Anchorage stays cool in summer
Anchorage has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 67°, a January night drops to 6°, and about 59 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. A typical November afternoon reaches 26°, and nights fall to 13°.
Getting the latest forecast from the National Weather Service…
What stands out about Anchorage’s weather
Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.
Where today sits in Anchorage’s year
Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.
Weather talk
Road reports, first frosts and storm memories from neighbors in Anchorage.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Temperatures and rainfall come from the nearest weather station. Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Eagle Rvr 5 Se, AK (10 mi, snow) and Eagle Rvr Nature Ctr, AK (4 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.