When to go · Anchorage
Anchorage in September
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) / 6°C (43°F)43°F (6°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- 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 September?
No other month rates higher than September for Anchorage in this guide.
Weather in September
- AnchorageHighs around 13 °C (55 °F), lows around 6 °C (43 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 55 °F (13 °C), lows around 43 °F (6 °C), rain on about 10 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.
Labor Day big impact
1st Monday of September · United States
End of summer; last big road-trip weekend.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- Medium
- Prices · United States overall
- Medium
United States overall: After Labor Day the crowds drop and parks stay open; Florida and the Gulf are at hurricane peak.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Anchorage, side by side.
Verdict
Sep: Great
May: Great
Daytime high
Sep: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
May: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Night low
Sep: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
May: 4 °C (39 °F)39 °F (4 °C)
Rain days
Sep: 10
May: 5 (better)
Crowds
Sep: Medium
May: Medium
Prices
Sep: Medium
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Sep: 1
May: 1
September: Inside Anchorage's best window: May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days.
May: 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 layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast