (0%). May to September averages 2%.

2 Jan
1 Feb
3 Mar
4 Apr
1 May
0 Jun
3 Jul
3 Aug
3 Sep
4 Oct
4 Nov
4 Dec

The worst year: 2019

2019: 36 weeks in drought, peaking at D1 moderate. Across 1,401 weekly maps: 2.8% of all weeks at D1 or worse, never any D4. Longest unbroken spell: 28 weeks, Jul 9, 2019 to Jan 14, 2020.

Lately

Last drought year: 2019, 36 weeks. 2016-2025: 1 in 10, against 0 in 10 for 2000-2015, about the same. So far in 2026: 0 of 44 weeks in drought, through Nov 3, 2026.