Anchorage, Alaska, United States weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Anchorage, Alaska, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 81°F on 2019-07-08; its coldest fell to -45°F on 1989-01-28.
Records by month
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F2014-01-27
-30°F1989-01-27
|
35°F2014-01-26
-45°F1989-01-28
|
| February | 38°F1991-02-27
-19°F1999-02-02
|
34°F2010-02-19
-32°F1999-02-03
|
| March | 43°F2016-03-31
-2°F1992-03-04
|
35°F2019-03-22
-17°F1995-03-14
|
| April | 56°F2003-04-27
5°F1985-04-01
|
40°F2005-04-27
-7°F1986-04-07
|
| May | 69°F2006-05-26
30°F2001-05-03
|
52°F1993-05-30
17°F1992-05-04
|
| June | 79°F2013-06-17
43°F1982-06-06
|
59°F2004-06-26
34°F1986-06-02
|
| July | 81°F2019-07-08
50°F1991-07-31
|
65°F2019-07-04
41°F1982-07-02
|
| August | 80°F2004-08-16
46°F1998-08-27
|
60°F2004-08-17
34°F1984-08-27
|
| September | 66°F2016-09-02
31°F1983-09-24
|
53°F2019-09-01
21°F1992-09-23
|
| October | 55°F2009-10-12
10°F1982-10-26
|
50°F2003-10-01
0°F1982-10-26
|
| November | 44°F2002-11-05
-16°F1990-11-30
|
40°F2002-11-05
-20°F1990-11-30
|
| December | 39°F2002-12-03
-9°F1999-12-31
|
36°F2002-12-05
-18°F1990-12-01
|
Records by season
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | 39°F2002-12-03
-30°F1989-01-27
|
36°F2002-12-05
-45°F1989-01-28
|
| Spring (Mar–May) | 69°F2006-05-26
-2°F1992-03-04
|
52°F1993-05-30
-17°F1995-03-14
|
| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 81°F2019-07-08
43°F1982-06-06
|
65°F2019-07-04
34°F1986-06-02
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 66°F2016-09-02
-16°F1990-11-30
|
53°F2019-09-01
-20°F1990-11-30
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Anchorage has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.