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 / -12 °C, 3 rain days21 °F / 10 °F, 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 / -10 °C, 3 rain days25 °F / 14 °F, 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 / -8 °C, 3 rain days30 °F / 18 °F, 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 / -1 °C, 3 rain days45 °F / 30 °F, 3 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatInside Anchorage's best window: May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days.13 °C / 4 °C, 5 rain days55 °F / 39 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatInside Anchorage's best window: May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days.17 °C / 9 °C, 6 rain days63 °F / 48 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Anchorage's best window: May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days.19 °C / 11 °C, 9 rain days66 °F / 52 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatInside Anchorage's best window: May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days.18 °C / 10 °C, 11 rain days64 °F / 50 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Anchorage's best window: May–early Sep; Jun for the longest days.13 °C / 6 °C, 10 rain days55 °F / 43 °F, 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 / -1 °C, 7 rain days43 °F / 30 °F, 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 / -8 °C, 4 rain days28 °F / 18 °F, 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 / -10 °C, 4 rain days25 °F / 14 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday