Anchorage climate

Name: Anchorage
Address: Southcentral Alaska, USA (Alaska)

USA (Alaska) · Southcentral Alaska · 61.218° N, 149.900° W

Köppen Dfcsubarctic (maritime-tempered)Continental

Inlet-moderated subarctic: snowy cool winters softer than the interior, short cloudy summers near 18C.

Big seasonal swing: properly cold winters, warm summers, usually far from an ocean.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 69°F / 20°C

Coldest month

January, 11°F / -11°C

Annual swing

58°F / 32°C

Wettest month

September

Driest month

June

Rain per year

21.9" / 555 mm

Snow per year

83.7" / 2125 mm

Elevation

112 ft / 34 m

Time zone

America/Anchorage

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	21 / -6	11 / -11	0.26 / 7	10.8 / 276	85%	6.2 / 10.0	82%
February	24 / -4	14 / -10	0.15 / 4	15.7 / 398	83%	5.6 / 9.0	79%
March	33 / 0	19 / -7	0.26 / 7	10.2 / 259	75%	5.4 / 8.7	70%
April	45 / 7	27 / -3	0.53 / 13	5.3 / 134	71%	4.6 / 7.4	63%
May	58 / 15	41 / 5	1.64 / 42	1.4 / 37	65%	4.5 / 7.2	73%
June	67 / 19	50 / 10	1.24 / 31	0.0 / 0	63%	4.5 / 7.2	67%
July	69 / 20	54 / 12	3.50 / 89	0.0 / 0	72%	4.1 / 6.6	71%
August	66 / 19	52 / 11	4.49 / 114	0.0 / 0	76%	4.6 / 7.4	68%
September	55 / 13	43 / 6	5.11 / 130	0.3 / 8	82%	4.6 / 7.4	78%
October	42 / 5	32 / 0	3.16 / 80	3.5 / 88	80%	4.9 / 7.9	76%
November	27 / -3	18 / -8	1.03 / 26	18.3 / 466	82%	5.8 / 9.3	77%
December	22 / -6	12 / -11	0.50 / 13	18.2 / 462	84%	6.1 / 9.8	86%

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