Anchorage, Alaska
Climate

Anchorage, Alaska

Section Title: Climate
Table Section Text: None

Climate data for Anchorage (NWS Forecast Office), 1981−2010 normals, extremes 1916−present

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year

Record high °F (°C)	56 (13)	57 (14)	56 (13)	72 (22)	82 (28)	85 (29)	84 (29)	85 (29)	73 (23)	64 (18)	62 (17)	53 (12)	85 (29)

Mean maximum °F (°C)	41.0 (5.0)	42.5 (5.8)	44.1 (6.7)	55.7 (13.2)	68.4 (20.2)	74.0 (23.3)	75.0 (23.9)	73.3 (22.9)	64.2 (17.9)	53.9 (12.2)	42.6 (5.9)	41.9 (5.5)	76.9 (24.9)

Average high °F (°C)	22.7 (−5.2)	27.1 (−2.7)	35.0 (1.7)	46.1 (7.8)	56.9 (13.8)	63.2 (17.3)	65.4 (18.6)	63.5 (17.5)	55.6 (13.1)	40.8 (4.9)	27.3 (−2.6)	23.8 (−4.6)	44.0 (6.7)

Average low °F (°C)	11.4 (−11.4)	14.0 (−10.0)	19.1 (−7.2)	28.8 (−1.8)	38.9 (3.8)	46.8 (8.2)	51.3 (10.7)	49.3 (9.6)	41.1 (5.1)	28.9 (−1.7)	16.9 (−8.4)	13.3 (−10.4)	30.0 (−1.1)

Mean minimum °F (°C)	−10.4 (−23.6)	−6.7 (−21.5)	2.1 (−16.6)	15.9 (−8.9)	30.4 (−0.9)	39.3 (4.1)	45.6 (7.6)	41.5 (5.3)	29.8 (−1.2)	13.4 (−10.3)	−0.8 (−18.2)	−7.5 (−21.9)	−15.7 (−26.5)

Record low °F (°C)	−35 (−37)	−38 (−39)	−24 (−31)	−15 (−26)	1 (−17)	29 (−2)	34 (1)	31 (−1)	19 (−7)	−6 (−21)	−21 (−29)	−36 (−38)	−38 (−39)

Average precipitation inches (mm)	0.75 (19)	0.73 (19)	0.61 (15)	0.47 (12)	0.76 (19)	0.96 (24)	1.83 (46)	3.25 (83)	2.98 (76)	2.04 (52)	1.17 (30)	1.12 (28)	16.67 (423)

Average snowfall inches (cm)	15.4 (39)	10.0 (25)	12.2 (31)	5.4 (14)	0.6 (1.5)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.5 (1.3)	5.1 (13)	12.4 (31)	20.5 (52)	82.1 (209)

Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	8.1	7.2	6.8	5.5	7.0	8.2	11.3	13.8	14.5	12.3	9.3	11.1	115.1

Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)	9.7	6.5	6.6	2.9	0.5	0	0	0	0.2	2.8	7.9	10.5	47.6

Source #1: NOAA

Source #2: The Weather Channel

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The coldest temperature ever recorded at the Anchorage, Alaska was −38 °F in February.

final_sentence: The coldest temperature ever recorded at the Anchorage, Alaska was −38 °F in February.