United States
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
9,311km²
Area
1,432km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
1,362m
Highest point
13,592
People
12°C
Warmest sea
August
When to go to Kodiak Island
Good all year round.
The sea is warmest in August (12 °C) and coolest in March (4 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in the United States of America
Kodiak Island is an island in United States. It covers 9,311 km², with 1,432 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 1,362 m. About 13,592 people live on it.
Getting there
- Kodiak Airport (ADQ)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire in KodiakDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesAlaska Marine Highway - Homer - Kodiak Ferry, Alaska Marine Highway - Chenega Bay-Kodiak, Alaska Marine Highway - Kodiak-Ouzinkie, Alaska Marine Highway - Kodiak to Chignik
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Kodiak Island.
- 11beachesBuskin Beach, Jewel Beach and 9 more
- 5viewpointsHeitman Mountain, Heitman Peak, Pyramid Mountain and 2 more
- 2ferry terminalsAlaska Marine Highway Terminal - Kodiak
- 1marinasSt. Paul Harbor
- 39named peaksKoniag Peak, Mount Glottof, Helmet Mountain and 36 more
- 1waterfalls
- 1waymarked walking routesOld Womens Mountain Trail
- 4campsitesBuskin River Campground, Pasagshak State Recreation Site, Kodiak MWR Recreational Vehicle (RV) Camping Area and 1 more
- 10hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 11restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Kodiak Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Kodiak Island, each with its own numbers.
4beaches and covesCoastya
37mountainsPeakyas
14lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
38.5km²
Karluk Lake
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
18.6°C
Lake Catherine
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
12.3°C
Sevenmile Beach
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
4 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Sevenmile Beach12.3°C
- Happy Beach11.5°C
- Holiday Beach11.5°C
- Cannery Covecove12.1°C
37 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Kupreanof Mountain
- Barometer Mountain
- Cope Mountain
- Pyramid Mountain
- North Twin Peak
- Tungulara Mountain
- Twin Peaks
- Anvil Mountain
29 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗
14 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Karluk Lake38.5km²
- Frazer Lake16.6km²
- Spiridon Lake9.3km²
- South Olga Lakes8.2km²
- Akalura Lake5.2km²
- Uganik Lake3.4km²
- Little River Lake1.8km²
- Grant Lagoon1.8km²
6 more on LakeyasLakeyas is coming soonOpen Lakeyas ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 305 m above the sea. 44 % of it is below 200 m.
- 15 %0–50 m
- 30 %50–200 m
- 33 %200–500 m
- 21 %500–1,000 m
- <1 %1,000–2,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
100 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Kodiak6,253 people
- Kodiak Station1,301 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | -2 |
| Night low (°C) | -7 | -6 | -8 | -3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | -4 | -6 |
| Sea (°C) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Rain (mm) | 177 | 144 | 109 | 131 | 134 | 126 | 125 | 145 | 172 | 186 | 154 | 198 |
| Wet days | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| Sun h/day | 1.0 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| Wind (km/h) | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.1 | −0.1 | −0.5 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.4 |
| 2021 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.2 | −0.2 | +0.1 | −0.1 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | −0.6 | −0.9 | −1.3 |
| 2022 | −0.8 | −0.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +0.4 | −0.3 | +0.2 | +0.1 | −0.5 | −0.1 |
| 2023 | +0.4 | +0.4 | −0.2 | −0.3 | −0.7 | −0.8 | −0.8 | −0.1 | −0.2 | −0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 |
| 2024 | +0.4 | +0.2 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | −0.2 | −0.1 | −0.6 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | −0.3 | +0.2 |
| 2025 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +1.4 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +0.5 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q204387) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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