When to go · Anchorage
Anchorage in May
Great month. Inside Anchorage's best window: May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 13°C (55°F)55°F (13°C) / 4°C (39°F)39°F (4°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Inside Anchorage's best window: May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Anchorage in this guide.
Weather in May
- AnchorageHighs around 13 °C (55 °F), lows around 4 °C (39 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 55 °F (13 °C), lows around 39 °F (4 °C), rain on about 5 days
- Alaska, United States · Anchorage, Denali, Kenai, Inside Passagefine
The visitor season is roughly mid-May to mid-September; winter is for northern lights in Fairbanks.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Memorial Day big impact
Last Monday of May · United States
Start of summer; roads and beaches full.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- Medium
- Prices · United States overall
- Medium
United States overall: Warm and green; Memorial Day (last Monday) opens the summer season; timed-entry systems start at some parks.
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.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings