Anchorage (AK) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Anchorage

Anchorage average temperature chart (Celsius)

Anchorage average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)

Average monthly temperatures in Anchorage (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
°C	-6.7	-3.5	0.1	6	12.3	16.2	18.3	17.1	12.8	4.6	-3	-6.2
°F	20	25.6	32.3	42.7	54.1	61.1	64.9	62.7	55.1	40.3	26.6	20.9

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Anchorage monthly rainfall chart (inches)

Average monthly rainfall in Anchorage (mm and inches)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
mm	29	24	22	16	20	30	55	65	68	48	33	34
inches	1.1	1	0.9	0.6	0.8	1.2	2.2	2.5	2.7	1.9	1.3	1.4
Rainy days	8	8	8	7	8	9	12	14	14	12	9	11

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Anchorage

Average daily sunshine Anchorage
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Hrs sunshine	3.6	5.2	7.2	8.8	10.7	5.4	4.4	7.4	6	4.4	3.4	2.5

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Anchorage average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius)

Anchorage average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)

Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Anchorage (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Min °C	-14.3	-11.7	-8.4	-2	3.7	8.5	11	9.6	5.2	-2.2	-10	-13.4
Max °C	-6.5	-3.4	0.4	6.2	12.5	16.4	18.5	17.3	13	4.8	-2.9	-6
Min °F	6.3	11	17	28.5	38.7	47.2	51.7	49.2	41.4	28.1	14.1	7.9
Max °F	13.3	18.5	24.8	35.8	46.6	54.3	58.5	56.1	48.4	34.3	20.5	14.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Anchorage average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)

Average sea temperature around Anchorage in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
°C	4.9	4.3	3.8	4.2	6	8.9	11.5	12.3	11	8.6	6.6	5.5
°F	40.8	39.7	38.9	39.5	42.8	48.1	52.7	54.1	51.8	47.6	44	41.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Anchorage average winspeed by month (km/h)

Anchorage average winspeed by month (mph)

Average wind speed in Anchorage (mph and kmh)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
km/h	11	11	11	12	13	13	11	11	10	11	11	10
mph	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Average relative humidity in Anchorage
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
73%	72%	67%	65%	63%	67%	72%	76%	77%	76%	77%	77%

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Anchorage weather stats

Anchorage weather statistics
Hottest month:	July	18.3°C 64.9°F
Driest month:	April	16mm 0.6ins
Sunniest month:	March	7.2hrs
Coldest month:	January	-6.7°C 19.9°F
Wettest month:	September	68mm 2.7ins
Warmest sea:	August	12.3°C 54.1°F

Map showing location of Anchorage (61.21806, -149.90028)