Living in Anchorage, AK, Local Climate & Weather (2024) | Anchorage, AK

Seasonal Weather Patterns in Anchorage, AK

Temperature

Average Daily Temperature (°F)

	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	19	43	-24
July	64	79	-15

Average Monthly Number of Hot and Freezing Days

	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Summer: Hot Days	0	11	-11
Winter: Freezing Days	27	12	+15

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Sunshine

Average Annual Number of Clear and Cloudy Days

	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Clear Days	128	217	-89
Cloudy Days	237	148	+89

Average Daylight Hours per Day

	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	5	10	-5
July	19	15	+4

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Precipitation

Average Annual Number of Rainy and Snow Days

	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Rainy Days	117	74	+43
Snow Days	50	7	+43

Average Monthly Humidity (%) in Anchorage, AK

	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	75	68	+7%
July	68	61	+7%

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Is Anchorage, AK, Hot or Cold?

Low, Average, and High Temperatures (°F)

	Low	Average	High
January	9	19	29
February	13	22	31
March	17	26	36
April	29	40	51
May	41	52	64
June	48	58	71
July	53	64	75
August	49	60	72
September	42	55	66
October	30	40	52
November	19	28	38
December	12	21	29

Average Monthly Number of Hot Days

	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	0	0	No difference
February	0	0	No difference
March	0	0	No difference
April	0	1	-1
May	0	3	-3
June	0	8	-8
July	0	13	-13
August	0	12	-12
September	0	6	-6
October	0	2	-2
November	0	0	No difference
December	0	0	No difference

Average Monthly Number of Freezing Days

	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	28	13	+15
February	24	10	+14
March	27	7	+20
April	18	2	+16
May	4	0	+4
June	0	0	No difference
July	0	0	No difference
August	0	0	No difference
September	4	0	+4
October	18	2	+16
November	26	6	+20
December	28	12	+16

Anchorage, AK: Clear/Cloudy Skies, and Daylight Hours

Average Number of Clear Days

	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	10	17	-7
February	9	16	-7
March	11	17	-6
April	10	17	-7
May	13	18	-5
June	12	19	-7
July	13	20	-7
August	11	20	-9
September	10	19	-9
October	10	19	-9
November	10	18	-8
December	9	17	-8

Average Number of Cloudy Days

	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	21	14	+7
February	19	12	+7
March	20	14	+6
April	20	13	+7
May	18	13	+5
June	18	11	+7
July	18	11	+7
August	20	11	+9
September	20	11	+9
October	21	12	+9
November	20	12	+8
December	22	14	+8

Average Daylight Hours per Day

	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	5	10	-5
February	9	11	-2
March	12	12	No difference
April	15	13	+2
May	18	14	+4
June	19	15	+4
July	19	15	+4
August	16	14	+2
September	12	13	-1
October	9	12	-3
November	7	10	-3
December	4	10	-6

Anchorage, AK: Rainy Days, Snow Days, and Humidity

Average Number of Rainy Days

	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	10	9	+1
February	9	8	+1
March	6	9	-3
April	5	7	-2
May	9	7	+2
June	8	7	+1
July	9	7	+2
August	17	6	+11
September	17	7	+10
October	9	7	+2
November	8	8	No difference
December	10	8	+2

Average Number of Snow Days

	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	10	2	+8
February	9	2	+7
March	6	1	+5
April	2	0	+2
May	0	0	No difference
June	0	0	No difference
July	0	0	No difference
August	0	0	No difference
September	0	0	No difference
October	3	0	+3
November	10	1	+9
December	10	2	+8

Average Humidity (%)

	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	75	68	+7%
February	74	66	+8%
March	72	63	+9%
April	66	59	+7%
May	61	61	No difference
June	64	60	+4%
July	68	61	+7%
August	71	62	+9%
September	73	63	+10%
October	74	63	+11%
November	76	65	+11%
December	77	68	+9%