Anchorage
The tables below display average monthly climate and weather indicators in Anchorage Alaska.
Temperature by: Fahrenheit / Centigrade
Anchorage Temperature |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
Avg. Temperature | 14.9 | 18.7 | 25.7 | 35.8 | 46.6 | 54.4 | 58.4 | 56.3 | 48.4 | 34.6 | 21.2 | 16.3 | 35.9 |
Avg. Max Temperature | 21.4 | 25.8 | 33.1 | 42.8 | 54.4 | 61.6 | 65.2 | 63.0 | 55.2 | 40.5 | 27.2 | 22.5 | 42.7 |
Avg. Min Temperature | 8.4 | 11.5 | 18.1 | 28.6 | 38.8 | 47.2 | 51.7 | 49.5 | 41.6 | 28.7 | 15.1 | 10.0 | 29.1 |
Days with Max Temp of 90 F or Higher | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | < 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 |
Days with Min Temp Below Freezing | 31.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 20.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | < 0.5 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 191 |
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Anchorage Heating and Cooling |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
Heating Degree Days | 1553 | 1296 | 1218 | 876 | 570 | 318 | 205 | 270 | 498 | 942 | 1314 | 1510 | 10570 |
Cooling Degree Days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Anchorage Precipitation |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
Precipitation (inches) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 15.9 |
Days with Precipitation 0.01 inch or More | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 115 |
Monthly Snowfall (inches) | 10.2 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | < 0.05 | 0.3 | 7.6 | 11.2 | 15.3 | 70.5 |
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Other Anchorage Weather Indicators |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
Average Wind Speed | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 7.1 |
Clear Days | 7.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 61.0 |
Partly Cloudy Days | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 65.0 |
Cloudy Days | 19.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 239 |
Percent of Possible Sunshine | 34.0 | 42.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 46.0 | 43.0 | 39.0 | 38.0 | 36.0 | 32.0 | 27.0 | 41.0 |
Avg. Relative Humidity | 59.5 | 73.5 | 68.5 | 61.5 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 64.0 | 70.0 | 72.0 | 71.0 | 72.0 | 75.5 | 74.5 |
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