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Anchorage, AK — best months to visit
Alaska's basecamp city — glaciers, trails, and long summer evenings.
Best months for Anchorage: May, June — cool days around 63°F, rain on about 9 days a month.
23°F
Rain 8 days
Daylight 6h 19mFEB
27°F
Rain 8 days
Daylight 8h 51mMAR
33°F
Rain 6 days
Daylight 11h 31mAPR
45°F
Rain 5 days
Daylight 14h 34mMAY
56°F
★ Best
Rain 6 days
Daylight 17h 24mJUN
63°F
★ Best
Rain 9 days
Daylight 19h 18mJUL
66°F
Rain 12 days
Daylight 18h 30mAUG
64°F
Rain 14 days
Daylight 15h 50mSEP
56°F
Rain 15 days
Daylight 12h 48mOCT
42°F
Rain 12 days
Daylight 9h 53mNOV
29°F
Rain 10 days
Daylight 7h 06mDEC
25°F
Rain 11 days
Daylight 5h 30m
Averages are the 1991–2020 climate normals (NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information) for the station named on each page. Rain days = days with at least 0.01 in of precipitation. Daylight is computed for the middle of the month.
Temperature band (low to high) in each month's color; pale bars behind = total rain for the month. 1991–2020 normals.
All twelve months
| Month | Score | Avg high | Avg low | Rain | Rain days | Daylight | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15 | 23° | 11° | 0.75 in | 8 | 6h 19m | The toughest month |
| February | 24 | 27° | 15° | 0.86 in | 8 | 8h 51m | The toughest month |
| March | 39 | 33° | 19° | 0.69 in | 6 | 11h 31m | An off month |
| April | 74 | 45° | 30° | 0.43 in | 5 | 14h 34m | A good month |
| May ★ Best | 96 | 56° | 40° | 0.65 in | 6 | 17h 24m | One of the best months |
| June ★ Best | 98 | 63° | 48° | 1.02 in | 9 | 19h 18m | One of the best months |
| July | 95 | 66° | 53° | 1.82 in | 12 | 18h 30m | One of the best months |
| August | 86 | 64° | 51° | 2.93 in | 14 | 15h 50m | One of the best months |
| September | 70 | 56° | 43° | 3.10 in | 15 | 12h 48m | A good month |
| October | 49 | 42° | 31° | 1.82 in | 12 | 9h 53m | An off month |
| November | 21 | 29° | 18° | 1.19 in | 10 | 7h 06m | The toughest month |
| December | 13 | 25° | 14° | 1.16 in | 11 | 5h 30m | The toughest month |
Score is rule-derived from the same normals — the rules are published on How we pick. Rain days = days with at least 0.01 in of precipitation.
May in Anchorage: one of the best months (score 96 of 100)
Typical May days in Anchorage reach about 56°F with nights near 40°F; days are long — about 17h 24m of daylight in mid-May.
- A warm jacket for evenings and early starts.
- A compact rain layer — about 6 days see rain in a typical May.
- A sleep mask if light bothers you — the sun is up about 17h 24m at mid-May.
June in Anchorage: one of the best months (score 98 of 100)
Typical June days in Anchorage reach about 63°F with nights near 48°F; days are long — about 19h 18m of daylight in mid-June.
- A warm jacket for evenings and early starts.
- A compact rain layer — about 9 days see rain in a typical June.
- A sleep mask if light bothers you — the sun is up about 19h 18m at mid-June.