Climate of Anchorage

Anchorage has a continental climate. In the summer it is warm and dry, and in the winter it is cold and wet. The average annual temperature for Anchorage is 5° degrees and there is about 267 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 172 days a year with an average humidity of 79% and an UV-index of 2.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -6°C and 16°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -10°C and 11°C
Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 3°C and 13°C
Rain: it rains 132 days and there is a total of approximately 267 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 58 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2869 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between -6°C and 16°C
Warmest month:	16°C in July
Coldest month:	-6°C in January
Night temperature:	between -10°C and 11°C
Sea temperature:	between 3°C and 13°C
Dry days:	175 days
Days with rain:	132 days
Days with snow:	58 days
Total rain sum:	267 mm
Hours of sunshine:	2869 hours

Climate of Anchorage
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Anchorage
The best travel time for Anchorage
Climate of Anchorage by month
Experiences with the weather of Anchorage

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Anchorage.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Anchorage.

Climate table of Anchorage

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Anchorage. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Anchorage might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	-6	-4	-1	4	11	15	16	15	11	5	-3	-5
Night temp. (°C)	-10	-9	-8	-1	5	9	11	10	7	2	-6	-8
Water temp. (°C)	4	3	3	5	8	11	13	13	12	10	8	6
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	15	16	14	12	11	19	23	37	37	38	22	23
Days with rain	8	7	8	10	10	11	13	18	15	15	9	8
Days with snow	9	11	10	5	-	-	-	-	-	3	8	12
Dry days	14	10	13	15	21	19	18	13	15	13	13	11
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	4	6	7	9	12	12	12	10	8	6	5	4
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	2	1	2	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	2

Best time to visit Anchorage

The best time to visit Anchorage in the state of Alaska is July. In this period you have a mild temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Anchorage is 16°C in July and the lowest is -6°C in January. The highest water temperature is 13°C and at its coldest the water is 3°C.

Climate of Anchorage by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Anchorage? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January