Best year time to visit Anchorage

General weather information about Anchorage

Average annual temperature is 2.8 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 20.7 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -19.1 °C

Number of sunny days: 128

Number of rainy days: 161

Number of snow days: 76

Average annual precipitation: 971 mm

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* Weather data for Anchorage United States is based on climate observations for 2023 year

Anchorage air temperature forecast for each month

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C) 4.8 1.5 3.9 9.9 16.6 20.2 19 20.7 16.2 8.6 5.3 2
Average daytime temperature (°C) -2.5 -3 -0.1 4.3 11.3 15.3 15.3 16.7 11.3 5.1 0 -5.3
Average temperature (°C) -4.7 -6.3 -4.2 -0.4 7.4 11.9 13.4 14.3 9 2.5 -2.1 -8
Average night temperature (°C) -6.7 -8.6 -7.2 -3.8 4.1 9.2 11.9 12.6 7 0.7 -3.9 -10.4
Absolute minimum temperature (°C) -17.3 -17.8 -15.1 -11.6 -0.6 5.1 9.1 10.4 2.4 -4.7 -15 -19.1

Anchorage monthly weather indicators

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daylight maximum duration (h) 7.7 10.3 13.3 16.1 18.7 19.4 19.2 17.1 14.3 11.5 8.6 6.1
Daylight mean duration (h) 6.5 9 11.8 14.7 17.5 19.2 18.3 15.8 12.9 10 7.3 5.7
Daylight minimum duration (h) 5.7 7.8 10.4 13.4 16.2 18.7 17.2 14.4 11.6 8.6 6.2 5.5
Sunshine mean duration (h) 1.7 3.5 7.2 8.5 9.1 8.1 9.8 8.7 7.3 5.3 3 1.2
Precipitation (mm) 44 57 36 44 62 69 134 148 93 64 135 85
Sunny days 8 4 16 15 8 7 11 12 13 17 9 8
Rainy days 7 4 6 7 23 23 20 19 17 14 15 6
Snow days 16 20 9 8 6 17

Anchorage - weather forecast by months

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Best time to visit Anchorage:

The best time to visit Anchorage during the most sunny months:

  • April — 8.5(h)
  • May — 9.1(h)
  • July — 9.8(h)
  • August — 8.7(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in Anchorage:

  • May — 17.5(h)
  • June — 19.2(h)
  • July — 18.3(h)
  • August — 15.8(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Anchorage is at

  • July — 134(mm)
  • August — 148(mm)
  • November — 135(mm)

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