How many sunny days does Anchorage have per year?

Anchorage averages approximately 118 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Anchorage?

Anchorage has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 4.3 µg/m³, classified as "Excellent" by WHO standards. Meets WHO guideline. Minimal health risk.

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Anchorage · United States

A city in the United States.

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225K

119 km²

16m

15:46 UTC-8

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Anchorage, United States is a 225K-resident city with 118 sunny days and 172 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 4.3 µg/m³. A city in the United States.

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Climate

Feels-like °C

-12

-10

-4

-10

-14

Dinner outside

Climate Lab · Anchorage

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	1	1	2	8	13	17	18	17	13	8	2	1	8
Daily mean°C	-4	-4	-2	3	9	14	15	14	10	4	-3	-6	4
Daily low°C	-16	-13	-9	-2	5	11	12	12	6	-1	-10	-15	-2
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	-4	0	10	19	19	21	24	22	16	9	-2	-7	11
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	-12	-10	-4	7	13	17	18	16	8	0	-10	-14	2
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	-27	-22	-18	-7	2	10	11	8	0	-8	-21	-23	-8
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	80	77	70	67	67	69	75	78	77	78	80	81	75
Dewpoint°C	-7.1	-7.0	-7.7	-1.9	3.0	8.4	11.5	11.0	5.6	0.4	-6.5	-8.8	0.1
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	2	5	8	11	42	44	131	144	101	83	28	14	611
Rain days≥1mm	1	2	2	4	11	14	17	20	18	12	4	4	109
Snowfallmm	43	55	34	15	0	0	0	0	0	6	46	68	267
Snow days≥1mm	12	12	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	12	61
Wind
Wind avgm/s	2.2	2.0	1.9	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.9	1.9	2.1	1.8
Wind gustsm/s	4.7	5.0	5.9	4.4	3.5	3.2	3.2	3.9	4.6	4.8	5.0	4.9	4.4
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	0.0	4.0	8.1	10.3	11.0	12.9	11.4	9.3	6.7	5.3	0.7	0.0	6.6
Clear skyindex	18%	26%	39%	42%	35%	37%	30%	30%	25%	32%	22%	10%	29%
UV indexmax avg	0.2	0.4	1.3	2.5	2.8	3.3	3.0	2.5	1.4	0.6	0.2	0.1	1.5

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Anchorage

Anchorage offers a solid outdoor season. June through July are perfect for all activities. Even dinner outside manages 2/12 months, while walking is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

