Weather in Anchorage Municipality

Calculated from weather data of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	23.0	20.0	29.0	26.0	28.0	13.0
February	26.0	28.0	26.0	33.0	20.0	26.0
March	33.0	34.0	32.0	39.0	27.0	29.0
April	45.0		39.0	45.0	44.0	43.0
May	56.0		53.0	60.0	55.0	59.0
June	65.0		60.0	69.0	64.0	63.0
July	68.0		64.0	67.0	66.0	69.0
August	65.0		65.0	61.0	64.0	66.0
September	57.0		55.0	55.0	54.0	57.0
October	45.0		42.0	43.0	43.0	44.0
November	30.0		34.0	29.0	21.0	26.0
December	27.0		23.0	19.0	23.0	28.0
Average	43.0	27.0	44.0	46.0	43.0	44.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	13.0	10	20	16	19	1
February	16.0	17	16	24	10	14
March	20.0	24	19	27	13	15
April	31.0		27	31	28	31
May	42.0		41	43	41	43
June	50.0		49	53	50	49
July	55.0		53	54	53	54
August	53.0		52	52	51	53
September	46.0		44	46	42	46
October	35.0		32	33	34	33
November	21.0		25	20	12	17
December	17.0		12	8	13	18
Average	31.0	17.0	33.0	35.0	31.0	31.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	0	0	0	0
77 °F or warmer	0	0	0	2	0
68 °F or warmer	0	13	33	16	28
32 °F or colder	81	182	158	175	175

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	13.9	9	8	20	10	15
February	23.5	10	47	38	17	16
March	9.2	8	7	17	13	15
April	10.2		19	5	6	16
May	7.9		12	1	8	5
June	10.0		23	2	9	13
July	15.4		20	21	13	15
August	19.5		19	35	16	16
September	17.2		18	26	13	21
October	14.6		14	13	16	11
November	18.7		36	13	24	14
December	21.3		24	35	20	23
Average	13.7	8.6	20.0	17.2	12.9	14.2

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	5.9	5	5	9	6	5
February	6.0	8	5	7	6	7
March	6.1	5	7	6	5	6
April	6.2		6	6	7	6
May	7.4		9	7	7	6
June	6.8		7	6	7	7
July	5.8		5	7	6	6
August	6.2		7	7	6	6
September	6.3		6	7	6	7
October	6.9		5	8	6	6
November	6.0		6	6	6	6
December	6.1		7	4	6	7
Average	6.3	5.9	6.4	6.6	6.2	6.2

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NE	NE	N	N	N
February	NE	N	S	N	N
March	N	N	N	N	N
April		N	NW	N	NW
May		S	SW	SW	SW
June		SE	W	S	SW
July		W	S	SW	S
August		S	SE	S	S
September		N	SE	N	E
October		N	NE	NE	NE
November		E	NE	N	N
December		N	NE	N	NE

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Anchorage Municipality weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Anchorage Municipality?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 68 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Anchorage Municipality?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 23 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Anchorage Municipality?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in February with a probability of around 23.6 %.

Which month is the driest in Anchorage Municipality?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in May. The probability is about 8.0 %.