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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

  1. JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar unless you want winter and dark; Jul–Aug for peak car-rental prices.-6 °C / -12 °C, 3 rain daysCrowds: Low
  2. FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar unless you want winter and dark; Jul–Aug for peak car-rental prices.-4 °C / -10 °C, 3 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  3. MarchAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar unless you want winter and dark; Jul–Aug for peak car-rental prices.-1 °C / -8 °C, 3 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  4. 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 / -1 °C, 3 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  5. MayGreatInside Anchorage's best window: May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days.13 °C / 4 °C, 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  6. JuneGreatInside Anchorage's best window: May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days.17 °C / 9 °C, 6 rain daysCrowds: High
  7. JulyGreatInside Anchorage's best window: May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days.19 °C / 11 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  8. AugustGreatInside Anchorage's best window: May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days.18 °C / 10 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
  9. SeptemberGreatInside Anchorage's best window: May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days.13 °C / 6 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  10. 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 / -1 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  11. NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar unless you want winter and dark; Jul–Aug for peak car-rental prices.-2 °C / -8 °C, 4 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  12. DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar unless you want winter and dark; Jul–Aug for peak car-rental prices.-4 °C / -10 °C, 4 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday