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 | -9.5 | -7.4 | -3.5 | 2.1 | 8.1 | 12.4 | 14.7 | 13.5 | 9.1 | 1.4 | -6.0 | -8.7 | 2.2 |
| Avg. Max Temperature | -5.9 | -3.4 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 12.4 | 16.4 | 18.4 | 17.2 | 12.9 | 4.7 | -2.7 | -5.3 | 5.9 |
| Avg. Min Temperature | -13.1 | -11.4 | -7.7 | -1.9 | 3.8 | 8.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 5.3 | -1.8 | -9.4 | -12.2 | -1.6 |
| Days with Max Temp of 32 C 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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