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Typical August weather

Anchorage

Alaska · August

Rain finds its rhythm, but berries and silver salmon compensate.

64° days
51° nights

about 8 rainy days · 16 hours of daylight

What to pack

What August feels like

August is the wet month, and everyone here has an opinion about which berry patch is worth the drive up the Glenn. The silvers come into Ship Creek and Bird Creek, and you get real darkness back for the first time since spring.

Rain arrives about 8 days of the month, so keep one flexible day in your plans.

The numbers

Typical high64°
Typical low51°
Days with real rain8
Total rain2.9 in
Humiditydry air
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:09 am / 9:58 pm

How August compares

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