Month | Average (°F) | Record (°F) | Average (inches) | |||
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High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | Precipitation 💧 | Snow ❄️ | |
January | 22.9 | 11.0 | 56 | -35 | 0.8 | 12.4 |
February | 27.5 | 15.2 | 57 | -38 | 0.9 | 13.0 |
March | 33.1 | 18.6 | 56 | -24 | 0.7 | 11.0 |
April | 45.4 | 29.9 | 69 | -21 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
May | 56.5 | 40.0 | 82 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
June | 63.6 | 48.4 | 85 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
July | 66.4 | 52.9 | 90 | 34 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
August | 64.2 | 50.9 | 82 | 31 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
September | 55.9 | 42.9 | 73 | 19 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
October | 42.2 | 30.7 | 64 | -6 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
November | 29.1 | 18.3 | 62 | -21 | 1.2 | 12.6 |
December | 25.1 | 13.8 | 53 | -36 | 1.2 | 18.3 |
Entire year | 44.4 | 31.1 | 90 | -38 | 16.4 | 77.5 |
More Anchorage Weather Records
1916–2024
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Highest daily low | 63 °F | August 14, 2019 |
Lowest daily high | -21 °F | December 24, 1917 |
Greatest daily range (Difference of high and low) |
52 °F | March 17, 1922 |
Greatest difference in daily high over two conscutive days |
38 °F | Jan 21–22, 1999 |
Most daily precipitation | 2.8 inches | August 21, 1997 |
Most monthly precipitation | 9.8 inches | August 1989 |
Most yearly precipitation | 28.6 inches | 2022 |
Most yearly days with precipitation | 155 | 2023 |
Earliest snow in season | September 20 | 1947 |
Latest snow in season | May 22 | 1964 |
Most daily snow | 22.0 inches | March 17, 2002 |
Most monthly snow | 52.1 inches | February 1996 |
Most yearly snow | 171.6 inches | 1955 |
Most snow in a winter | 134.5 inches | 2011–2012 |
Greatest snow accumulation | 47.0 inches | January 1, 1956 |
Earliest freeze | August 24 | 1948 |
Earliest day ≥ 70 °F | May 8 | 1981 |
Earliest day ≥ 80 °F | May 28 | 1947 |
Latest freeze | June 15 | 1916 |
Latest day ≥ 70 °F | September 26 | 1929 |
Latest day ≥ 80 °F | August 22 | 1923 |
Most days in a year < 0 °F | 75 | 1956 |
Most days in a year < 32 °F | 227 | 1920 |
Most days in a year ≥ 80 °F | 8 | 2019 |
Most days in a year ≥ 90 °F | 1 | 2019 |
Anchorage Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
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With precipitation | 18 days | Sep 7–24, 1919 |
Without precipitation | 78 days | Jan 6 – Mar 24, 1950 |
With snow | 11 days | Dec 11–21, 2018 |
High temperature at or below freezing |
103 days | Oct 31, 1942 – Feb 10, 1943 |
High temperature ≥ 80 °F | 6 days | Jul 3–8, 2019 |