Anchorage weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Anchorage, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 90°F on 2019-07-08; its coldest fell to -40°F on 1999-02-04.
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 | 47°F2018-01-02
-23°F1989-01-28
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41°F2025-01-25
-37°F2007-01-09
|
| February | 48°F2016-02-28
-21°F1999-02-04
|
38°F2020-02-09
-40°F1999-02-04
|
| March | 57°F2016-03-31
1°F1992-03-04
|
37°F2016-03-30
-22°F2026-03-04
|
| April | 77°F2005-04-29
15°F1985-04-01
|
47°F2005-04-29
-7°F2004-04-01
|
| May | 80°F2013-05-29
37°F2001-05-03
|
54°F2006-05-28
22°F2001-05-05
|
| June | 89°F2013-06-18
52°F1984-06-16
|
62°F2019-06-30
37°F1985-06-02
|
| July | 90°F2019-07-08
54°F2026-07-14
|
65°F2019-07-05
42°F1981-07-01
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| August | 86°F2004-08-18
54°F1998-08-26
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63°F2019-08-14
36°F1984-08-28
|
| September | 73°F2016-09-02
38°F1983-09-25
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56°F1993-09-01
24°F2021-09-28
|
| October | 64°F2003-10-01
9°F1982-10-31
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51°F2003-10-01
-16°F1996-10-27
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| November | 45°F2014-11-10
-11°F1982-11-19
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39°F2015-11-25
-27°F2011-11-19
|
| December | 47°F2017-12-11
-26°F1980-12-16
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37°F1992-12-02
-36°F1980-12-17
|
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) | 48°F2016-02-28
-26°F1980-12-16
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41°F2025-01-25
-40°F1999-02-04
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| Spring (Mar–May) | 80°F2013-05-29
1°F1992-03-04
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54°F2006-05-28
-22°F2026-03-04
|
| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 90°F2019-07-08
52°F1984-06-16
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65°F2019-07-05
36°F1984-08-28
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 73°F2016-09-02
-11°F1982-11-19
|
56°F1993-09-01
-27°F2011-11-19
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Anchorage has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.