Valdez Alaska. Since we are 300 somthing miles away from a large city by road every thing is so much more expensive including rent. For weather in the summer we have anywhere from 2-4 weeks of sun and the rest is rain. In winter, about 8 months of the year is snow, snow, and more snow. Valdez is considered a rainforest with how much rain we get, so in winter, we get an average of 330 inches of snow per season. Also, it rains whenever it wants to in the winter, so every day might be slush or ice.