When to go · Anchorage
Anchorage, month by month
The best months for Anchorage: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar unless you want winter and dark; Jul–Aug for peak car-rental prices.-6 °C (21 °F) / -12 °C (10 °F), 3 rain days21 °F (-6 °C) / 10 °F (-12 °C), 3 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar unless you want winter and dark; Jul–Aug for peak car-rental prices.-4 °C (25 °F) / -10 °C (14 °F), 3 rain days25 °F (-4 °C) / 14 °F (-10 °C), 3 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar unless you want winter and dark; Jul–Aug for peak car-rental prices.-1 °C (30 °F) / -8 °C (18 °F), 3 rain days30 °F (-1 °C) / 18 °F (-8 °C), 3 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days). Across United States: Good month for the Southwest, Washington cherry blossoms, the South; mountain roads still closed.7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 3 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 3 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatInside Anchorage's best window: May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days.13 °C (55 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 5 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatInside Anchorage's best window: May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days.17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 6 rain days63 °F (17 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Anchorage's best window: May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days.19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatInside Anchorage's best window: May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days.18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Anchorage's best window: May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days.13 °C (55 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days). Across United States: Best all-round month: New England foliage, desert parks, cooler cities. High roads start closing late in the month.6 °C (43 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 7 rain days43 °F (6 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar unless you want winter and dark; Jul–Aug for peak car-rental prices.-2 °C (28 °F) / -8 °C (18 °F), 4 rain days28 °F (-2 °C) / 18 °F (-8 °C), 4 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar unless you want winter and dark; Jul–Aug for peak car-rental prices.-4 °C (25 °F) / -10 °C (14 °F), 4 rain days25 °F (-4 °C) / 14 °F (-10 °C), 4 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Anchorage, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Jun: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Night low
May: 4 °C (39 °F)39 °F (4 °C)
Jun: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Rain days
May: 5 (better)
Jun: 6
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Inside Anchorage's best window: May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days.
June: Inside Anchorage's best window: May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days.
Anchorage: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.