2/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

0Feb: 0% viability

2Mar: 2% viability

32Apr: 32% viability

59May: 59% viability

75Jun: 75% viability

68Jul: 68% viability

54Aug: 54% viability

27Sep: 27% viability

2Oct: 2% viability

0Nov: 0% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

2/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

0Feb: 0% viability

2Mar: 2% viability

32Apr: 32% viability

59May: 59% viability

75Jun: 75% viability

68Jul: 68% viability

54Aug: 54% viability

27Sep: 27% viability

2Oct: 2% viability

0Nov: 0% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

27%

Cold

5/12

Lunch Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

5Feb: 5% viability

37Mar: 37% viability

75Apr: 75% viability

85May: 85% viability

84Jun: 84% viability

75Jul: 75% viability

65Aug: 65% viability

60Sep: 60% viability

38Oct: 38% viability

2Nov: 2% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

5/12

Lunch Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

5Feb: 5% viability

37Mar: 37% viability

75Apr: 75% viability

85May: 85% viability

84Jun: 84% viability

75Jul: 75% viability

65Aug: 65% viability

60Sep: 60% viability

38Oct: 38% viability

2Nov: 2% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

44%

Cold

12/12

Walking

82Jan: 82% viability

95Feb: 95% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

100Apr: 100% viability

100

100May: 100% viability

100

100Jun: 100% viability

100

100Jul: 100% viability

100

100Aug: 100% viability

100

99Sep: 99% viability

100Oct: 100% viability

100

91Nov: 91% viability

86Dec: 86% viability

12/12

Walking

82Jan: 82% viability

95Feb: 95% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

100Apr: 100% viability

100

100May: 100% viability

100

100Jun: 100% viability

100

100Jul: 100% viability

100

100Aug: 100% viability

100

99Sep: 99% viability

100Oct: 100% viability

100

91Nov: 91% viability

86Dec: 86% viability

96%

12/12

Running

82Jan: 82% viability

95Feb: 95% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

100Apr: 100% viability

100

100May: 100% viability

100

100Jun: 100% viability

100

100Jul: 100% viability

100

100Aug: 100% viability

100

99Sep: 99% viability

100Oct: 100% viability

100

91Nov: 91% viability

86Dec: 86% viability

12/12

Running

82Jan: 82% viability

95Feb: 95% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

100Apr: 100% viability

100

100May: 100% viability

100

100Jun: 100% viability

100

100Jul: 100% viability

100

100Aug: 100% viability

100

99Sep: 99% viability

100Oct: 100% viability

100

91Nov: 91% viability

86Dec: 86% viability

96%

Tap any month for details · Click activity name for overview

ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Climate

Feels-like °C

-12

-10

-4

-10

-14

Dinner outside

Climate Lab · Anchorage

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	1	1	2	8	13	17	18	17	13	8	2	1	8
Daily mean°C	-4	-4	-2	3	9	14	15	14	10	4	-3	-6	4
Daily low°C	-16	-13	-9	-2	5	11	12	12	6	-1	-10	-15	-2
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	-4	0	10	19	19	21	24	22	16	9	-2	-7	11
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	-12	-10	-4	7	13	17	18	16	8	0	-10	-14	2
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	-27	-22	-18	-7	2	10	11	8	0	-8	-21	-23	-8
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	80	77	70	67	67	69	75	78	77	78	80	81	75
Dewpoint°C	-7.1	-7.0	-7.7	-1.9	3.0	8.4	11.5	11.0	5.6	0.4	-6.5	-8.8	0.1
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	2	5	8	11	42	44	131	144	101	83	28	14	611
Rain days≥1mm	1	2	2	4	11	14	17	20	18	12	4	4	109
Snowfallmm	43	55	34	15	0	0	0	0	0	6	46	68	267
Snow days≥1mm	12	12	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	12	61
Wind
Wind avgm/s	2.2	2.0	1.9	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.9	1.9	2.1	1.8
Wind gustsm/s	4.7	5.0	5.9	4.4	3.5	3.2	3.2	3.9	4.6	4.8	5.0	4.9	4.4
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	0.0	4.0	8.1	10.3	11.0	12.9	11.4	9.3	6.7	5.3	0.7	0.0	6.6
Clear skyindex	18%	26%	39%	42%	35%	37%	30%	30%	25%	32%	22%	10%	29%
UV indexmax avg	0.2	0.4	1.3	2.5	2.8	3.3	3.0	2.5	1.4	0.6	0.2	0.1	1.5

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Anchorage

Anchorage offers a solid outdoor season. June through July are perfect for all activities. Even dinner outside manages 2/12 months, while walking is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

2/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

0Feb: 0% viability

2Mar: 2% viability

32Apr: 32% viability

59May: 59% viability

75Jun: 75% viability

68Jul: 68% viability

54Aug: 54% viability

27Sep: 27% viability

2Oct: 2% viability

0Nov: 0% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

2/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

0Feb: 0% viability

2Mar: 2% viability

32Apr: 32% viability

59May: 59% viability

75Jun: 75% viability

68Jul: 68% viability

54Aug: 54% viability

27Sep: 27% viability

2Oct: 2% viability

0Nov: 0% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

27%

Cold

5/12

Lunch Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

5Feb: 5% viability

37Mar: 37% viability

75Apr: 75% viability

85May: 85% viability

84Jun: 84% viability

75Jul: 75% viability

65Aug: 65% viability

60Sep: 60% viability

38Oct: 38% viability

2Nov: 2% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

5/12

Lunch Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

5Feb: 5% viability

37Mar: 37% viability

75Apr: 75% viability

85May: 85% viability

84Jun: 84% viability

75Jul: 75% viability

65Aug: 65% viability

60Sep: 60% viability

38Oct: 38% viability

2Nov: 2% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

44%

Cold

12/12

Walking

82Jan: 82% viability

95Feb: 95% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

100Apr: 100% viability

100

100May: 100% viability

100

100Jun: 100% viability

100

100Jul: 100% viability

100

100Aug: 100% viability

100

99Sep: 99% viability

100Oct: 100% viability

100

91Nov: 91% viability

86Dec: 86% viability

12/12

Walking

82Jan: 82% viability

95Feb: 95% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

100Apr: 100% viability

100

100May: 100% viability

100

100Jun: 100% viability

100

100Jul: 100% viability

100

100Aug: 100% viability

100

99Sep: 99% viability

100Oct: 100% viability

100

91Nov: 91% viability

86Dec: 86% viability

96%

12/12

Running

82Jan: 82% viability

95Feb: 95% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

100Apr: 100% viability

100

100May: 100% viability

100

100Jun: 100% viability

100

100Jul: 100% viability

100

100Aug: 100% viability

100

99Sep: 99% viability

100Oct: 100% viability

100

91Nov: 91% viability

86Dec: 86% viability

12/12

Running

82Jan: 82% viability

95Feb: 95% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

100Apr: 100% viability

100

100May: 100% viability

100

100Jun: 100% viability

100

100Jul: 100% viability

100

100Aug: 100% viability

100

99Sep: 99% viability

100Oct: 100% viability

100

91Nov: 91% viability

86Dec: 86% viability

96%

Tap any month for details · Click activity name for overview

ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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