Weather by month
Anchorage
Alaska
Anchorage runs on light more than temperature — a long dark winter, an extra mud season locals call breakup, and a summer that hardly bothers with night.
The best time to come
May through July is the run: endless light, the driest stretch of the warm season, and everything open. Come in early March instead if you want snow underfoot, the Iditarod start downtown, and daylight that has already come back.
The year at a glance
| Month | Highs / lows | Temperature range | Wet days | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23° / 11° | 9 | 12.4 in | |
| February | 27° / 15° | 8 | 13.4 in | |
| March | 33° / 19° | 6 | 11.0 in | |
| April | 45° / 30° | 3 | 4.0 in | |
| May ● | 56° / 40° | 2 | — | |
| June ● | 63° / 48° | 3 | — | |
| July ● | 66° / 53° | 5 | — | |
| August | 64° / 51° | 8 | — | |
| September | 56° / 43° | 8 | — | |
| October | 42° / 31° | 3 | 5.6 in | |
| November | 29° / 18° | 8 | 12.6 in | |
| December | 25° / 14° | 11 | 18.2 in |
Anchorage facts
- Sits at about 120 ft above sea level.
- 16.4 in of rain and melted snow in a typical year, with September the wettest month.
- 77.9 in of snow in a typical winter.
- July runs hottest (66° afternoons); January nights are the coldest (11°).